tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13668759214588012292024-02-06T20:52:31.910-08:00Joseph Norton-Pitching A BaseballJoseph Norton-Pitching A Baseballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05975539879884918150noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1366875921458801229.post-13161096950248813312010-12-08T17:26:00.000-08:002010-12-08T17:27:18.905-08:00Pitching Drills<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYfbter7zt34lEZpe-iRl3Oo7AzmxjAmb8gx7ZGo-93rUCj0bFrGEKyRmsmLtmSgxe-nOnzWbxnFC8Zom8vbdEJ8nJ9kp5kkewtls9AWPqM6WlqCq3hp8QJaD8xMVqCVgo3xfqwgxcK4/s1600/pw_vid_tube.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYfbter7zt34lEZpe-iRl3Oo7AzmxjAmb8gx7ZGo-93rUCj0bFrGEKyRmsmLtmSgxe-nOnzWbxnFC8Zom8vbdEJ8nJ9kp5kkewtls9AWPqM6WlqCq3hp8QJaD8xMVqCVgo3xfqwgxcK4/s200/pw_vid_tube.jpg" width="170" /></a></div>This is a tube workout. Standing on one end of the tube, you hold the other end and abduct your arm to at least shoulder height. This is a good workout to strengthen your shoulder and rotator cuffs. The rotator cuffs are often the cause of serious injuries to many pitchers. Strengthening them is important to allow the muscles and tendons to undergo such stress during pitching.<br />
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It is also important to have a strong core to help keep balance. These muscles link the lower body to the upper body and throwing arm. A pitcher also gets a great deal of his power from the coiling motion of the core.Joseph Norton-Pitching A Baseballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05975539879884918150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1366875921458801229.post-55830000262973771402010-10-17T09:40:00.001-07:002010-12-08T14:43:39.138-08:00Video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwYuOl_-Iy5u-DHPhfLexCUrDo5jd98fbkkA1HFP4-re21iC4uJDM8hdXVKR1NbxXecCyXiae1FCCwBHOoDOA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Joseph Norton-Pitching A Baseballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05975539879884918150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1366875921458801229.post-56815287133171523762010-10-14T05:38:00.001-07:002010-12-08T16:29:06.923-08:00Windup 1<div style="border: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPBvhns-Ch4GABLGhahdQj1z20WK19UYQEDccTp3CsZ8gL0HTOSzLl5zz1LqzRJzFfNNtAdwiUWO1bJ-M8wGW-bsb1JmdjDZJOcOVjqMTzp3kS8PFmPcJ8qsPGw1Y5y07ExYfT1PiZQY/s1600/windup.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPBvhns-Ch4GABLGhahdQj1z20WK19UYQEDccTp3CsZ8gL0HTOSzLl5zz1LqzRJzFfNNtAdwiUWO1bJ-M8wGW-bsb1JmdjDZJOcOVjqMTzp3kS8PFmPcJ8qsPGw1Y5y07ExYfT1PiZQY/s320/windup.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
</div><b><u>Phase 1-</u><i> Windup 1</i></b></div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
</div>From yo<span style="font-family: inherit;">ur starting stance, </span><span class="BODYTEXT" style="font-family: inherit;">begins when you step back with the front foot, and bring your hands together over your head </span> <m:smallfrac m:val="off"> <m:dispdef> <m:lmargin m:val="0"> <m:rmargin m:val="0"> <m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440"> <m:intlim m:val="subSup"> <m:narylim m:val="undOvr"> </m:narylim></m:intlim> </m:wrapindent><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">180˚</span></m:defjc></m:rmargin></m:lmargin></m:dispdef></m:smallfrac><br />
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<div style="border: medium none;"><u><i><b>Shoulder Girdle</b></i></u></div><div style="border: medium none;">Upward rotation of both scapulas with middle/lower fibers of the trapezius muscle and serratus anterior muscle.<br />
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<b><i><u>Shoulder Joint</u></i></b><br />
Flex shoulder joint <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">180˚ </span>by concentrically contracting your anterior deltoid and upper pectoralis major muscles.<br />
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<b><i><u>Elbow Joint</u></i></b><br />
Elbow flexes about 45<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">˚ by concentrically contracting both heads of the biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachioradialis muscles.</span><br />
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<b><i><u>Hip </u></i></b><b><i><u>Joint</u></i></b><br />
With the leg you take your back step with, your hip extends concentrically by using your semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris, and gluteus maximus muscles. This causes a posterior pelvic tilt.<br />
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<b><i><u>Knee </u></i></b><b><i><u>Joint</u></i></b><br />
Remain extended 180<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">˚ by concentrically contracting your rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, and vastus medalis.</span></div>Joseph Norton-Pitching A Baseballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05975539879884918150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1366875921458801229.post-25199404960320475192010-10-05T05:59:00.002-07:002010-12-08T16:34:12.802-08:00Windup 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPBvhns-Ch4GABLGhahdQj1z20WK19UYQEDccTp3CsZ8gL0HTOSzLl5zz1LqzRJzFfNNtAdwiUWO1bJ-M8wGW-bsb1JmdjDZJOcOVjqMTzp3kS8PFmPcJ8qsPGw1Y5y07ExYfT1PiZQY/s1600/windup.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcFLqumgUlJ-u1n5pdvjKngLT3Y0wPW4Mro0bU03P7L0uqeBvgXeKQnBO9hyphenhypheneCMWbpt4heXlJUdWXFzSO4y_S3JSxM8I7MmY1tNGn7KMeE6sbyQjKtdgc8I-p-WGuAVrymPCm7RmApPA/s1600/wind2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcFLqumgUlJ-u1n5pdvjKngLT3Y0wPW4Mro0bU03P7L0uqeBvgXeKQnBO9hyphenhypheneCMWbpt4heXlJUdWXFzSO4y_S3JSxM8I7MmY1tNGn7KMeE6sbyQjKtdgc8I-p-WGuAVrymPCm7RmApPA/s320/wind2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border: medium none;"><b><u>Phase 2-</u><i> Windup 2</i></b></div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border: medium none;"><span class="BODYTEXT">After your hands are together above your head, raise your lead leg by flexing at the hip and knee. At the same time, bring your hands from above your head, back to your chest. The windup phase ends when the front leg is at its maximum height and the two hands begin to separate.</span><i> </i><br />
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<div style="border: medium none;"><u><i><b>Shoulder Girdle</b></i></u></div><div style="border: medium none;">Downward rotation of both scapulas using the pectoralis minor and rhomboid muscles.</div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
<b><i><u>Shoulder Joint</u></i></b><br />
Extend shoulder joint by eccentrically contracting your latissimus dorsi, teres major, lower pectoralis, and posterior deltoid muscles.<br />
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<b><i><u>Elbow Joint</u></i></b><br />
Flexed about 30<m:smallfrac m:val="off"><m:dispdef><m:lmargin m:val="0"><m:rmargin m:val="0"><m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"><m:wrapindent m:val="1440"><m:intlim m:val="subSup"><m:narylim m:val="undOvr"></m:narylim></m:intlim></m:wrapindent><span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">˚ by concentrically contracting </span></m:defjc></m:rmargin></m:lmargin></m:dispdef></m:smallfrac><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">both heads of the</span><m:smallfrac m:val="off"><m:dispdef><m:lmargin m:val="0"><m:rmargin m:val="0"><m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"><span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachioradialis muscles.</span></m:defjc></m:rmargin></m:lmargin></m:dispdef></m:smallfrac><br />
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<b><i><u>Hip </u></i></b><b><i><u>Joint</u></i></b><br />
With your step leg, your hip is flexed by concentrically contracting your iliacus, psoas major and minor, rectus femoris, sartorius, pectineus, and tensor fasciae latae muscles, causing an anterior pelvic tilt. The opposite of your hip externally rotates by eccentrically contracting your piriformis, gemellus superior and inferior, obturator internus and externus, and quadratus femoris muscles. This causes a left transverse rotation.<br />
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<b><i><u>Knee </u></i></b><b><i><u>Joint</u></i></b><br />
Step foot knee is flexed to 90<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">˚ by concetrically contracting your biceps femoris, popliteus, semimembranosus and semitendinosus. The opposite knee externally rotates by isometrically contracting your biceps femoris muscle.</span></div></div>Joseph Norton-Pitching A Baseballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05975539879884918150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1366875921458801229.post-407906289271323512010-10-05T05:59:00.000-07:002010-12-08T16:37:11.528-08:00Early Cocking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4qTFWocISuKz3Jrr7k5r-UZjJU_LRrIrEoU1egGBmGhVN9uss_kX_wpo-dOSuU9SIIX2c2KI1GgnrE7Z0Tv3XRt5K0aH-thHt72Zt76M3Di3nQvlYQgFKeCIS5qbljBgwbGMzGOHQEw/s1600/earlycocking.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4qTFWocISuKz3Jrr7k5r-UZjJU_LRrIrEoU1egGBmGhVN9uss_kX_wpo-dOSuU9SIIX2c2KI1GgnrE7Z0Tv3XRt5K0aH-thHt72Zt76M3Di3nQvlYQgFKeCIS5qbljBgwbGMzGOHQEw/s320/earlycocking.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b><u>Phase 3-</u> <i>Early Cocking</i></b><br />
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Begins after the windup as your hands spread apart to form a T shape with your body. Simultaneously, your lead foot starts its motion towards the target you are throwing to.<i> </i><br />
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<u><i><b>Shoulder Girdle</b></i></u><br />
Both scapulas upward rotate using using your serratus anterior muscle and middle/lower fibers of your trapezius muscle.<br />
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<b><i><u>Shoulder Joint</u></i></b><br />
Abduction of both shoulder joints by concentrically contracting your supraspinatus, deltoid, and upper pectoralis major muscles.<br />
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<b><i><u>Elbow Joint</u></i></b><br />
Extension of about 170 <m:smallfrac m:val="off"> <m:dispdef> <m:lmargin m:val="0"> <m:rmargin m:val="0"> <m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440"> <m:intlim m:val="subSup"> <m:narylim m:val="undOvr"> </m:narylim></m:intlim> </m:wrapindent><span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">˚ by eccentrically contracting all three heads of the triceps brachii, and anconeus muscles.</span><b><i><u></u></i></b></m:defjc></m:rmargin></m:lmargin></m:dispdef></m:smallfrac><br />
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<b><i><u>Hip </u></i></b><b><i><u>Joint</u></i></b><br />
Lead leg cause the hip to extend and abduct. Your hip extends concentrically by using your semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris, and gluteus maximus muscles. This causes a posterior pelvic tilt. It also abducts by eccentrically contracting your gluteus medius and minimus, along with your tensor fasciae latae muscle. This causes a left lateral rotation pelvic tilt.<br />
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<b><i><u>Knee </u></i></b><b><i><u>Joint</u></i></b><br />
Lead knee starts to extend by concentrically contracting your <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, and vastus medalis. The opposite knee remains externally rotated by </span><span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">isometrically contracting your biceps femoris muscle.</span><b><i><u> </u></i></b>Joseph Norton-Pitching A Baseballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05975539879884918150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1366875921458801229.post-53562787069967606322010-10-05T05:58:00.000-07:002010-12-08T16:40:50.769-08:00Late Cocking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_ZlXJWS-Q6kaaEgmtRgar5XTK4KGmt72tfDt16LBuMI4qd7XU2622fwm5f4y8QJUT17o944X5Ew5_-mEI_SitEZyVBHIpPgWzT8rx8a2dlThtCcqBWiXUFfU5PgwYd1dnMCmVgZVrhE/s1600/latecocking.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_ZlXJWS-Q6kaaEgmtRgar5XTK4KGmt72tfDt16LBuMI4qd7XU2622fwm5f4y8QJUT17o944X5Ew5_-mEI_SitEZyVBHIpPgWzT8rx8a2dlThtCcqBWiXUFfU5PgwYd1dnMCmVgZVrhE/s320/latecocking.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b><u>Phase 4-</u><i> Late Cocking</i></b><br />
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Begins when your front or lead foot makes contact with the ground. As your foot hits the grounds, your body twists to face home plate, or the target you are throwing to and your glove hand flexes at the elbow and tucks into your shoulder.<i> </i><br />
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<i><u><b>Shoulder Girdle</b></u></i><br />
Scapula of your throwing shoulder maintains upward rotation using the middle/lower fibers of the trapezius muscle and serratus anterior muscle. The scapula on your glove hand shoulder downward rotates using your rhomboids and pectoralis minor muscles.<br />
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<b><i><u>Shoulder Joint</u></i></b><br />
Throwing Hand-Slightly starts to diagonally adduct the shoulder joint by concentrically contracting your pectoralis major, anterior deltoid, and coracobrachialis muscles.<br />
Glove Hand- Adduct shoulder joint by eccentrically contracting your latissimus dorsi, teres major, and lower pectoralis major muscles.<br />
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<b><i><u>Elbow Joint</u></i></b><br />
Flexion to 30<m:smallfrac m:val="off"><m:dispdef><m:lmargin m:val="0"><m:rmargin m:val="0"><m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"><m:wrapindent m:val="1440"><m:intlim m:val="subSup"><m:narylim m:val="undOvr"></m:narylim></m:intlim></m:wrapindent><span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">˚ of your glove hand elbow by concentrically contracting </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">both heads of the biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachioradialis muscles. Your throwing hand forearm is slightly supinated by concentrically contracting both heads of the biceps brachii, brachioradialis, and supinator muscles.</span></m:defjc></m:rmargin></m:lmargin></m:dispdef></m:smallfrac><br />
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<b><i><u>Hip </u></i></b><b><i><u>Joint</u></i></b><br />
Your lead foot causes the hip to externally rotate by eccentrically contracting your piriformis, gemellus superior and inferior, obturator internus and externus, and quadratus femoris muscles. This causes a left transverse rotation. The opposite side of your hip internally rotates by concentrically contracting your gracilis, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus muscles causing a right transverse rotation pelvic tilt.<br />
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<b><i><u>Knee </u></i></b><b><i><u>Joint</u></i></b><br />
Lead knee slightly flexes by <span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">concetrically contracting your biceps femoris, popliteus, semimembranosus and semitendinosus. The opposite knee internally rotates by isometrically contracting your popliteus, semimembranosus and semitendinosus muscles.</span><b><i><u> </u></i></b>Joseph Norton-Pitching A Baseballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05975539879884918150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1366875921458801229.post-57112285040001156812010-10-05T05:51:00.000-07:002010-12-08T16:48:55.418-08:00Arm Acceleration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueJ0qekd1KzzR7hgueJt0XexXoll4WfqfWUZeNSAjnXAB_-3wTNNVo0ibZA7Qrxlei20e7e9lv7iO8wTZKl7JtVPvnZQf7wHoRoWdN_A_wdG2waT2y2whyphenhyphenO7di7xSHBEhcdSMOED7lJQ/s1600/accel.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueJ0qekd1KzzR7hgueJt0XexXoll4WfqfWUZeNSAjnXAB_-3wTNNVo0ibZA7Qrxlei20e7e9lv7iO8wTZKl7JtVPvnZQf7wHoRoWdN_A_wdG2waT2y2whyphenhyphenO7di7xSHBEhcdSMOED7lJQ/s320/accel.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b><u>Phase 5-</u> <i>Arm Acceleration</i></b><br />
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The movement of bringing your arm forward from the late cocking position. This phase ends when the ball is released from your hand.<br />
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<i><u><b>Shoulder Girdle</b></u></i><br />
With your throwing shoulder, the scapula protracts using the serratus anterior muscle and pectoralis minor muscle. The scapula of your glove hand will maintain retraction using your rhomboid muscles and the middle/lower fibers of the trapezius muscle.<br />
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<b><i><u>Shoulder Joint</u></i></b><br />
Throwing Hand- Diagonally adducts shoulder joint by concentrically contracting your pectoralis major, anterior deltoid, and coracobrachialis muscles.<br />
Glove Hand- Shoulder joint stays in adduction by eccentrically contracting your latissimus dorsi, teres major, and lower pectoralis major muscles.<br />
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<b><i><u>Elbow Joint</u></i></b><br />
Stays flexed to 10<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">˚ with your glove hand elbow by concentrically contracting </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">both heads of the biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachioradialis muscles. Your throwing hand forearm also stays slightly supinated by concentrically contracting both heads of the biceps brachii, brachioradialis, and supinator muscles.</span><br />
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<b><i><u>Hip </u></i></b><b><i><u>Joint</u></i></b><br />
Your lead foot causes the hip to stay externally rotated by eccentrically contracting your piriformis, gemellus superior and inferior, obturator internus and externus, and quadratus femoris muscles. This causes a left transverse rotation. The opposite side of your hip stays internally rotated by concentrically contracting your gracilis, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus muscles causing a right transverse rotation pelvic tilt.<br />
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<b><i><u>Knee </u></i></b><b><i><u>Joint</u></i></b><br />
Lead knee remains slightly flexed by <span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">concetrically contracting your biceps femoris, popliteus, semimembranosus and semitendinosus. The opposite knee remains internally rotated by isometrically contracting your popliteus, semimembranosus and semitendinosus muscles.</span><b><i><u> </u></i></b>Joseph Norton-Pitching A Baseballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05975539879884918150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1366875921458801229.post-74316822902271768742010-10-05T05:42:00.000-07:002010-12-08T16:51:51.113-08:00Arm Deceleration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0njVgvyRrXG6hSesnN-rQ9JoU9I5YimF2QT4P9JnRNcogDolrhDLzEEUzHr9ZBFUse-KHI6B_GkU1CdETS50MRlt-TprGX7edsvIZjKbo9T876I-4-4e5F_3OAnAs1eBLG5zIUgZBu8/s1600/decel.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0njVgvyRrXG6hSesnN-rQ9JoU9I5YimF2QT4P9JnRNcogDolrhDLzEEUzHr9ZBFUse-KHI6B_GkU1CdETS50MRlt-TprGX7edsvIZjKbo9T876I-4-4e5F_3OAnAs1eBLG5zIUgZBu8/s320/decel.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b><u>Phase 6-</u> <i>Arm Deceleration:</i></b><br />
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Arm deceleration begins after release of the baseball. It is the continuation of the downward movement of your arm across your body.<br />
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<i><b><u>Shoulder Girdle</u></b></i><br />
The scapula on you throwing shoulder continues in protraction using your serratus anterior and pectoralis minor muscles. The scapula on your glove hand shoulder stays retracted using the middle/lower fibers of your trapezius muscle and rhomboid muscles.<br />
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<b><i><u>Shoulder Joint</u></i></b><br />
Throwing Hand- Continues to diagonally adduct shoulder joint by concentrically contracting your pectoralis major, anterior deltoid, and coracobrachialis muscles.<br />
Glove Hand- Shoulder joint stays adducted by eccentrically contracting your latissimus dorsi, teres major, and lower pectoralis major muscles.<br />
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<b><i><u>Elbow Joint</u></i></b><br />
Stays flexed to 10<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">˚ with your glove hand elbow by concentrically contracting </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">both heads of the biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachioradialis muscles. Throwing elbow is extended to 180</span><span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">˚ </span><span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">by eccentrically contracting all three heads of the triceps brachii, and anconeus muscles.</span><br />
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<b><i><u>Hip </u></i></b><b><i><u>Joint</u></i></b><br />
Follow through leg causes the hip to flex and internally rotate. Flexion occurs when by contracting concentrically with your iliacus, psoas major and minor, rectus femoris, sartorius, pectineus, and tensor fasciae latae muscles, causing an anterior pelvic tilt. Lead foot keeps the opposite side of the hip remains slightly flexed by concentrically contracting your iliacus, psoas major and minor, rectus femoris, sartorius, pectineus, and tensor fasciae latae muscles, causing an anterior pelvic tilt.<br />
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<b><i><u>Knee </u></i></b><b><i><u>Joint</u></i></b><br />
The follow through knee flexes slightly <span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">by concetrically contracting your biceps femoris, popliteus, semimembranosus and semitendinosus. The opposite knee remains in flexion by </span><span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">concetrically contracting your biceps femoris, popliteus, semimembranosus and semitendinosus.</span>Joseph Norton-Pitching A Baseballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05975539879884918150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1366875921458801229.post-24852822783775018862010-10-05T05:38:00.000-07:002010-12-08T16:53:44.030-08:00The Followthrough<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZidhHjDxvi6dGONdswW1XVCawfq1OGM-HjAI7TlcqCnlwu88dobvuUf8M6tbQNV06aKbZljTrd84Vy0buWpKBhjl0EbVlNAfdWtRb4CGKcp2qVtgqvqBJhs7KYau508sTbTq_PX0Qbys/s1600/follow.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZidhHjDxvi6dGONdswW1XVCawfq1OGM-HjAI7TlcqCnlwu88dobvuUf8M6tbQNV06aKbZljTrd84Vy0buWpKBhjl0EbVlNAfdWtRb4CGKcp2qVtgqvqBJhs7KYau508sTbTq_PX0Qbys/s320/follow.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b><u>Phase 7-</u> <i>The Follow through</i>:</b></div>After your arm decelerates across your body, the leg on the same side as your throwing arm will swing around and land about shoulders length apart from the opposite leg. You want to be balanced on the balls of your feet. After balanced on both feet, quickly bring your glove and hand up into a fielding position. This will allow for a quicker reaction off the mound if a ball is hit towards you.<br />
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<i><u><b>Shoulder Girdle</b></u></i><br />
The scapula on your throwing shoulder upward rotates with the use of the middle/lower fibers of your trapezius muscles. The scapula on your glove hand shoulder protracts using the pectoralis minor and serratus anterior muscles.<br />
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<b><i><u>Shoulder Joint</u></i></b><br />
Throwing Hand- Slight diagonal abduction of the shoulder joint by eccentrically contracting your posterior deltoid, infraspinatus, and teres minor muscles.<br />
Glove Hand- Shoulder joint stays adducted by eccentrically contracting your latissimus dorsi, teres major, and lower pectoralis major muscles.<br />
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<b><i><u>Elbow Joint</u></i></b><br />
Glove hand elbow is slightly pronated by isometrically contracting your brachioradialis, pronator teres, and pronator quadratus muscles. Throwing elbow is flexed to about 30 <m:smallfrac m:val="off"> <m:dispdef> <m:lmargin m:val="0"> <m:rmargin m:val="0"> <m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440"> <m:intlim m:val="subSup"> <m:narylim m:val="undOvr"> </m:narylim></m:intlim> </m:wrapindent><span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">˚</span> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">by concentrically contracting both heads of the biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachioradialis muscles.</span> It is then slightly pronated by isometrically contracting your brachioradialis, pronator teres, and pronator quadratus muscles. </m:defjc></m:rmargin></m:lmargin></m:dispdef></m:smallfrac><br />
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<b><i><u>Hip </u></i></b><b><i><u>Joint</u></i></b><br />
Both hip joints remain in a slightly flexed position by concentrically contracting your iliacus, psoas major and minor, rectus femoris, sartorius, pectineus, and tensor fasciae latae muscles, causing an anterior pelvic tilt.<br />
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<b><i><u>Knee </u></i></b><b><i><u>Joint</u></i></b><br />
Both knees remain flexed by <span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">concetrically contracting your biceps femoris, popliteus, semimembranosus and semitendinosus.</span>Joseph Norton-Pitching A Baseballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05975539879884918150noreply@blogger.com0