Training For Baseball, Injury Prevention, and Trends of the Modern Day Ball Player

Article and Audio Interview
The game of baseball places unique overall demands on the player. These demands are the result of a mix of variables, some controllable, others uncontrollable. Variables range from game volume to scheduling, travel, weather, to pattern overload, an overuse result of non-quantified skill training.
The game of baseball, as most of us know, is populated by coaches and players that have been doing things a certain way for many years. The rationale is frequently "this is how it was always done," or "this is how my coach used to do it." Whatever the reason is, when working with baseball players, it is imperative to respect where they are coming from and the superstitions and rituals that many attribute their success to. In professional baseball coaches need to work to educate the athlete on the pros and cons of what they are doing, while at the same time supporting them and the program they are currently using. . . . (to read the remainder of this article, please log in below.)