Softball Biomechanics
Finding and training movement characteristics that help to improve softball performance.
Why This Camp is Unique
This is the only college softball camp in the country that uses an actual biomechanics lab to analyze and detect movement patterns. Based on previous research, certain kinematics and kinetics have been linked to performance. We explain those metrics and show you specifically how you move in those areas. We also do an assessment of how your mobility, stability and strength in key positions and movements. We also provide you with pitch metrics to show how your pitches are moving.
The primary goal of our research is to find movement characteristics that are related to pitching performance. Not only will you benefit from the data being presented to you, but you will also be contributing to the body of knowledge in softball pitching.
Based on previous research, certain kinematics and kinetics have been linked to performance.
Participant Requirements
Participants must be softball pitchers, male or female, between the ages of 14 and 23. Participants must currently pitch in games or train at least 150 pitches per week. You will be asked to report any current or previous injuries as well as a complete short questionnaire. Anthropometric data such as height, weight and hand dominance will also be collected to help with some of the analyses.
Participants are asked to wear athletic clothing and shorts. You will be allowed ample warm-up time and, once the scripted warm-up is complete, you will be encouraged to warm-up all your pitches to be “game ready” prior to data collection. All the data collection and instruction will take place in the Virginia Tech Softball Performance Center.
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Instructional Portion of the Camp
Then we will spend the instructional portion of the camp breaking down your data and giving you real action items that will help you improve performance. Instruction will be based upon the data from all portions of the data collection and tailored specifically to the participants in the camp. Due to the time-intensive nature of the data collection and processing, we can only accept a limited number of participants.
Campers will need
A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST ACCOMPANY ANYONE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD
A CATCHER IS RECOMMENDED FOR WARM-UPS AND THE INSTRUCTIONAL CAMP
NORMAL ATHLETIC CLOTHING (NO UNIFORM PANTS) AND TURF SHOES
WATER BOTTLE (REFILLS ARE PROVIDED)
WILLINGNESS TO TRY NEW THINGS
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