Softball Myth Busted: Windmill Motion Causes Overuse Injuries, Reports Top Softball Coach

Softball Myth Busted: Windmill Motion Causes Overuse Injuries, Reports Top Softball Coach
by: Marc Dagenaiss

A top softball coach reports that, contrary to popular belief, underhand pitching can cause injuries as much as overhand pitching does.

Top softball peak performance coach Marc Dagenais bases his report on the study conducted by Rojas IL, Provencher MT, Bhatia S, Foucher KC, Bach BR, Romeo AA, Wimmer MA, and Verma NN, which was published at The American journal of sports medicine.

It was conducted using seven female softball pitchers as test subjects. During the tests, it was found that the force exerted by the biceps during a windmill throw was higher than typical overhand pitches.

The study found that the windmill motion performed by elite softball players causes high amounts of stress on the biceps, which, "may help explain the high incidence of anterior shoulder pain clinically observed in elite windmill pitchers."

"In fact, I have seen many young pitchers just disappear after suffering from various overuse injuries," says Dagenais. Because of this, he says players should do the following to prevent softball-related injuries: improving their mechanics, balancing work and rest to avoid overuse, and strengthening the muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

Dagenais also says that although the windmill motion is more natural than the overhand throwing motion done by baseball softball players, "there's not that much more benefit -- overuse injuries could still occur."

Dagenais is a softball coach with more than 20 years of coaching teams that include the Canadian Women’s Softball National Team.

For more details about this information, contact Marc Dagenais or visit his website at www.softballperformance.com.

About Marc Dagenais:

Marc Dagenais, MHK, CSCS, is a softball peak performance coach that helps players and teams hit with more power, run faster, throw harder, be mentally tougher, and more dominant on the field.

Contact:
Marc Dagenais
M.O. Dagenais & Associates, Inc.
154 Charlotte St., Suite #C508
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H2X 4A1
+1-866-589-0439
www.softballperformance.com

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About The Author

Marc Dagenais, MHK, CSCS, is a softball peak performance coach that helps players and teams hit with more power, run faster, throw harder, become mentally tougher, and be more dominant on the softball field. Visit us and sign-up to get tons of great FREE softball conditioning tips to boost your game!

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