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The Effects of Consecutive Softball Windmill Pitches on Coordination Patterns and Variability, Muscular Strength, and Pitching Performance.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The Effects of Consecutive Softball Windmill Pitches on Coordination Patterns and Variability, Muscular Strength, and Pitching Performance./
Author:	Pletcher, Erin Rae.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2017,
Description:	226 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-01(E), Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International79-01B(E).
Subject:	Kinesiology. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10645893
ISBN:	9780355191479

The Effects of Consecutive Softball Windmill Pitches on Coordination Patterns and Variability, Muscular Strength, and Pitching Performance.
Pletcher, Erin Rae.

The Effects of Consecutive Softball Windmill Pitches on Coordination Patterns and Variability, Muscular Strength, and Pitching Performance. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017 - 226 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-01(E), Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Pittsburgh, 2017.

Upper and lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries occur at a similar rate in softball pitchers. Most of these injuries can be considered chronic in nature, which may result in symptoms being treated instead of considering the underlying mechanism for injury. Previous literature has primarily focused on discrete values such as joint ranges and kinematic peaks. The primary purpose was to examine inter-segmental and intra-limb coordination of the softball windmill pitch throughout a simulated game of softball and to determine if variability of these patterns change throughout multiple pitch counts. The secondary purpose is to identify if a difference between pre-pitching and post-pitching strength can be detected to determine if muscular fatigue, as defined by the inability to sustain the expected power output around a joint, has occurred. Pitching performance, defined as pitch velocity and accuracy, were also assessed. A total of 14 softball pitchers (17.9+/-2.3 years, 166.4+/-8.67 cm, 72.3+/-12.6 kg) successfully completed all strength assessments and pitching sequence. Pitchers completed strength assessments of the at baseline and immediately after a pitching sequence consisting of 105 fastballs. Vector coding was used to measure coordination and variability of Drive Leg Thigh v Pelvis, Pelvis v Torso, Pelvis v Humerus and Humerus v Forearm. Paired t-test or Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test was used to determine change in muscular strength. One-way repeated measures analysis of variance was performed to establish if differences in pitch velocity or accuracy varied between innings. Appropriate order parameter to encapsulate the behavior of the windmill pitch could not be established due to lack of fatigue or incorrect coordinative structures measured. Results demonstrated a significant increase in stride leg knee extension and trunk flexion peak torque, as percent body weight, after consecutive pitches. Differences were seen in pitch velocity but not accuracy across innings. While this study did not demonstrate the negative effects of consecutive pitching that were expected, results can provide a foundation for future research into windmill pitch mechanics to assist with injury prevention and performance optimization.

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517627
Kinesiology.

The Effects of Consecutive Softball Windmill Pitches on Coordination Patterns and Variability, Muscular Strength, and Pitching Performance.
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