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Sports Specific Care

Overhead Throwing Assessment

Why Schedule a Baseball Video Throwing Assessment?

Poor Mechanics Hurt Your Velocity and Your Arm

Slow motion video analysis during specific phases of pitching allow us to draw and track exact angles, identify good quality form, and recommend where  improvement is needed.  Implication on velocity, pitch efficiency and risk of injury are discussed.

Who Can it Help?

  • Athletes trying to breakthrough a velocity barrier.
     

  • Athletes wanting to take their game to the next level; high school, college, or semi-professional.
     

  • The athlete who has recent, intermittent shoulder and/or elbow discomfort and/or pain.
     

  • The athlete who has had growth plates issues.
     

  • The athlete who has been advised "to shut it down" from throwing.
     

  • The athlete who keeps "tweaking" their shoulder or elbow.
     

  • The athlete who needs to use ice, a brace/sleeve, or take medication to get through the season.
     

  • Has had  multiple trips to the doctor, therapy, or chiropractor.
     

  • Has been discharged from therapy but are unsure how/or if their athlete is ready to  transition back to full time throwing or playing without re-injury.
     

  • Is returning to play following hip, knee, or ankle injury. (The legs provide 50-55% of the power generated to an overhead task.)
     

  • Your athlete has recently undergone a growth spurt - either in height or an increase in lean muscle. 

11 and Under
11 and Under Baseball

Designed for the younger player (6 to 11) who is learning to DEVELOP early quality mechanics and form. 

GOALS

  • Alignment to target

  • Develop Appropriate Arm Path

  • Separation of Arm/Legs

  • Symmetry in Motion

FOCUS

  • Posture

  • Balance in Delivery

  • Control of Body down the mound

  • 90/90 Alignment of shoulder and elbow

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Throwing Assessment in Algonquin, IL

DEVELOP

Youth Baseball 11-14

Designed for the youth player (11-14) who is learning to ADVANCE their mechanics as  pitching progress from flat ground throwing and as distance from the mound increases.

GOALS

  • Adjust to increase distance from mound

  • Use of hips/legs for power generation

  • Glove side control

FOCUS

  • Posture

  • Alignment

  • Shoulder Angle

  • Elbow Angle

  • Stride Length and Alignment

Throwing Assessment in Algonquin, IL

ADVANCE

Youth
High School Baseball

Designed for the High School player who is ADAPTing to  more competitive levels while adding in off speed pitches, adjusting to large growth spurts and changes in muscle mass. 

GOALS

  • Provide a stable base to develop off speed pitches

  • Adapt to change in height and body mass

  • Staying back & closed

FOCUS

  • Posture

  • Multiple should and elbow angles

  • Stride Length / Alignment

  • Knee / Foot Position

  • Trunk Angle

Throwing Assessment in Algonquin, IL

ADAPT

High School
College Baseball

Designed for the College player to REFINE mechanics to meet the intensity of the game, capture potential energy leaks so velocity and control can be maximized. 

GOALS

  • Alignment to target

  • Develop Appropriate Arm Path

  • Separation of Arm/Legs

  • Symmetry in Motion

FOCUS

  • Posture

  • Balance in Delivery

  • Control of Body down the mound

  • 90/90 Alignment of shoulder and elbow

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Throwing Assessment in Algonquin, IL

REFINE

College
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