BACKGROUND Windmill pitching produces high forces and torques at the shoulder and elbow, making the biceps labrum complex susceptible to overuse injury. Little is known about the muscle firing patterns during a windmill pitch. HYPOTHESIS Biceps muscle activity is greater during a windmill pitch than during an overhand throw. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive laboratory study. METHODS Seven female ...

This study aims to determine the contribution of wrist flexibility and hand eye coordination ability service accuracy. research is a type correlational research. used 20 PTM Gempas Pauh Sic ring tennis athletes as population. The sample consisted people with sampling technique using saturated / census samples. uses test, ball throw test for coordination, accuracy done capability. Analysis data ...

This study aims to improve the ability catch in children using ball thrower learning media. The method used this was experimental a one-group pretest-posttest design. research conducted manipulative motion throwing To measure and find out results of data obtained by researchers statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) software. sample upper-grade elementary school students. Twenty student...

ABSTRACT Introduction: Physical fitness is the athletic ability to perform physical activities safely, avoiding risk of injuries or performance-related complications on field. CrossFit has been an effective training method for its natural movements and integration aerobic anaerobic exercises. It believed that these characteristics may benefit gym athletes. Objective: Evaluate effects gymnastics...

The overarm throw has been classified as a fundamental motor skill that is the basis for a number of more complex sporting skills. There arc a number of developmental stages over which a child progresses to the mature form of the skill. Control of the ovcrann throw, especially towards a target is very dependent on visual and vestibular infonmttion for successful execution. The quality of the in...

The aim of this study was to integrate a gaze training intervention (i.e., quiet eye training; QET) that has been shown to improve the throwing and catching skill of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), within an approach (i.e., group therapy) that might alleviate the negative psychosocial impact of these motor skill deficits. Twenty-one children with DCD were split into eit...

Functional training (FT) refers to exercise training programs designed to imitate the activities and movement patterns that occur in an athlete’s characteristic activity. Its purpose is to make training adaptations more specific and applicable. There is a lack of studies on the effects of FT in young and previously trained subjects. The aim of this study was to determine the training-specific e...