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  • We Got the Power!  Four Power Tests Professional Sports Teams Are Using To Test Their Athletes.

    We Got the Power! Four Power Tests Professional Sports Teams Are Using To Test Their Athletes.

    This article is designed to help you to learn the 4 power tests we use and other professional sports teams are using to assess for power. You can train hard but it may not be translating towards power. If you have to train one region of your body, which includes the upper body, spinal core,…

  • Pitching with a sway and how it can impact your rotational power.

    Pitching with a sway and how it can impact your rotational power.

    Swaying is one of the big 12 pitching technical characteristics that OnBASE University have identified. This article will dive into what swaying looks like and what can lead to swaying. All of the identified big 12 does not necessarily equate to poor performance. But when a pitcher has trouble with consistent delivery, understanding how your…

  • Early flexion in pitching and arm pain.

    Early flexion in pitching and arm pain.

    12 key characteristics are described by OnbaseU that can impact a pitcher’s consistency, promote overload problems like tendinitis, and potential loss of playing time. The one pitching characteristics that this article will talk about is called Early Flexion.   Before we go into what Early Flexion is and the possible consequences of Early Flexion from a…

  • How does a perfect baseball pitch or hit look like?

    How does a perfect baseball pitch or hit look like?

    Who is your favorite baseball player? Pitcher? Hitter? Did you learn how to pitch or hit based on your baseball idols? When I was growing up, Nomar Garciaparra from the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox had a batting ritual that gave him the success he had as a Major League batter. Do you…