Editors:
Will Carroll
Bibliographic Data: ISBN: 1-56663-578-0, Ivan R. Dee Publisher, 2004
(June), £13.58, 224 pages, hardcover
Subjects: General baseball, pitching in baseball, baseball injuries.
Reviewed by: Fadil Ozyener, MD, PhD, Uludag University Medical School,
Bursa, Turkey.
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Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2004) 3, 263
| DESCRIPTION |
This
hardcover book introduces and updates the average fan as well as coaches,
trainers, pitchers, biomechanical experts and such people to the theory
and practice of analyzing the mechanics of pitching and preventing
the possible injuries as a result. The book addresses different aspects
of pitcher conditioning, mechanics, workload, abuse and avoiding injury.
It also brings some controversial ideas into the world of baseball.
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| PURPOSE |
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The
foremost purpose of the book is to discuss how to prevent injury
in baseball game, especially focusing on young pitchers to keep
them damage free. It argues that too many pitchers have gone under
surgery in recent years, since necessary precautions have not been
taken and basics of injury prevention overlooked.
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| AUDIENCE |
The
book is targeted the average fan as well as the pitcher, the coach,
the baseball office personnel or any baseball conscious person. The
author has accumulated vast knowledge and experience about baseball
over the years, which makes him a well-known figure in this world.
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| FEATURES |
The
book emphasizes the importance of avoiding injury in baseball, particularly
in young players. It is composed of 11 chapters, which presents the
information within in an order that is progressive to that aim. Following
the introduction, the first three parts provide a background for the
main purpose of the book. In the next four chapters the functional
anatomy and mechanics of pitching as well as assessing and correcting
mechanics in baseball are discussed. The last four parts are dealing
with more practical issues such as, conditioning the pitcher, the
pitching workload, a scenario for a trainer's day and observations
from and for the field. It also includes a useful and comprehensive
list of further reading topics before the index.
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| ASSESMENT |
| This
interestingly presented book is useful for young or even experienced
pitchers as well as coaches, trainers, biomechanical experts and average
fan in understanding how to analyze and prevent injuries in baseball.
It is an essential reading for all of those interested in this game. |
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