Throwing patterns used by collegiate baseball players in actual games.
The form of 3,684 throws made by 100 players in 7 collegiate baseball games was examined in relation to position, distance, and active and inactive situations. All throws made from the first pitch to the last out for 94 half innings were videotaped from the stands. The results showed that the interrater reliability of task, environment, and performance measures were all acceptable to excellent (percentage of agreement was at least 80%), indicating that qualitative aspects of throwing can be reliably measured in an actual sport context. Alternatives to the most advanced pattern were observed at least half the time for catchers and infielders at most distances in both active and inactive situations andfor pitchers and outfielders only in inactive situations.
Barrett
David D
DD
Division of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, USA. d.barrett@nr.cc.mn.us
Burton
Allen W
AW
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001132:Arm / Q000502:physiology*; D001484:Baseball / Q000502:physiology*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014743:Videotape Recording