This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:
"Baseball pitchers aren’t born knowing how to throw a ball – it takes years of training and practice to hone this ability. Although prior studies have examined how throwing mechanics differ between youth and adult pitchers, no reports have followed the same group of individuals year after year to watch their skills develop. Now, a US-based research team has sequentially tracked young pitchers to identify the biomechanical changes that occur as a pitcher sharpens their skills. The researchers recruited kids from youth baseball leagues who were in their first season playing as pitcher. Each participant was asked to throw 10 full-effort fastballs from the pitching mound to home plate. Before throwing, the pitcher was outfitted with 23 retroreflective markers. The three-dimensional motions of these markers were tracked through 12 synchronized high-speed cameras..."
The rest of the transcript, along with a link to the research itself, is available on the resource itself.
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Material Type:
- Diagram/Illustration
- Reading
- Provider Set:
- Video Bytes
- Date Added:
- 09/20/2019
