I coach High School Girls and Boys, the biggest issue I see on the girls side is the lack of scapular retraction. There are just some certain players that are great athletes but can’t pull their arm all the way back to maximize torque (maybe have never played softball or a sport where they needed to throw something). Due to playing so much club vball they develop some sort of swing with power but I see it results in back injuries or poor shoulder health, I am wondering if there is a way to help these players develop getting their shoulder back through specific excercises or drills that really isolate doing that, or how/what can I start doing at an earlier age with players so its not an issue down the road?
On the boys side every player can hit a ball pretty hard typically from the start and the shoulder is getting back, but the shoulder health issues I see is players using their arm as a “hammer” and not as much as a “whip”. These are the players who by senior year are coming to practice with shoulder soreness as opposed to kids with a more relaxed “whip” arm swing, is there a way to train that relaxed arm motion in a specific way?
With it it being summer and having extra practice time I feel like this is a great time to try things, would love to hear thoughts on this! Thank you!
I coach High School Girls and Boys, the biggest issue I see on the girls side is the lack of scapular retraction. There are just some certain players that are great athletes but can’t pull their arm all the way back to maximize torque (maybe have never played softball or a sport where they needed to throw something). Due to playing so much club vball they develop some sort of swing with power but I see it results in back injuries or poor shoulder health, I am wondering if there is a way to help these players develop getting their shoulder back through specific excercises or drills that really isolate doing that, or how/what can I start doing at an earlier age with players so its not an issue down the road?
On the boys side every player can hit a ball pretty hard typically from the start and the shoulder is getting back, but the shoulder health issues I see is players using their arm as a “hammer” and not as much as a “whip”. These are the players who by senior year are coming to practice with shoulder soreness as opposed to kids with a more relaxed “whip” arm swing, is there a way to train that relaxed arm motion in a specific way?
With it it being summer and having extra practice time I feel like this is a great time to try things, would love to hear thoughts on this! Thank you!
We'll definitely get into those topics!
Joe, May 12th? Or Jun 12th?
Ah no! June 12th! Thank you.