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Thumbnail for 'Lower Body and Core Medicine Ball Training and its Effects on Bat Velocity of Division II Fastpitch Softball Players'
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With the lack of research on women's fastpitch softball, the current study aimed to identify if a lower body and core medicine ball training program caused an increase in bat swing velocities in division II fastpitch softball players. After University IRB approval, 16 division II female fastpitch softball players (age: 20.7 ± 1.19 years; height: 165.76 ± 6.68cm; weight: 146.50 ± 24.09lbs) volunteered to participate in this study. Training compliance...
Thumbnail for 'The Effects of a Sport-Specific Upper Body Resistance Tube Training Program on Overhead Throwing Velocity and Glenohumeral Joint Range of Motion in NCAA Division II Softball Players'
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Sport-specific resistance tube exercises that target the muscles of the glenohumeral joint involved in overhead throwing have been effective in improving overhead throwing velocity and glenohumeral joint range of motion (ROM). However, past research has been solely based on male baseball players, a combination of male baseball players and female softball players, or female athletes of other overhead throwing sports; few studies have conducted research...