Unaccounted for Pitch Volume Among Adolescent Baseball Pitchers During a Travel Baseball Season.
Journal
Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine
ISSN: 1536-3724
Titre abrégé: Clin J Sport Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9103300
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 Jun 2024
19 Jun 2024
Historique:
received:
15
02
2024
accepted:
15
05
2024
medline:
19
6
2024
pubmed:
19
6
2024
entrez:
19
6
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
The primary aim was to compare differences in live game pitch counts (LGPCs) with all pitch counts (APCs) over the course of a youth baseball season. Prospective longitudinal study. Midwest youth travel baseball. Ten male baseball players part of a youth baseball travel team. Demographic data, pitch counts (practice, game, warm-up, and bullpen), innings pitched, and recommended rest days. Live pitch counts compared with APCs and the relationship to recommended rest days. During the season, 7866 pitches were recorded among 9 pitchers. By using the LGPC method alone, 42.5% of the pitches were unaccounted for. When considering age-specific rest days suggested by Pitch Smart Guidelines (PSGs), there were 104 rest days unaccounted for by using the live game pitch method. There is a high number of unaccounted for pitches and an underestimation of rest days per outing when using live game methods. Revisions to the PSGs that include all pitches should be considered to accurately reflect pitching volume, which may be associated with the rising rate of injuries among these athletes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38896543
doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001238
pii: 00042752-990000000-00197
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors report no conflicts of interest.
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