Baseball Warm Up and Stretching
Video Podcast with Steve Tamborra
, Strength Coach
Georgia Tech
Healthy baseball players translate into winning games and one of the biggest factors in keeping them healthy is a proper warm up routine. (in conjunction with Alabama Baseball Coaches Association)
Rotator Cuff - Baseball players must warm up to prevent injury and this video covers some of the details about making sure rotator cuffs are cared for properly.
More Rotator Cuff - Of course a room full of coaches is going to have questions, so here's some questions from the audience on warming up the rotator cuff.
Different Positions - Each position has different needs for warm-up and this video covers the needs for each of those positions. Coach Tamborra encourages his baseball players to develop their own routines for warming up their arms.
Pre-Game Routine - A routine helps insure everyone gets everything done and sets the mental attitude for game or practice. Develop your routine and stick to it.
More Stretching - Static stretching isn't totally gone, so think about the muscles that get missed with your stretching program and if you need to add some static stretches...do it!
Hamstring Stretches - Preventing hamstring problems and shin splints takes conditioning and patience because starting baseball and wearing spikes again after a month of not wearing them takes some getting used to.