As we get closer to the end of another year here at RPP, it seems like a good time to reflect back on 2017, and provide you with a glimpse of where we might be headed in 2018. Continue reading “Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Headed”
Top 9 Reasons for Pitching Injuries
It’s no secret that the numbers of youth injuries in baseball are staggering. Even with the implementation of pitch counts, youth pitching injuries not only continue to rise but account for many of the injuries ball players eventually suffer later in their careers. Here we go, with my top 9 reasons for pitching injuries… Continue reading “Top 9 Reasons for Pitching Injuries”
What May Have Caused the Noah Syndergaard Injury?
On April 30th in the bottom of the 2nd inning, just 38 pitches into his fifth start of the year, Noah Syndergaard threw a 2-1 pitch to the National’s Bryce Harper then proceeded to clutch under his arm. Something was obviously not right. The latissimus dorsi (lat) is one of the major players for stability and throwing gas, and Syndergaard just tore his. I would like to go over what may have caused the Noah Syndergaard injury.
(Noah Syndergaard Injury)
Continue reading “What May Have Caused the Noah Syndergaard Injury?”
Work Hard, Recover Harder
When talking about a complete or comprehensive training or throwing program, the conversation has to begin and end with “recovery”.
Fatigue is the Enemy of Mechanics
1st Annual RPP Pitching Seminar (FREE)
Improving All Aspects of Performance on the Mound
While Reducing the Risk of Injury
Sunday, January 8th, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.
Appropriate For – College and High School Coaches, Travel Coaches, Parents and Players
We’re very excited to announce our 1st Annual winter seminar covering all aspects of training for the OH athlete on Sunday, January 8th, 2016 at our facility in Sloatsburg, New York. Continue reading “1st Annual RPP Pitching Seminar (FREE)”
Strength Training / Physical Therapy… Making Our Athletes and Each Other Better
I heard P.T. Mike Reinhold once say that he was a “much better physical therapist because of his knowledge in the strength and conditioning field”. I feel the same way in regards to the education I’ve received from the physical therapy / rehab community. I can’t overstate how much better of a strength and conditioning coach it has made me. The bottom line is together we make each other better. Continue reading “Strength Training / Physical Therapy… Making Our Athletes and Each Other Better”
Strength and Stability with Tall Kneeling Wall Dribbles
By Nunzio Signore (BA, CPT, NASM, PES, FMS)
Strengthening the posterior cuff and teaching the muscles (see above) to “fire quickly” during the deceleration phase of the throw are two key factors in maintaining a healthy arm over the course of a long season. Continue reading “Strength and Stability with Tall Kneeling Wall Dribbles”