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Good afternoon! In continuing the baseball trend, core training is extremely important because of the role it plays in generation and transfer of energy during the swing and throw, along with the well documented importance of the core to control strength, balance, and motion (Kibler et al., 2006). This allows the body to maximize the kinetic chains throughout the upper and lower extremities as they connect to the core. Athletes who train their core have been shown to have higher endurance and balance compared to those who did not (Dong et al., 2023). Failing to adequately and properly train the core can result in decreased strength and agility, as well as decreased proximal stability. Combining these in baseball will lead to decreased mobility in the extremities, slowing down throwing velocity and reducing bat speed. I believe that core training for baseball athletes should be well rounded and focus on all aspects of core training (stabilization, strength, power). As baseball requires agile movements and good balance, core stabilization is important. The swing and throwing motion both have the core and upper extremities rotating around more fixed lower extremities. Stabilization training will help ensure the athlete is able to conduct these movements repeatedly with a lower risk of injury. Overall core strength is important due to the length of the baseball season, 162 games, and the wear and tear that comes along with that length. Core power for me would be the most important during the season. Studies have shown that rotation strength and power correlate to batted-ball velocity for hitters (Spaniol et al., 2010) as well to throwing velocity for pitchers (Agresta et al., 2022). To train for peak core power output, I have my athletes do what’s called a ballistic medball side toss. They start with their feet in a batting or extended throwing position with their back to the wall. They hold the medball with their back hip, and then work through their swing or throwing progression to throw the ball against the wall. That means ensuring the hip fires and lead leg extends to allow the torso to rotate around the lead leg and utilizing core power to rotate around the axis quickly to achieve maximum velocity on the ball throw. -Garrett Agresta, C., Freehill, M. T., Nakamura, B., Guadagnino, S., & Cain, S. M. (2022). Using Sensors for Player Development: Assessing Biomechanical

Factors Related to Pitch Command and Velocity. Sensors (14248220), 22(21), 8488. https://doi- org.ezproxy1.apus.edu/10.3390/s22218488 Dong, K., Yu, T., & Chun, B. (2023). Effects of Core Training on Sport- Specific Performance of Athletes: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) , 13 (2), 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13020148 Kibler, W.B., Press, J. & Sciascia, A. The Role of Core Stability in Athletic Function. Sports Med 36 , 189–198 (2006). https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-200636030-00001 Spaniol, Frank, Paluseo, Jeff, Bonnette, Randy, Melrose, Don, Ocker, Liette & Szymanski, David. (2010). The Relationship Between Static Strength, Rotational Strength, Rotational Power, Bat Speed, And Batted-Ball Velocity Of NCAA Division I Baseball Players. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 24, 1. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JSC.0000367216.33408.0c

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