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	<title>Softball Peak Performance &#187; Scientific Proofs</title>
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		<title>Scientific Proof &#8211; Surveying The Nutritional Habits And Behaviors Of Softball NCAA-Division III Athletes</title>
		<link>http://www.softballpeakperformance.com/scientific-proof-surveying-the-nutritional-habits-and-behaviors-of-softball-ncaa-division-iii-athletes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The purpose of the current study was to assess nutritional habits and behaviors of NCAA-Division III athletes. Varsity athletes completed a questionnaire designed to gather information about nutritional habits and behaviors. Team sport and individual athlete were represented. Among them were women softball players. Questionnaires were administered to athletes before or after a team [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientific Proof &#8211; A Study On The Relationship Between Strength, Power, Speed, and Change of Direction Performance of Female Softball Players</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study was conducted to ten female softball players from the state Australian Institute of Sport softball team for maximal lower body strength, peak force, peak velocity, and peak power during jump squats, countermovement vertical jump height, 1 base and 2 base sprint performance and change of direction performance on dominant and nondominant sides. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientific Proof &#8211; Medicine ball training alone won&#8217;t improve batting velocity for new players.</title>
		<link>http://www.softballpeakperformance.com/scientific-proof-medicine-ball-training-alone-wont-improve-batting-velocity-for-new-players/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coach</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bat Speed & Hitting Power]]></category>
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In baseball and softball it is important to increase sport-specific power. This may allow a hitter to swing the bat and hit a ball with greater velocity. To examine the effects of 8 weeks of medicine ball (MB) training on bat swing velocity and batted-ball velocity of novice, college-aged students. Sixty male and female kinesiology students [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientific Proof &#8211; Injury Incidence of Female Collegiate Windmill Pitchers Studied</title>
		<link>http://www.softballpeakperformance.com/scientific-proof-study-of-female-collegiate-windmill-pitchers-injury-incidence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coach</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rehab & Prevention]]></category>
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Few studies have examined fast-pitch softball pitchers and associated injuries. The aim of this study was to investigate injuries occurring to collegiate softball pitchers and associated influential factors. A web-based survey of 181 Division I, II, and III collegiate softball pitchers was conducted. The survey involved self-reported data from the previous year that addressed Pitcher [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientific Proof &#8211; Relationship Between Players Physique And Bat Swing Velocity Of College Softball Players</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coach</dc:creator>
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To determine the relationship of various physiological characteristics to bat swing velocity, twenty female NCAA Division I softball players volunteered to be studied. All subjects were tested for height; body mass, lean body mass, body fat, and percent body fat; grip strength; and vertical jump using a vertical jump apparatus to assess leg power. Instantaneous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientific Proof – Upper Body Exercises such as Push-ups, Pull-ups and Dips Improve Throwing Performances of Softball Players</title>
		<link>http://www.softballpeakperformance.com/scientific-proof-%e2%80%93-upper-body-exercises-such-as-push-ups-pull-ups-and-dips-improve-throwing-performances-of-softball-players/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arm Strength & Throwing Velocity]]></category>
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Exercises done having the feet or hands at a fixed position are know as Closed-kinetic chain resistance training (CKCRT). A study was done to see the effects of CKCRT of the upper body,exercises like push-ups, pull-ups,tricep dips, were used. It compared shoulder strength, power, and throwing velocity changes in athletes training the upper body exclusively [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientific Proof – Pitchers Experience Strong Impacts From The Ground When Landing With The Stride Foot</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coach Lia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[lower extremities injury]]></category>
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Landing with the stride foot is important in pitching given that the only external contact a pitcher has is between the foot and the ground. Windmill softball pitchers are routinely seen clinically for injuries to the lower extremities, and lower-extremity mechanics have not been well studied. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientific Proof – Resistance Training Can Improve Sports Performance Of Young Athletes</title>
		<link>http://www.softballpeakperformance.com/scientific-proof-%e2%80%93-a-properly-designed-and-supervised-resistance-training-program-can-improve-sports-performance-of-young-athletes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coach Lia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) recently updated a study they did in 1985 and last updated in 1996. The NSCA’s current recommendations suggest that school-aged youth should participate daily in 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity that is developmentally appropriate and enjoyable, and involves a variety of activities. Research [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientific Proof &#8211; Swinging a Heavy Bat on-Deck Is Counterproductive</title>
		<link>http://www.softballpeakperformance.com/scientific-proof-swinging-a-heavy-bat-on-deck-is-counterproductive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coach Lia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bat Speed & Hitting Power]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s very common to see professional baseball players or elite softball players use a heavier bat or a commercial donut ring while warming-up and preparing for their next at-bat while in the on-deck circle.
The idea behind this practice is that by swinging a heavier bat, your regular bat will feel lighter when you step in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientific Proof &#8211; Post-Exercise Muscle Soreness Decreases Speed, Power and Acceleration</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Dagenais</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Softball is a sport that requires a tremendous amount of speed, power, and acceleration.  Strength training is used to improve these essential qualities.
When working hard enough in the weight room or starting a new training program, you usually experienced delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) or post-exercise muscle soreness.  You know you have post-exercise muscle soreness when [...]]]></description>
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