I'm really hoping everyone will help make this a book you want to read and, more importantly, that will save some arms out there.

(c) Will Carroll 2003

OUTLINE

Introduction
Background
History
Sports Medicine
Cost Data

Pitching Mechanics
Anatomy
Functional Mechanics
Assessing Mechanics
Correcting Mechanics

Pitching Conditioning
Fit To Pitch
Sport Specificity
Why Work Beats Workload

Fighting Fatigue
What is fatigue?
The advent of “prehab”
Three “P” – Prepare, Prevent, Prevail
Measuring Fatigue

Pitching Workload/.Abuse
Pitch Counts
PAP
V-Loss

Sports Medicine
History
Jobe and John
Arthroscope
Current state of the art
Future of sports med

Role of the Medical Team
Trainer
Doctor
Pitching Coach
Conditioning Coach
Dieti and Supplements
Sports Psychology
Role of the catcher

Program For Pitching
Mazzone
House
Marshall
Peterson
Others

Conclusion