The Influence of Shoe and Cleat Type on Lower Extremity Muscle Activation in Youth Baseball Pitchers
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | The Influence of Shoe and Cleat Type on Lower Extremity Muscle Activation in Youth Baseball Pitchers |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Jacob R. Gdovin; Department of Physical Education, Sport, and Human Performance, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC 29733, USA |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Chip Wade; Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Lauren A. Luginsland; Department of Human Movement Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Charles C. Williams; Department of Clinical & Applied Movement Sciences, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Riley Galloway; School of Kinesiology and Nutrition, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | John C. Garner; Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, Troy University, Troy, AL 36082, USA |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | |
| 3. | Subject | Keyword(s) | Shoes, Baseball, Electromyography, Lower Extremity, Muscles, Adolescent |
| 4. | Description | Abstract | Background: Baseball pitching is a dynamic movement where the lower extremities generate and sequentially transfer energy to the upper extremities to maximize ball velocity. The need for lower body muscular strength to produce adequate push-off and landing forces has been documented; however, the influence footwear and surface inclination has on muscle activation remains unknown. Objectives: Determine how pitching in molded cleats and turf shoes from a pitching mound and flat ground affects stride-leg muscle activation in youth baseball pitchers while determining percent activation during each pitching phase. Methods: Cross – sectional study analyzing mean muscle activity and percent activation of the vastus medialis, semitendinosus, tibialis anterior, and medial gastrocnemius on the stride-leg of 11 youth baseball pitchers when pitching fastballs. Results: Footwear did not significantly alter vastus medialis or semitendinosus muscle activation (P > 0.05). The turf shoe x pitching mound interaction elicited significantly (P < 0.05) greater mean muscle activity in the medial gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior from stride foot contact to maximum glenohumeral internal rotation. Molded cleats produced greater activation levels in the tibialis anterior on flat ground from stride foot contact (0.374 ± 0.176 mV) to ball release (0.469 ± 0.150 mV). Conclusion: Findings suggest footwear significantly alters the activity level of the ankle stabilizing musculature. Youth baseball pitchers and coaches should be cognizant of what footwear is worn on a pitching surface. Maximal activation of the tibialis anterior and medial gastrocnemius can ensure the stride leg is adequately stabilized to absorb the momentum generated by trail leg. |
| 5. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Australian International Academic Centre PTY. LTD. |
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| 7. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2022-01-30 |
| 8. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
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| 10. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/IJKSS/article/view/7173 |
| 10. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijkss.v.10n.1p.44 |
| 11. | Source | Title; vol., no. (year) | International Journal of Kinesiology and Sports Science; Vol 10, No 1 (2022) |
| 12. | Language | English=en | |
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Copyright (c) 2022 Jacob R. Gdovin, Chip Wade, Lauren A. Luginsland, Charles C. Williams, Riley Galloway, John C. Garner This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. |