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Little league world series baseball scheduling increases throwing injury risk in the southern hemisphere: An analysis of Australian little league baseball

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 20; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jsams.2017.01.126

1440-2440

Jonathan Freeston, Matthew Hollings,

Healthcare Policy and Management

Introduction: Throwing-related injury is a major health concern, particularly among junior athletes. A number of risk factors have been identified including throwing volume, breaks in throwing, shoulder strength deficits and arm pain. Australia has recently become eligible for the Little League World Series tournament, requiring an additional domestic qualification tournament to be held during the Australian baseball off-season. The impact of this additional tournament on injury risk has not yet been determined. The aim of this study therefore was to assess key throwing-related injury risk factors in Australian little league baseball players involved in the little league World Series qualification tournament.