Topic: Exercise: Baseball Or Softball
10/13/2011
Overzealous Parents, Coaches Take the Fun From Kids' Sports The result: It might push children away from physical activity
7/28/2011
Coaches Can Play Big Role in How Kids Feel About Sports Best ones foster team spirit, encourage kids to strive for personal best, study finds
6/13/2011
Hey, Batter: Your Sleep Habit May Affect Your Swing Study finds night owls hit better than morning larks in night games
5/4/2011
Football Legend Steve Young Urges Kids, Parents to Play It Safe Experts offer tips on how to help prevent youth sports injuries
3/27/2011
Hot Days Turn Pitchers Into Hot Heads Major league pitchers more likely to 'bean' batters in retaliation during sweltering weather, study finds
2/19/2011
Views on Pitchers' Elbow Surgery Called 'Disturbing' Survey finds effect of pitch counts underestimated, benefits overestimated
2/6/2011
Frequent Pitching Could Harm Kids' Shoulders, Elbows They should pitch no more than 100 innings per calendar year, and some less, experts say
12/7/2010
Youth Sports Injuries Reaching Epidemic Levels, Experts Report 8,000 kids are treated in ERs daily, trainers' association says
Concussion Symptoms Can Differ for Boys and Girls Study of high school athletes shows males more often confused, while females may appear drowsy
12/6/2010
Kids' Team Sports Often Lacking in Exercise, Study Finds Soccer, softball and baseball players found to be inactive for about 30 minutes per practice session
9/28/2010
Team Sports Pep Up Middle-School Kids Those who participate say they feel better mentally and physically, researchers find
7/19/2010
Major Leaguers Seem Prone to Injuries in First Half of Season About three-quarters occur before baseball's All-Star game, research shows
6/19/2010
Bump in Head Injury Numbers Linked to Summer Play Bikes, pools, ball games main reasons for spike between 2008 and 2009, analysis finds
6/11/2010
Even in Non-Contact Sports, Mouth Guards Are Essential They help keep people of all ages and all sports smiling, experts say
6/9/2010
Morning Larks Outperform Night Owls on the Pitcher's Mound Study found sleep schedules can help predict Major Leaguer's performance
4/27/2010
Steroids Could Harm Heart's Pumping Ability Rather than enlarged hearts in weight lifters, study finds problems contracting, relaxing
4/5/2010
Health Tip: Practice Baseball Safety Don't forget the protective gear
3/12/2010
High-Impact Sports Might Not Harm Knee Replacements More active patients had better joint function, study found
3/10/2010
Youth Baseball Injuries Becoming More Common Stretching, rest can ease elbow, shoulder pain that plagues many young players, studies show
2/12/2010
Girl Softball Players Suffering More Shoulder Injuries Too much throwing, too little conditioning may be to blame, study says
1/30/2010
For the Knee, Shoes and Playing Surface Matter Study finds that cleats and natural grass make the safest combination
11/16/2009
Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts Inexpensive EKGs would reduce risk of sudden death, study finds
11/12/2009
Boys' Team Sports May Encourage Bad Behavior Male high school athletes more likely to drink and fight than females, study finds
9/3/2009
High School Sports Put Players at Risk for Severe Injuries More needs to be done to protect young knees, ankles and shoulders, researcher says
7/10/2009
Strength Testing Could Reduce Pitching Injuries Identifying shoulder weakness, preseason training could prevent damage during play, study finds
7/6/2009
Team Sports Can't Compete With Films to Keep Kids From Smoking Tobacco use in movies has pervasive influence on kids, researchers say
Kids of Parents Who Value Exercise Are More Active Study found parents still show a gender bias, however
5/29/2009
Safety Gear Helping to Strike Out Baseball Injuries Greater use of proper equipment may lead to fewer emergency visits, research suggests
Pitching Prowess May Start With the Pelvis Tests involving pro players show that stability equates to success
5/23/2009
For Young Ballplayers, Support and Caution Are Key Preventing injury takes practice, on and off the field, experts say
2/2/2009
Quick Orthopedic Repair Can Save Young Shoulders Arthroscopic surgery for athletes greatly reduces risk of recurring injury, study says
1/26/2009
HS Sports Shoulder Injuries More Likely in Boys Player-to-player contact in competition behind almost 60% of cases, study finds
10/21/2008
Head-First Slide a Heads-Up Play Physicist says most baseball players reach the base faster that way
7/14/2008
Elbow Injuries on Rise Among Young Athletes But surgery helps them return to prior playing level 83% of time, report shows
