Connecting Coaches, Parents and Players
A fellow parent showed me The Baseball Radar App by studio S software. It is a fun app to use at a game to determine pitching velocity. You set the distance of the throw for the app to work. There are a variety of presets including baseball, softball, little league, pony league, bronco league, mustang league, pinto league, coaches pitch, and softball (16 U). You can also set custom distances. Simply tap start when the ball…
MoreOne of the biggest adjustments I see now that Lefty is playing kid pitch baseball is selecting a pitch to hit. I recently saw one of Lefty’s at bats where he swung at a high first pitch, strike one. He took the second pitch right down the middle, strike two. The third pitch was just about over his head and he swung for strike three! As I sat in the stands I said to myself,…
MoreCheck out our new page ASK DR. ALEX Dr. Alex interests are in Family Medicine with a strong focus on disease prevention and Sports Medicine injuries and keeping a healthy life style. He is a member of the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine and has volunteered at many sporting events including Medical Director for the Pasadena Marathon and California State Games. He has also been active with several local high school teams and San Diego…
MoreLefty is turning 9 years old this weekend. As I look into his young face, I sometimes get a glimpse of the young man he will eventually be. A lot of his life centers around baseball right now, and if I am being honest, I hope it always does. However, that may be my dream, not his. He will have to find his own way in life, whether that is baseball or not. What I…
MoreLeft – Lefty’s sweet #4 jersey. Center – Mrs. RustyArm’s awesome RustyArm logo. Right – my attempt at baseball in the eye crying pumpkin. Have a safe and happy Halloween! TheRustyArm family
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Lefty is now playing kid pitch baseball. He has been waiting for kid pitch for a few years now because he has always wanted to pitch. He is getting his chance and enjoying it. Now that he is pitching, I started to wonder if I should consider icing his arm and shoulder after he throws. I was then asked by a couple of parents if they should do the same. I remember icing my elbow…
MoreIs it time to require pitchers to wear a helmet? You may believe professionals should not be told to do so, but what about youth ball players? Isn’t it our responsibility to make sure our young ball players are safe? There is risk of injury in every sport. If you pitch for any length of time, odds are you will get hit. Maybe not in the head, but you will get hit. I still get…
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You know those products you see and say, “that is a good idea, why didn’t I think of that’? When I first saw this product on TV a few years back, that is exactly what I said. Since then, I have not thought too much about bat weights until recently. At one of Lefty’s games, I saw his teammate struggle to get a donut on his bat in the on deck circle because he had…
MoreI remember the days when sometimes it felt like a grind. There were days when you just didn’t want to go to practice or a game. There were days when you took it for granted. Some days, it just wasn’t fun. It was 6:45 AM yesterday morning, Lefty’s uniform was ready, his personal clubbie (me) did a fantastic job getting his pants back to bright white. His bag was packed and the team bus (Nissan…
MoreThank you to CSUSM Coach Dennis Pugh for sending a few Cougar baseball players to MIT’s Fix Up Our Fields Dine Out tonight at Boudin’s Bakery. Come out and support a local nonprofit baseball club and meet local college athletes. Cougar ball players will attend between 5 – 7 PM. What: Nonprofit youth baseball organization MIT hosts Dine Out at Boudin’s Bakery to help raise money to Fix Up Our…
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