![]() It is a commonly held perception amongst biomechanists, sports medicine practitioners, baseball coaches and players, that an individual baseball player's style of throwing or pitching influences their performance and susceptibility to injury. The inclusion of the follow-through component could assist teachers and coaches to facilitate learner and athlete development and could also improve the accuracy of throwing development assessment. Discussion : These findings provide preliminary support that the follow-through should be added to Roberton’s developmental levels. Results indicated the follow-through had the second largest impact on thrown ball velocity of all six components. Analysis of covariance also revealed a significant gender effect, with males throwing significantly faster than females. Results : Results indicated that, after accounting for the effects of gender, age, and throwing experience, there was a significant effect of follow-through level on throw velocity. The velocity of the throws was recorded with a radar gun. Each throw was filmed by two cameras placed behind and to the open side of the thrower to assess the throwing technique. Method : Seventy-eight University students participated in the overarm, dominant hand, throwing task, which involved throwing a standard tennis ball with maximum force three times. Background : The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the follow-through on thrown ball velocity, potentially justifying inclusion of the follow-through in Roberton’s five critical components.
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