Softball Conditioning - Core Training More Important Than Ever
I had the chance to work excellent mentors early in my career and to learn cutting-edge training stuff. Stuff that most people didn't even know yet.
One of those things was the importance of core training for sports performance. I learned its importance and how to do it way before every body started to talk about it. Thanks to my great mentors.
The good thing about "core training", unlike many other trends, it has NOT gone away even after many years. It has stood the test of time and has become a very important part of sports conditioning programs today.
This was confirmed by brief review - a summary of research findings about a topic - published in the highly respected Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research about the applications of core training to sports conditioning programs a little over a year ago.
We can, without a doubt, affirm that core training is crucial to maximize sports performance.
On the softball field, this means pitching faster, hitting with more power, throwing harder, and moving more quickly.
A couple of months ago, I wrote about how core training is the secret to more power.
My friend and eminent strength and conditioning colleague Barry Lovelace also understands how important it is and since he works with a lot of baseball and softball players, he went to work and created a core power training system just for baseball and softball.
If you want to find out more about his cutting-edge program:
Reference:
Willardson, J.M. Core stability training: Applications to sports conditioning programs. J. Strength Cond. Res. 21(3):979–985. 2007
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