Exclusive Interview with St. Louis Cardinals Manager, Mike Matheny, Author of The Matheny Manifesto... A Must-Read for Little League Parents In 2008, some local parents approached current St. Louis Cardinals manager, Mike Matheny about coaching their youth baseball team the following spring. One night, he wrote a long … [Read more...]
Overuse Injuries Are Real: It’s Important to Know the Risk Factors
By Dr. James Andrews Spring is almost here and that means “baseball.” For parents and coaches it is a time to understand all of the risk factors and how to make sure your young players are healthy. Many of you will be starting up youth baseball in very cold climates. Even in the deep South there have been … [Read more...]
The Number-one Risk of Arm Injuries Continues to be Year-round Play
By Dr. James Andrews If baseball is to continue to be “America’s Pastime”, we need to make sure that prevention of injury becomes a number one priority. There is no question that Little League® International is working hard to keep our young athletics healthy. From my perspective, there is no youth baseball league that … [Read more...]
Baseball Bat Rules
Rule 1.10 – Baseball – The bat must be a baseball bat which meets Little League specifications and standards as noted in this rule. It shall be a smooth, rounded stick and made of wood or of material and color tested and proved acceptable to Little League standards. Little League (Majors) and below: it shall not be more … [Read more...]
Dr. James Andrews Identifies Five Main Risk Factors that Contribute to Arm Injuries
Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. James Andrews, the world’s foremost authority on pitching-related injuries and a member of the Little League International Board of Directors, has identified five main risk factors that contribute to arm injuries sustained by amateur pitchers. By paying attention to these risk factors, Dr. Andrews, … [Read more...]
