It's one of the current hot-button issues in youth sports - should athletes specialize in just one sport at an early age? Current studies link early specialization - to the exclusion of other sports - to an increase in throwing arm injuries. Baseball Health Network founder Steve Hayward, PBI's … [Read more...]
October 30, 2015 Leave a Comment
PBI Pro Tips #3 – using resistance bands
Whether you're looking to build or maintain arm strength, trying to rehab an arm injury, or just looking for a way to warm your arm up, resistance bands are invaluable for the throwing athlete. Working with a 16U high school pitcher, Baseball Health Network founder Steve Hayward demonstrates a … [Read more...]
October 19, 2015 Leave a Comment
PBI Pro Tips #2 – mid-week throwing for fall pitchers
If you play fall baseball, and you're a pitcher, it's very important that you maintain your arm strength during the course of your season...especially if you pitched in the spring and summer, too. Most fall leagues play on Sundays and too many pitchers don't get in a mid-week throwing session the … [Read more...]
October 13, 2015 Leave a Comment
Introducing PBI Pro Tips
Professional Baseball Instruction is pleased to welcome you to PBI PRO TIPS. This is a new video series that will provide training tips, coaching advice, and more from the coaches at Professional Baseball Instruction. In this first installment, Jim Monaghan & Steve Hayward from PBI and the … [Read more...]
November 25, 2014 Leave a Comment
Pitchers Wanted For FREE Throwing Arm Study At PBI
Professional Baseball Instruction & the Baseball Health Network are looking for 25 pitchers, ages 11-17, to participate in a FREE research study being conducted by BHN Founder Steve Hayward and Dr. Christopher Ahmad, Team Physician of the New York Yankees. The study is designed to detect early … [Read more...]
January 26, 2014 Leave a Comment
New Jersey Baseball Magazine’s Coverage of the 2014 Pitching Summit
Special thanks to Matthew Orso of New Jersey Baseball Magazine for his fine piece on our 2014 Pitching Summit with Leo Mazzone, Gary Lavelle, Mark Amundson, Doug Cinnella & Steve Hayward on January 22 in Mahwah. You can read the article here on their website. Matt, by the way, is a former … [Read more...]
