Diagnostics of game performance in softball with a focus on throwing

Abstract

The paper is focused on the analysis of game performance in softball. Intention was to show the distribution of types of throws in a softball game, depending on the role (post) of player.

On the basis of systematic observation of the match during the European Championships 2009 is shown that players use dominant overhead throw.

Keywords

• Overhead throwing motion
• electromyography
• muscular stress
• 3D kinematics analysis
• rotational kinetic formula