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Youth Baseball and Softball Safety

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Sports are a great way for kids to have fun, stay fit, improve skills, and make friends.

But it's not always fun and games out on the field or court. The pressure to succeed can be overwhelming — and that can lead to a lot of frustration and tears.

In some cases, sports pressure is self-inflicted. Some kids are natural perfectionists and are just too hard on themselves when things don't go their way. But more often than not, the pressure is external: Kids try to satisfy the demands of a parent, coach, or other authority figure and end up feeling like winning is the only way to gain the approval of the adults they respect.

 

Youth Baseball Safety (continued)

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Pitching, particularly for adolescent arms that are still growing, puts an enormous amount of strain on joints and tendons. Injuries to wrists, elbows, rotator cuffs, ligaments, and tendons can result from excessive pitching but can be largely avoided if players and coaches follow a few simple guidelines:
 

Youth Baseball and Softball Safety

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We at X Bats are great believers and supporters of youth sports. We believe it teaches young people great life lessons with which they can build a foundation for a lifetime of success in any of their endeavors. 

Athletes have unique skill sets developed over their entire lives starting at a very early age.

 

19TH CENTURY BASEBALL MAKERS, MANUFACTURERS & RETAILERS (CONTINUED)

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1890

  • Spalding's League Ball
  • Spalding's Association Ball
  • Spalding's Boy's League Ball
  • Spalding's Professional Dead Ball, white
  • Spalding's Amateur Dead Ball, white
 

Wood Bat Training Program

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X Bats has been making professional grade wood bats for Adult League players to Major Leaguers to Youth League players for over 15 years. One of the challenges that top players face is the transition from metal bats to wood bats. The chief problem is that no matter how light a wood bat is, it can't feel lighter than a bat with a hollow barrel. The balance point in a solid wood bat is dramatically different than metal and composite bats. 
 

EVOLUTION OF BASEBALL EQUIPMENT (CONTINUED)

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19TH CENTURY BASEBALL MAKERS, MANUFACTURERS & RETAILERS (CONTINUED)

A.G. Spalding & Bros. - 1876 - 1978

Factory in Hastings, MI