Josh Donaldson. Baseball Player Mechanics Analysis - Oakland A’s
The analysis of some aspects of the technique can help to
explain the athlete’s performance, injuries and his/her future possibilities.
With the information that we present in this blog I’m not intended to replace a
scientifically organized evaluation process, but just to play with the
available information.
Mr. Donaldson suffered a left knee sprain in 2010 consistent
with the internal compression that he generates at the end of the swing during
batting. We can observe in the batting pictures and video how he rotates the
left foot externally compressing the internal aspect of the left knee. This
action will aggravate the MCL area already damaged.
We can observe also a hyper-extension at the lower back at the end of batting, that might increase the risk of pain in that area.
We can observe also a hyper-extension at the lower back at the end of batting, that might increase the risk of pain in that area.
Initial position |
Left foot remains in place while the hip rotates |
Left foot remains in place while the hip rotates. Starts hyper-extension of the left knee |
Knee hyper-extension, foot external rotation and hyper-extension of the lower back while hip keeps rotation |
Knee hyper-extension, more foot external rotation and hyper-extension of the lower back while hip keeps rotation |
Knee hyper-extension, foot external rotation and hyper-extension of the lower back while hip keeps rotation |
The
running technique, with extreme hyper-extension of the knee before landing and
the first contact in the ground with the heel, will create new sources of
stress for his knees.
In 2012 he suffered a strained right hip. It will continuous
being stressed by the constant kicking generated during running in the air
phase.
Complete ankle extension, incomplete knee extension |
Knee hyper extension. Landing with heel in front of hip |
Complete ankle extension, incomplete knee extension |
Knee hyper extension. Landing with heel in front of hip |
Conclusions: High risk of re-injury at the left knee level
and hip flexors. Moderate risk of injury at the left ankle level and lower
back.
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