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Improving Base Running in Baseball: A Linear–Curvilinear Perspective

Why understanding the differences between straight-line sprinting and running multiple bases became a foundation of my PhD—and what the literature still needs to establish.

New Perspectives on Analyzing and Interpreting Base Running Efficiency: An IMU Foot Pod Methodological Case Approach

This article presents a practical framework for implementing, collecting, and interpreting inertial measurement unit (IMU) foot pod data to improve diagnostic understanding…

New Perspectives on Analyzing and Interpreting Base Running Efficiency: A GPS Approach

Base running performance in baseball depends on the ability to efficiently transition between linear and curvilinear sprinting; however, current assessment approaches…

Improving Base Running Diagnostics with Foot Pod Technology: Intersession Reliability of Linear and Curvilinear Running Performance

The purpose of this study was to determine the intersession reliability of foot pod technology for quantifying kinematic measures over the 54.7-m straight-line sprint…

Between-Session Reliability of GPS Technology for Quantifying Linear and Curvilinear Base-Running Performance

The purpose of this study was to quantify the between-session reliability of time, velocity, and distance measures over 54.7 m straight-line and home-to-second base sprints…

Functional asymmetries in inside-outside foot mechanics when curvilinear sprinting in baseball

The purpose of this study was to determine whether inside-outside foot asymmetries were observed when running multiple bases in baseball. Fifty-four trained male high school…

The need for speed: Linear and curvilinear characteristics in Major League Baseball players

The main aims of this study were to determine: 1) current values of base running key performance indicators related to home-to-first base running and running multiple bases;…

Introduction to an advanced change of direction test in baseball and softball: The curvilinear ability test

Baseball and softball base running involve appropriate body position and maximal sprinting that may require curvilinear sprinting and subsequent changes of direction…