Effectiveness of backhanded catching in baseball infielder

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20038
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 59020:Sports sciences-related
• Research Institution: Shiga University
• Principal Investigator: Ogura Kei 滋賀大学, 経済学部, 講師 (00805848)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: コーチング / 野球 / 捕球 / バイオメカニクス / 守備

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, in order to verify the effectiveness of backhanded catching in baseball infield fielding, we accumulated basic knowledge on backhanded catching. We analyzed the fielding performance and throwing motion when backhanded catching a ground ball for college baseball players. As a result, the effectiveness of backhanded catching tended to increase as the time allowance for moving to the right side of the hit ball decreased. In addition, backhand catching has the characteristic of being able to throw the ball by using the twist of the trunk while shortening the ball holding time.

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スポーツ科学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究成果により，指導現場において，バックハンドでの捕球技術を習熟させることによってその後高い送球パフォーマンスを発揮でき，アウトをとる可能性を高められることが示唆された．また，客観的なパフォーマンスをエビデンスとした知見を指導現場に提供することができ，選手のパフォーマンスや指導者の指導レベルの向上，非合理かつ危険な捕球指導の是正などの波及効果が期待できる．