Here you will find links to the Sports Medicine and Movement Lab's most recent peer-reviewed publications. Check back frequently as this list is updated often.
Biomechanical drivers of fastball velocity identified from In-game motion capture using Super Learner ensemble modelling
Garrett Fernandez, Garrett Bullock, Ryan Zappa, Gretchen Oliver, and Kristen Nicholson
Ground Reaction Forces and Peak Throwing Shoulder Forces in Softball High School Pitchers
Kenzie B Friesen, Ian P Jump, and Gretchen D Oliver
Impact of the Lower Body on Softball Pitching Velocity
Ian P. Jump, MA, Ryan M. Zappa, MS, Kenzie B. Friesen, PhD, Jessica L. Talmage, PhD, Anthony W. Fava, PhD, and Gretchen D. Oliver, PhD
Differences in Fast and Slow Exchange Durations in Youth Baseball Catchers
Kinematic Comparison of Throw-Down Mechanics Between Baseball and Softball Catchers
Ryan Zappa, Anthony Fava, Billy Lozowski, Ethan Kohler, Gretchen D Oliver
Trajectory-Based Motion-Plane Modeling in Sports Biomechanics: A Comprehensive Review of Computational and Analytical Approaches
Kai-Jen Cheng, Ian P. Jump, Madeline R. Klubertanz, and Gretchen D. Oliver
The Softball Pitching Plane (SPP): A Reliable Geometric Descriptor of Arm Trajectory and Its Relationship to Ball Velocity in Adolescent Pitchers
Kai-Jen Cheng, Ian P. Jump, Ryan M. Zappa, Anthony W. Fava, Madeline R. Klubertanz, Joseph H. Caplan, and Gretchen D. Oliver
A Description of Scapular Biomechanics in the Windmill Softball Pitch in Early High School PitchersKaila A. Holtz, Benjamin Lerch, Jason L. Zaremski, Lauren Butler, Sophia Ulman, Ryan Zappa, Anthony Fava, and Gretchen D. Oliver
