Variables in the cuban baseball batter's performance using the Blast Motion baseball sensor

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Published: Oct 31, 2020
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Bat speed, Blast Motion Baseball, Cuban baseball, Peak hand speed, performance, Power.

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Alfredo Rios Fuentes
Centro de Investigaciones del Deporte Cubano. La Habana, Cuba
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5425-8184
Santiago Calero Morales
Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Quito, Ecuador. Universidad de Ciencias de la Cultura Física y el Deporte “Manuel Fajardo”, La Habana, Cuba.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4702-331X
Ricardo Elaín Eizméndiz Domínguez
Escuela Nacional de Béisbol, La Habana
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9020-9614
Yasser Aguiar Alpízar
Universidad de la Habana, La Habana
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8296-7490
Beatriz Sánchez Córdova
Universidad de Ciencias de la Cultura Física y el Deporte “Manuel Fajardo”, Centro de Investigaciones del Deporte Cubano. La Habana
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7425-8990

Abstract

The insertion of new technologies in baseball, has optimized the systems for recording and analyzing information both in training and in-game, contributing to a more accurate control of a player's performance. In the present work, the Blast Motion Baseball sensor is applied with the objective of identifying the variables significantly influencing the performance of hitters in Cuban baseball. Batters (N=24) belonging to the National Baseball Series LIX were chosen because it is the Highest-level national event in Cuban baseball. The information was recorded during batting practice, while the batter was performing the task of hitting balls thrown by the coach from the front toss, over the arm at a distance of 30 feet and at a speed of less than 50 mph. The results of Blast Motion Baseball were then compared to the official statistics of the 59th National Baseball Series. The results found show that hitters with higher bat speeds, higher top hand speeds and more power achieve greater performance. Therefore, knowing these characteristics of a hitter's swing in real time helps to perfect the training process and forecasts the hitter´s performance.

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Rios Fuentes, A., Calero Morales, S., Eizméndiz Domínguez, R. E., Aguiar Alpízar, Y., & Sánchez Córdova, B. (2020). Variables in the cuban baseball batter’s performance using the Blast Motion baseball sensor. PODIUM - Journal of Science and Technology in Physical Culture, 15(3), 509–517. Retrieved from https://podium.upr.edu.cu/index.php/podium/article/view/980
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Vol. 15 No. 3 (2020): September-December
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Author Biographies

Alfredo Rios Fuentes, Centro de Investigaciones del Deporte Cubano. La Habana, Cuba

Máster en Metodología del Entrenamiento Deportivo para la Alta Competencia.

Santiago Calero Morales, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Quito, Ecuador. Universidad de Ciencias de la Cultura Física y el Deporte “Manuel Fajardo”, La Habana, Cuba.

Doctor en Ciencias de la Cultura Física

Ricardo Elaín Eizméndiz Domínguez, Escuela Nacional de Béisbol, La Habana

Licenciado en Cultura Física, Director Técnico de la Selección Nacional cubana de béisbol

Yasser Aguiar Alpízar, Universidad de la Habana, La Habana

Licenciado en Lengua Francesa y Lengua Inglesa

Beatriz Sánchez Córdova, Universidad de Ciencias de la Cultura Física y el Deporte “Manuel Fajardo”, Centro de Investigaciones del Deporte Cubano. La Habana

Doctora en Ciencias de la Cultura Física

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