First shoulder elbow examination at “Koshien of elementary school” 18:08 on August 18

The national tournament, which decides the best softball baseball for elementary school students, opened on the 18th at the Jingu Stadium, and for the first time since this tournament, shoulder and elbow examinations were conducted.

This tournament, which will be held for the 39th time, is also called the “Elementary School Koshien”, and 51 teams from around 12,000 teams from all over the country won the prefectural qualifiers.

After the opening ceremony at Jingu Stadium, the shoulder and elbow examinations were conducted for all 900 players for the first time since this tournament.

Doctors and physiotherapists asked each child for pain and discomfort one by one, and then applied ultrasound to the elbow of the dominant arm to check for abnormalities.

Some athletes were pointed out that “the elbow ligament was pulled and the bones were about to come off,” and they were encouraged to visit a medical institution after the tournament.

The game is scheduled to start on the 19th, and a new rule will be put in place to limit the pitcher's daily pitch to 70 balls to prevent injury to the shoulders and elbows caused by overthrowing.

Talk of players and managers

A 6th grade boy who was advised to go to the hospital because his elbow belt was pulled and the bones were about to come off. I have never felt pain until now, so I would like to go to the hospital regularly and notice something unusual. "

A 6th grade boy who served as an ace for the team said, “A hospital teacher told me that my elbow hurts and my bones are coming off. I'm grateful to know if my shoulders are injured. "

On the other hand, the coach of a 39-year-old coach from Kagoshima Prefecture said, “If a player feels pain or discomfort, he tells them to say immediately, but he does not say because he wants to go to the game. I think it ’s a good thing. ”

In addition, the team manager of Tochigi Prefecture said, “Since some elbow injury progresses without pain, it will be very helpful as a leader because it will be discovered early if you have a medical examination. I want to be careful, such as managing the number of catch balls. "