A workshop to prevent injuries to the shoulders and elbows of children playing baseball was held in Yokohama on the 22nd, and coaches of youth baseball learned about the causes of injuries and how to deal with them.
This training session was held by volunteers involved in baseball in Kanagawa Prefecture in order to prevent children from giving up the game due to injury, as the population of baseball players is declining.
On the 22nd, about 350 people, including youth baseball leaders, gathered at the venue in Minami Ward, Yokohama City, and received explanations from experts about injuries that are likely to occur while playing baseball.
At the seminar, Dr. Tetsuya Yamazaki, who is familiar with shoulder and elbow injuries in children, explained that in growing children, even if there is no pain, inflammation of the cartilage in the elbow progresses and symptoms such as difficulty bending the elbow remain. I introduced that there is also.
On top of that, he emphasized the importance of regular examinations using ultrasound, saying that if it can be detected early, it may be possible to cure it without surgery.
After this, Mr. Yoshinobu Takahashi, who played an active part in the professional baseball giants and later served as a manager, gave a lecture, and talked about an episode when he was a child and practiced by swinging a bamboo stick longer than his height like a bat. , "It's important to learn how to use the whole body when you're young."
And he called out, "I want you to give me guidance so that I can expand my possibilities by having them play various positions, instead of having them play only the positions they can do."
A man in his 30s who coaches a youth baseball team said, "I want to give guidance to children so that they can enjoy baseball while carefully watching their physical condition."