Pop-Up Prep

Get your hands up ready to catch the ball.  Have both hands there because you should always catch with two hands.  Have your throwing side foot in front of your other foot so you can throw in one step rather than two.


Shoulder Joint
(L)-Flexion  (C)
(R)-Flexion  (C)

Shoulder Girdle
(L)-elevation, upward rotation (E)
(R)- elevation, upward rotation(E)

Elbow and Radioulnar Joints
(L)- Extension, Pronation
(R)- Flexion, then slight extension, Pronation

Wrist and Hand Joint
(L)- Wrist and figers are extended.  Extensor carpi ularis, extensor carpi radialis brevis- Concentric.  Palmaris longus- eccentric
(R)- Flexion of the wrist.  Flexor carpi radialis, palmaris longus, flexor carpi ulnaris- Concentric