Reply to "Can a catcher have a "Dead Arm""

twotex1,000+ posts

My son is also a catcher. I have noticed his pop time sag during the season from time to time. But I wouldn't say he has experienced dead arm.

What I would want to check is that he is stretching properly, specifically doing a good sleeper's stretch daily. In the past my son experienced GIRD, which resulted in a loss of range of motion, and velocity. In my son's case italso led to an injury.

You can search this site (or the internet) and find other references to GIRD.

Good luck!

5/29/132:48 PM

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