Prep Baseball Report Minnesota is excited to team up with Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine. Our goal in this endeavor is to continue to provide the most up-to-date pertinent information and resources to the baseball community in the state of Minnesota. Periodically, the staff at Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine will be providing content for the Prep Baseball Report Minnesota website; covering an array of areas in the athletic performance field.

Spear-heading this effort for Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine is Dan Christoffer, EdD, ATC, ATR.

Dan Christoffer is a certified athletic trainer at Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine. He is the head of the baseball and softball program there and works with all levels of baseball and softball athletes. Dan has worked in professional baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers and with players from many other organizations.

Arm Care

- presented by Dan Christoffer, EdD, ATC, ATR

It is absolutely essential for a baseball player to be performing arm care. The obvious reason for doing arm care is to prevent injury and keep the arm and body strong. However, if you dedicate yourself to a good program the improvements in this area can help increase performance as well. When we talk about arm care it doesn’t just involve arm strengthening. So, if you are just doing Jaeger Bands or weighted balls you are missing the boat. The areas you need to work on in regards to arm care are.....

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