Abstract
The purpose of this project is to provide an injury prevention manual for youth baseball athletes and their coaches. The manual will provide knowledge about shoulder injuries, shoulder anatomy, injury prevention exercises and additional resources for further education. Sources of Data The sources of material for this project include journal articles, books, web sites and interviews with coaches. Conclusions Reached Many youth baseball athletes and coaches face several issues that stress the need to develop an injury prevention program. Playing year round has increased the demand on the youth athlete, which increases the demand for knowledge about injury prevention. A basic understanding of the shoulder is needed in order to build the foundation for developing a program to maintain a healthy shoulder.