The American Baseball Biomechanics Society

ABBS will be well-represented at WCB 2026!

We’ve got your scheduled covered:
- ABBS Annual Meeting is Tuesday, July 14 from 12:45-1:45pm West Room 109. Come by as we discuss the future of the society, and don’t forget to RSVP at abbs2026.eventbrite.com to reserve your free lunch! (Limited Quantity)

- Throwing Symposium, chaired by ABBS Board Member Antonia Zaferiou, PhD on Tuesday, July 13 (West Room 110)

- 18+ other baseball biomechanics presentations!

Join us on Monday for the last journal club of the Spring '26 season!

🗓️ Monday, May 11, 2026 from 4-5 PM EST on ZOOM

🔎 DISCUSSING mechanical contributors to pitch velocity.

📨 Want to attend? Be sure to sign up for a free ABBS membership. Invitations are emailed out to all members the week before journal club.

📚 We will also have a brief presentation from this month’s journal club sponsor,

💡 Miss our thematic poster session at Winter Meetings? It one of the previous journal club presentations? No worries - they are all catalogued on our website for members to access at any time. Use the link in Bio!

‼️ We are always in need of presenters for future journal club meetings. Anyone in the field is eligible to present. Simply email [email protected] to inquire.

A new month means a new ABBS journal club!

Join us on Zoom for journal club this Monday, April 13, 2026 from 4-5 PM EST.

🔎 DISCUSSING pitching biomechanics, with an emphasis on the effects of the proximal kinetic chain on center of mass control and throwing arm impingement.

📨 Want to attend? Be sure to sign up for a free ABBS membership. Invitations are emailed out to all members the week before journal club.

📚 We will also have a brief presentation from this month’s journal club sponsor,

💡 Miss our thematic poster session at Winter Meetings? It one of the previous journal club presentations? No worries - they are all catalogued on our website for members to access at any time. Use the link in Bio!

‼️ We are always in need of presenters for future journal club meetings. Anyone in the field is eligible to present. Simply email [email protected] to inquire.

You have plans on Tuesday! The ABBS symposium at ISBS will feature President Arnel Aguinaldo and several board members including Gretchen Oliver, Brittany Dowling, and Kevin Giordano will be dicussing their most recent research in baseball biomechanics.

Sign up for the ISBS virtual symposium to attend! Attendance is free if you are already an ISBS member.

See you there!

February Journal Club is upon us!

Join us on Zoom for journal club this Monday, February 9th from 4-5 PM EST.

🔎 DISCUSSING how ball characteristics, pitch type and spin rate can impact elbow varus torque!

📨 Want to attend? Be sure to sign up for a free ABBS membership. Invitations are emailed out to all members the week before journal club.

📚 We will also have a brief presentation from this month’s journal club sponsor,

💡 Miss our thematic poster session at Winer Meetings, or one of the previous journal club presentations? No worries - they are all stored on our website for members to access at any time! Use the Link in Bio!

‼️ We are always in need of presenters for future journal club dates! Anyone in the field is eligible to present, email [email protected] to inquire.

We’re back!!!!
Join us for the first journal club of 2026 this Monday, January 12th from 4-5 PM EST.

🔎 DISCUSSING how fast pitchers use their legs to generate ground reaction forces differently, and how pitchers control energy flow using their legs!

📚 We will also have a brief presentation from this month’s journal club sponsor,

💡 Miss our thematic poster session at Winer Meetings, or one of the previous journal club presentations? No worries - they are all stored on our website for members to access at any time! Use the Link in Bio!

‼️ We are always in need of presenters for future journal club dates! Anyone in the field is eligible to present, email [email protected] to inquire.

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