Division of Art, Music, and Physical Education

Hisashi Hashimoto

  (橋本 恒)

Profile Information

Affiliation
Associate Professor, Division of Art, Music, and Physical Education, Osaka Kyoiku University
Degree
Bachelor of Arts(Dec, 1998, University of San Francisco)
Master of Science(Aug, 2001, Middle Tennessee State University 大学院)
Doctor of Philosophy(Mar, 2022, Kyoto Institute of Technology)

Contact information
hashimoto-h57ex.osaka-kyoiku.ac.jp
Researcher number
20827810
J-GLOBAL ID
202001014926133958
researchmap Member ID
R000013515

In the past 25 years, Hisashi Hashimoto had been actively involved in Japan and American professional baseball teams. For the past three years (1997-1999), Hashimoto had the opportunity to work as an athletic trainer for San Francisco Giants organization.  Also, from 2001 to 2003, Hashimoto was able to work as an athletic trainer for the Hiroshima Carp, a professional baseball team in Japan. As an athletic trainer, Hashimoto observed two different styles of athletic training between the two countries. Hashimoto was exposed to various methods of athletic training domains in both America and Japan. According to Hashimoto, in America athletic trainers strongly emphasize strength and conditioning. The focus is on “preventative medicine” rather than the “After the fact” perspective. The biggest contrast between the two countries is the use of “annual in-off season strength & conditioning program” by the American. That is, it is safe to say that athletic trainers and strength & conditioning trainers are one of the most important health care providers for professional athletes. In Japan, athletic trainer and strength & conditioning trainers are increasingly popular as an instructor of overall athletic condition and performance in sports. Although it is growing in popularity, not many researchers have studied the effect of strength & conditioning. In addition, controversy and debate on the benefits of strength & conditioning exercises continues to exist among those in the baseball profession. Some baseball coaches say that auxiliary exercises generally have no direct effect on baseball skill development. On the other hand, some researchers conclude that strength-training program for baseball players works effectively because they found some scientific explanations.


Research Interests

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Papers

 11

Misc.

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  • Hisashi Hashimoto
    甲南大学スポーツ・健康科学教育研究センター論集<第17号>, (17) 27-39, Mar 1, 2009  
    著者の考えるストレングス&コンディショニング理論に基づいたプログラムを一年間実施し、そのトレーニング効果をピッチングフォーム、球速、体力要素等から検討した。

Books and Other Publications

 7

Presentations

 28

Professional Memberships

 2