Softball Expert Witnesses

Leesburg, Florida

Athletics & Recreation, Biomechanics - Health club, Gym, Fitness, Personal training, Exercise, Gym equipment, Fitness equipment, Exercise equipment, Treadmill, Weightlifting, Bicycle, Cycling, Baseball, Softball

Mr. Baumgarten has 40+ years of experience in the fitness and sports industry, including working as a personal trainer, program manager, business owner, facility designer, equipment salesperson, etc. He is a Harvard graduate with a Masters degree in Exercise Science as well as certification from the American College of Sports Medicine (Health-Fitness Director), National Academy of Sports Medicine, and as a Medical Exercise Specialist. He has been an adjunct professor at Marymount University; editorial Board member and columnist for Fitness Onsite magazine; and a columnist for Boardroom magazine. His management experience includes hiring, training, and supervision of fitness personnel; management of multiple fitness clubs; and equipment maintenance and safety issues. Mr. Baumgarten has decades of experience in competitive and recreational sports -- as a competitor, coach, and official. In baseball, he has competed for over 40 years, earning multiple all-star accolades in Men's ...

Florida

Athletics & Recreation, Safety - Parks, Playgrounds, Play Spaces, Events, Supervision, Instruction, Facilities, Ballfields, Outdoor Recreation, Equipment, Emergency Action Planning and Response, Aquatics, Basketball, Softball, Risk Management, Racket Sports, Physical Education, Fields, Spectators, Loss Prevention

Over the course of my career as an academic, I have produced over one-hundred and twenty-five scholarly works – to include peer reviewed journal articles, textbooks and book chapters, professional presentations and research grants – that address safety in sport and recreation. Additionally, I have taught safety and risk management practices and principles – to include topics such as risk management process and assessment; professional responsibility; playground safety; parks and outdoor recreation; safety in supervision, instruction, facilities, and equipment; emergency action planning; safety in participatory sport, collegiate sport and professional sport; health and fitness; spectator safety; safety in hospitality settings; aquatics safety; lightning safety; event safety- to thousands of students at top tier universities. I've also presented on safety issues to city managers, operations staff, school administrators, coaches, physical education teachers, park staff, educators, f...

Lookout Mountain, Georgia

Athletics & Recreation, Safety - Parks, Playgrounds, Play Spaces, Events, Supervision, Instruction, Facilities, Ballfields, Outdoor Recreation, Equipment, Emergency Action Planning and Response, Aquatics, Basketball, Softball, Risk Management, Racket Sports, Physical Education, Fields, Spectators, Loss Prevention

Over the course of my career as an academic, I have produced over one-hundred and twenty-five scholarly works – to include peer reviewed journal articles, textbooks and book chapters, professional presentations and research grants – that address safety in sport and recreation. Additionally, I have taught safety and risk management practices and principles – to include topics such as risk management process and assessment; professional responsibility; playground safety; parks and outdoor recreation; safety in supervision, instruction, facilities, and equipment; emergency action planning; safety in participatory sport, collegiate sport and professional sport; health and fitness; spectator safety; safety in hospitality settings; aquatics safety; lightning safety; event safety- to thousands of students at top tier universities. I've also presented on safety issues to city managers, operations staff, school administrators, coaches, physical education teachers, park staff, educators, f...