If you sidle up to any gaggle of baseball dads and bring up the topic of kids being overpitched, you’ll invariably hear tales about crazy coaches from other towns abusing their pitchers by having them throw over 100 in one game or well over 100 during a two-day tournament. Yet when your coach does theContinue reading “How to Make Sure Your Kid Isn’t Overpitched in Baseball”
Category Archives: pitching injuries
What You Need to Know About Little League Elbow
Little League elbow is unfortunately very common. Find out everything you need to know about the condition. What is Little League Elbow? You talk to old-timers and they’ll tell you 20 years ago there was no such thing as “Little League elbow” and that the ailment it refers to is the result of zealous coachesContinue reading “What You Need to Know About Little League Elbow”
Pitching and Head Injuries: What You Need to Know
Are youth baseball tournaments that allow kids to swing powerful USSSA bats safe for pitchers? What are the risks of traumatic brain injuries from batted balls? I recently heard about a 12U pitcher taking a ball to the head at a tournament and requiring emergency surgery where they removed part of his skull to reduceContinue reading “Pitching and Head Injuries: What You Need to Know”
Is the Circle Change Dangerous for Youth Pitchers?
We’ve all been warned about having our kids throw curveballs, but what about the circle changeup? The circle change and curveball are both devastating pitches at all levels of baseball. If thrown correctly, they offer a distinct change of speed off the fastball as well as providing significant downward movement. Both pitches also require theContinue reading “Is the Circle Change Dangerous for Youth Pitchers?”
Why I Don’t Let My Son Pitch in Little League
Pitching injuries are real, and you shouldn’t let your kid pitch in rec when he’s also pitching for a club travel team. My 11-year old plays on a club travel team, where he’s one of our main pitchers and throws most weekends. He’s also plays for our intra-town Little League. But unlike the parents ofContinue reading “Why I Don’t Let My Son Pitch in Little League”