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Arm Strength, Pitch Counts, and Injury - Coach Bob (length=3012)
Arm Strength, Pitch Counts, and Injury Several posters have noted that they had no problems when playing pickup games as youngsters. Others noted, correctly, the clear overuse of young arms pitching i ...

Hurt Arm - Randy Dykstra (length=2233)
As the previous messages suggest No Game nor Tournament is important enough to risk injuring a 12 year old's arm permanently. Even, after being very careful with pitch counts and trying not to abuse m ...

Two Stories - Single L (length=7015)
I don't have any new arguments to add to these thoughtful, articulate posts. But I do have a couple of stories, for those who will indulge such things. They are true stories, accurate in every detail ...

Long Toss - Single L (length=1651)
How do you guys teach it? Here's my system, and please let me know if it's wrong. For 11-12s, I ask them to make a long, relatively flat throw very much like I'd teach an outfielder, except a tad hig ...

To use a football or not use a football.... - Single L (length=501)
As you say, the number of variables is extreme, and we'll wait a long time for any hard and fast scientific "proof" on this. But when Fleisig et al conclude that their data "support the concept that t ...

Weighted Balls - Single L (length=568)
It seems to me that for an 11-year-old, a standard baseball is already overload enough, since a baseball is designed to be thrown by adults, not by kids. When I pick up a rock or a snowball to throw, ...

Sidearm vs overarm - Coach Scott (length=1072)
In my pre-teen years living in rural Indiana, I was always picking up rocks, dirt clods, etc. to throw at everything and anything (trees, tele-poles) for self-amusement. I naturally threw sidearm...p ...

gaining velocity - Seadog (length=1014)
Pat, To try and tell you how to increase your fastball on a message board is darn near impossible. Trying to teach mechanics on a message board is nearly impossible.but here is a few other suggestio ...

Sore Arms - Coach O'Neal (length=662)
The two most common causes of a sore arm (little league elbow) is overuse & improper warm up.The following recommendations, if followed, will prolong & prevent even minor symtoms from occuring. 1. Wa ...

while your at it . . . a quick question - Jeff T (length=1261)
My turn to add my spin to this thread. Arm position is of some importance, but not an absolute key (IMHO). Very rarely will you see anyone come straight over the top (12:00). Usually, the "slot" as it ...

9 yr old throwing help - Ray Harrington, Basic Allstar Training System (BATS) (length=986)
Vince, There are several pieces that one needs to examine when teaching a player to throw. Elbow must be above or at least even with the shoulder. This is important to keep the elbow up, it reduces in ...

Dear HR Baker - Bear (length=766)
Simple Answer: No Easy Geometry Answer: +x axis 0 y axis Complex Calculus Differentials: Bournelli's 2nd & 3rd Order are Zero. Tony LaRouche Baseball Answer: Part 1: 12-6 rotation (using Earth' ...

Hey Rad give me your throwing schedule - Randy Dykstra (length=3582)
Got to give me chance to get thru #2 and #3.... I've been gone 5 days so lots to read and reply to... I've got 2 answers for you.... 1st is program that my son and I do or at least attempt to do... Sc ...

Hurt Arm - Duane (length=825)
My 12 yr old son just made all stars and as a result of practicing alot has injured his throwing arm. He plays 1st base and the coaches are having them do drills which require extensive hard throwing. ...

Hurt Arm - John (length=614)
Listen to your doctor and Wayne. Give him the rest. If he wants to continue playing in the future competitively, his arm needs it. If his coaches don't recognize that, then they need to step back and ...

Hurt Arm - Wayne (length=875)
Having coach youth baseball for 12 years and having a son who is an outstanding pitcher. I am extremely concerned with arm injuries. I will tell you that there will be other chances for your boy to pl ...

Roger, Wait a minute. You want to supinate rather than pronate. - Bear (length=1406)
I prefer the ol' #1. A two seamer w/ movement. I also like the 4 seamer with lot's of ....gidee up. However, I think it's more 'natural' for the arm / forearm to supinate immediately following releas ...

Side Arm - Coach Pond (length=709)
A good drill shown to me at a coaches clinic by Matt Whiteside of the Texas Rangers is to cut a piece of cloth approximately 1 inch by 3 feet. With the palm facing up, loop the cloth around the middle ...

To use a football or not use a football.... - 9 (length=2695)
My belief in long toss comes from three sources: (1) scientific evidence, (2) observation of pro and college baseball training, and (3) personal experience. 1. If you want scientific evidence, read "K ...

What's a Mom & Dad To Do. ! A Bear's Checklist to Baseball Arms - Bear (length=3096)
IMHO, there's NOT enough emphasis to learning the art of throwing..............period. In other words, Throwing a baseball is a total body effort. A dynamic motion. Throwing a baseball 'is not a nat ...

Why striped ball for rotation? - Randy Dykstra (length=2730)
A "12-6" or "11-5" throw.... at youth levels you'll never know the difference..... Actually, the spin of the ball and movement of the ball through air, causes the throw (ball) to move out of its orgi ...

sore arms - Bear (length=1009)
Ditto on thread with JT. Also check out Message Board #2 "What's a Mom & Dad To Do. ! A Bear's Checklist to Baseball Arms By Bear First observation, Seadog, I see something in your thread about 'work ...

sore arms - Jeff T (length=436)
First question I would ask is: "Where specifically is the soreness (exact location on elbow/shoulder/bicep/forearm, etc?" Muscle soreness (like a toothache) in the bicep, and forearm muscle on "pinky" ...

sore arms - seadog (length=1473)
To any and all, I have 4 pitchers with sore arms despite my best efforts to prevent it. We stretch for 12-15 min. before every practice then we add 3 sets of poles as a warmup before we start throwi ...

Drills - Old Ag (length=2312)
Drills to stop the stepping out: Have him just pick up the front foot & set it back down (e.g., essentially no stride). Put an object behind his left foot, positioned such that if he steps out his foo ...

GETTING THROWING MUSCLE MEMORY BACK - RobsDad (length=2824)
I have coached with my son for many years. He is now in 10th grade and starting SS, CF and Pitcher for his varsity team. He easily has the strongest arm on the team. Through the years he has never ha ...

LONG TOSS USELESS FOR PITCHERS? - THE COACH (length=1222)
In the most recent issue of Collegiate Baseball, Dick Mills, in a very long article, debunks the idea that 'long toss' will benefit pitchers. Now understand, I consider Mills to be a charlatin but it ...

Perceived ability vs age vs reality? - roddnet (length=1189)
"At 9/10 it's not a HUGE thing to 'fix' a kid. But by the time he's 12/13, it's going to be pretty hard to re teach the kid how to throw a ball. not to mention the parents....they are going to think a ...

Throwing ( don't over do it !!! ) - Scorekeeper (length=5641)
From the sounds of it, you've done your homework and are taking every reasonable precaution. Under those circumstances, there probably would only be minimal danger. The thing that always scares me is, ...

Throwing ( don't over do it !!! ) - Scorekeeper (length=4405)
I'm guessing our disagreement is really only a matter of semantics. No doctor in the world would tell anyone that continued physical exertion of any kind over a long period of time won't cause any irr ...

Throwing ( don't over do it !!! ) - Scorekeeper (length=1889)
Let's take a leap and say you own the A's and you have an immensely valuable property in Barry Zito. From strictly a business standpoint, do you want him to do that? Forget whether or not it is or isn ...

Throwing ( don't over do it !!! ) - Scorekeeper (length=4561)
Methinks you better go take a look at the record the Dodger's pitchers had from the mid 60's through 1980. That's when this guy was the PC. Koufax's arm was shot because of the tremendous stress he pu ...

Throwing ( don't over do it !!! ) - Scorekeeper (length=3546)
See! We agree on the premise! All we differ on is whether or not there is a point that will be reached no matter what is done to prevent it. Is it more harmful to throw 120 pitches with good mechanics ...

Throwing ( don't over do it !!! ) - Scorekeeper (length=3185)
Well Teddy, you have a believer here! I think people tend to poo poo a story like yours because they don't see it happen very often. The thing is, not every kid's arm will be hurt and that makes peopl ...

throwing speed - Jim J. (length=2392)
Good advice from everyone so far. One more important piece of advice. If your son does get called upon to pitch, educate yourself about pitching safety. Stretching, proper mechanics, pitch counts, sta ...