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<blockquote data-quote="eokerholm" data-source="post: 880344" data-attributes="member: 5007"><p>Definitely a lot of over use and specialization at a younger age. Especially in the South.</p><p>Guys are throwing way harder and more than other generations and it is definitely taking a toll on their young arms. </p><p>You never saw Velo like this 10 years ago in and out of HS.</p><p></p><p>Travel ball is more prevalent and seasons longer, which puts more wear and tear on the young arms.</p><p>Some bad coaching out there.</p><p>We had a 14 year old opponent pitch 140+ pitches in one game. We were so upset and worried for the kid.</p><p></p><p>We were at a PG 18U event at 11U and watched some games in between. Here is what one of the scouts shared.</p><p>"If I have twins, separated at birth, one grew up in Texas and one grew up in Ohio. Both Pitchers. I will take the Ohio kid 10/10 as the Texas kids play too much, too long and specialize too early. They come to me overplayed and hurt. Northern kids have to take breaks due to weather and most play multiple sports."</p><p></p><p>You have to document 1st pitch of season, last pitch of season and rest periods or breaks. Seriously.</p><p></p><p>The pitch limit in HS is 110. Which is BEYOND DUMB.</p><p>No 16-18 year old needs to pitch that many.</p><p>Here is Christian's Senior year in HS and why he came in overthrown. Never recovered from the 412 pitches so early in the season and the load the remainder. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]12594[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>JR was Covid so forced break</p><p>[ATTACH=full]12595[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Travel ball never let them get above 80 or so pitches. </p><p>HS was the worst managed pitch count. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]12596[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eokerholm, post: 880344, member: 5007"] Definitely a lot of over use and specialization at a younger age. Especially in the South. Guys are throwing way harder and more than other generations and it is definitely taking a toll on their young arms. You never saw Velo like this 10 years ago in and out of HS. Travel ball is more prevalent and seasons longer, which puts more wear and tear on the young arms. Some bad coaching out there. We had a 14 year old opponent pitch 140+ pitches in one game. We were so upset and worried for the kid. We were at a PG 18U event at 11U and watched some games in between. Here is what one of the scouts shared. "If I have twins, separated at birth, one grew up in Texas and one grew up in Ohio. Both Pitchers. I will take the Ohio kid 10/10 as the Texas kids play too much, too long and specialize too early. They come to me overplayed and hurt. Northern kids have to take breaks due to weather and most play multiple sports." You have to document 1st pitch of season, last pitch of season and rest periods or breaks. Seriously. The pitch limit in HS is 110. Which is BEYOND DUMB. No 16-18 year old needs to pitch that many. Here is Christian's Senior year in HS and why he came in overthrown. Never recovered from the 412 pitches so early in the season and the load the remainder. [ATTACH type="full"]12594[/ATTACH] JR was Covid so forced break [ATTACH type="full"]12595[/ATTACH] Travel ball never let them get above 80 or so pitches. HS was the worst managed pitch count. [ATTACH type="full"]12596[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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