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Reply to "How to work with a high school baseball coach to protect your son's arm."

TOTAL PITCHES THROWN IN A GAME
Varsity 110
Sub Varsity 90


REQUIRED REST PERIOD
VARSITY
86-110 Pitches 3 Days
61-85 Pitches 2 Days
36-60 Pitches 1 Day
1-35 Pitches 0 Days

SUB VARSITY
65-90 Pitches 3 Days
45-64 Pitches 2 Days
25-44 Pitches 1 Day
1-24 Pitches 0 Days

These are GA's rules.  I could definitely see a parent being concerned that on Friday the Freshman kid could legally throw 90 pitches and do it again on Tuesday. In our district the games are typically Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday so this scenario is plausible. 

I think the real challenge is in the smaller schools.  In GA we have a fairly small season compared to many other states.  Our JV schedule was 21 games in 6 weeks, and we had 21 kids.  The Varsity schedule was 31 games in 11 weeks...plus any that are needed for playoffs, with 25 kids.  When you have roster sizes like that the potential for overuse in minimal.  In schools that have roster sizes closer to 12-15 with seasons lasting 12+ weeks...well yeah, there may be a glitch there.

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