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Reply to "Pitch Counts for 8th Graders? And playing a position after pitching"

As part of a building of the high school program the new varsity coach had input on the middle school hires. He also had impact on what happened on the field. He told the coaches he wanted to see certain kids pitch an inning or two. He asked to see players at certain positions. He told the coaches pitchers should never pitch more than four inings and once a week. Pitch counts weren't a major issue eleven and twelve years ago. But a four inning limit protected the pitchers. 

Two things happened. 1) No one tweaked their arm over pitching for the middle school. 2) Each year four or five potential pitchers moved up to the high school. 

One middle school coach was more of a baseball fan than a coach and former player. By yearning to learn and listening he became a very good middle school coach. 

Last edited by RJM
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