2019Dad posted:TPM posted:ML pitchers don't pitch in the off season. College pitchers that play summer ball shut down for fall practice.
If this is true why would a youth pitcher, whose body isn't developed play all year?
Kyle's blog post (www.drivelinebaseball.com/2012...aining-is-the-devil/) touched on this topic, and had an interesting perspective, IMO:
"GREAT ADVICE FOR PROFESSIONALS, TERRIBLE ADVICE FOR AMATEURS
Yeah, Justin Verlander and Felix Hernandez should probably take plenty of time off in the off-season because they threw 200+ innings, plus tons of side work, plus their legendary training programs, plus spring training, plus… well, you get the point. However, you aren’t Justin Verlander.
Is this you? I thought not.
However, amateur pitchers have numerous mechanical flaws, lack of fitness in their pitching arm, and throw maybe 40-50 innings per year. There is plenty left in the tank for them to hit the weights hard and throw a few times per week to improve throwing mechanics, proprioceptive sense, and body awareness."
You have to consider that kyle hates youth select ball at least according to his tweets. His post probably describes kids who mostly play rec for like six months a year.
I'm sure he would recommend off time for players who play from february till November in travel, school and showcase teams, espec two way players.
But a kid who just plays LL or HS and then shuts down competitive pitching for 5 months probably is fine taking two weeks off and then continue light throwing.