quote:Originally posted by swdawg24:
redbird5...did any of your kids experience any arm troubles? This is my main concern. What were the biggest adjustments the pitchers had to make moving back to 60'?
We had 1 arm injury with a new kid who had a growth plate problem. I found out that his past teams threw him A LOT in the last few years. His injury, however, had nothing to do with this "abuse". The doc said it was a freak accident.
As for adjustments, we really didn't have many because we have been focused on FB and CU since we were 9u. While we don't have someone to blow kids away, we have 9 competant arms who know how to use our defense. They know how to stop the running game and pour the ball through the strike zone. At 60/90, walks, errors and HBPs turn into runs.
Also, I agree with MidloDad. The 12-13 year is the largest growth period. I just noticed yesterday that my son is now about 5'9" (he was 5'4" in the fall) and the pants we bought in the spring (which were very long on him) are now barely touching his shoetops.