@adbono posted:I would take issue with your last sentence. I have been told by top in their field orthos that (for baseball players) all olympic lifts should be avoided. They are high risk - low reward. There are better ways to build strength that are less likely to cause injury.
And to agree with adbono statement from experience, I watched an individual perform dead lift maxing out and proceeded to max out on velo, after throwing he felt pain in his arm and needed surgery on his throwing elbow. I get it that this should not be done immediately after lifting, but we are dealing with kids, without education and supervision they will do these things.
I think one thing parents and coaches forget that the kids are growing and this growth is almost never mentioned when the players velo increases.