Reply to "Abuse of a youth pitcher question"

tfox100+ posts

Where was this kids parents?If I see my son exibiting signs of pain and see him pitching what obviously was too many pitches,I would pull him.

Might hurt his and my standing with the coach but the kids well being and health come before coaches pride.

My son was slated to be the starter for a tournament game in our 9-10 year old league but due to him practicing center field the day before with the all star team,he tweaked his arm throwing in to the plate.I was helping the rec team and informed the coaches his arm was hurting and without hesitation,he was scratched as the starter and did not pitch that day.It cost us a chance for a win but he was able to pitch later in the week and helped us finish 3rd in the tourney.

I really liked our coach,he was a former minor leaguer and high school varsity coach and would not allow kids to reach a pitch count of 40 in a game.

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