My son is currently a sophomore on his high school varsity team. He has worked very hard in the weight room and on the field to improve his pitching. That said his team has a senior catcher and no prospects for next year at the position. My son is currently the backup. As a result he hasn't pitched at all. I'm sure by next spring he'll be a top 2 pitcher on the team but they don't have nobody else to catch so he thinks his best opportunity for playing time is behind the plate. He enjoys catching but aspires to pitch in college (probably D3). He said he would be okay catching for the high school season (a week or two shy of a 3 month season) and pitching for his travel team in the summer and fall. He's aware of the risks of arm injury and injury in general having to block baseballs and potential collisions at home plate. Has anyone had experience with a scenario like this? What do you think are issues he may not think of before making a decision to pursue catching? Thanks
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