I remember asking one of these parents when their son was ten where they would send him to high school. My question wasn't in relation to baseball. It was only because the parents attended public schools and appeared to prefer a Catholic education for their kids. Privates, Catholics and private Catholics are very popular in our area. The response was "Whomever offers the biggest scholarship for pitching." The kid was a 9U to 11U hero pitching nine innings a weekend. He blew his arm out at twelve.quote:But often parents just like to say, "hey man, my kid was pumping 70 this weekend'. Or, "hey my kid mowed them down with his curveball".
My son (sixteen) who pitched one inning a week at nine, two at ten and three at eleven will be pitching in an 18U scout league game this week. And this offseason heading into junior year, we'll make velocity a training focus for the first time. If you try to sprint your kid in a marathon, he won't make it.