My son a freshman was called up to varsity at the end of the JV season...he pitched in almost every game on JV only started once but came into relieve and 2 or 3 games he came in the 1st or 2nd inning in relief and finished the game...He is a lefty and throws decent....he was clocked last summer at 72...so I would venture to guess he is 75ish...anway they call alot of curveballs, the pitching guy is in love with them...My son played for the same pitching coach in travel ball and again lots of curveballs for about a year straight...My son says they call 1 or 2 a batter...well now he has been complaining of elbow pain...inside of elbow between funny bone and inside bone...he has been icing and taking ibuprofen and I told the varsity coach about it...He says ok no throwing bullpen or outfield...anyway My sone picks up his clean clothes last night and about hits the floor in pain...I tell the coach and I schedule an appointment the next day but they cant see him till next week...whats funny when I tell the coach about the appointment and what happend with the clothes he tells me well he has been favoring it in practice....this after I told him he has been hurting...My fault I guess...My question is do I stop him from playing till the appointment or what? He says there is no pain when he throws just after he gets home....they have no conditioning for pitchers or throwing...all they do is tell the pitchers to go throw about 20 pitches and its un-supervised...they never threw bullpen in JV practice they just went game to game and pitched...So I am a bit frustrated about the lack of instruction they are getting...anyway what do i do about the rest of this week...2 practices and a game? and perhaps a playoff game on saturday....thanks for any advice
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