Reply to "Fastball/Change is all you need kids!"

redbird510,000+ posts

I can't tell you how many pitchers at the 12U level were sidelined this year due to arm problems. It always amazes me how many coaches/players/parents get so consumed with winning rather than development. Our kids all pitch and all throw CH. We sprinkle in 3-5 cutters (different FB grip - we tell them it;s a cutter) per 60 pitch outings but nothing more.

How do you think a pitcher will ever have confidence in his FB or CH if he never has to throw it in a tight situation?

9/8/0610:15 AM

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