Reply to "Opinion on parent/coach conflict over health"

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Bulldog,

I don't know if I'd call the parents a "moron" or not....likely not. I am not sure Dr. Andrews "said" that these injuries are due to youth baseball....he said they might be. He also said, that at the end of the day, there are pitchers who have never been over pitched, never threw curveballs prior to maturity, and still have TJS. There are some (Dr. Andrews included) who have indicated that the UCL may have a finite amount of stressful throws at high velocity that will result in a tear (genetics).

If you believe overuse, or a predetermined number of "bullets" in the gun could result in TJ, then this coach jeopardized both. He is the "expert", the parents should commit to becoming knowledgeable, however that is the job of the coach. 68 pitches in 2 innings is just flat out inexcusable.

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