can-o-corn posted:3and2Fastball posted:My 2 cents: if you have a player who is both a pitcher & catcher, you should retire from coaching.
Really wrong. If you are in HS you will be more attractive to a college if you can do both (and also the more positions you can play the better). My own son was drafted as a pitcher after his junior year in college, didn't sign and returned for his senior year where he was all conference catcher. He played 4 years after college pitching one year and catching the other three. You and the coach just have to be really careful to not over work your arm, but it can be done and is done more than you might think.
Still don't agree with that even if it worked for your kid. Pitching and catching is just a bad combination for the arm. If you want to play a second position s a P it is better to play OF or 1B. Asmii doesn't recommend pitching and catching either.
Of course there are arms who survive this but that doesn't make it a good idea.