To answer your question about being able to attend other schools if I did not feel comfortable with the HC , it would be very easy to move schools and not sit out. If you have not been rostered on a varsity roster you can move anywhere in the county. our county has open enrollement... if you are rostered on a varsity roster, then you need to cahnge classification levels, or move one zone over from where you are curently zoned. Not to mention the private schools that allow scholarships. We live he a decent Metro area, plenty of schools. While needing to move is not the case here, I would not hesitate to do so to protect the health and well being of my child. For baseball reasons, academic reasons, bullying whatever the case might be. I find this no different the parent who moves their kid from public to private school. This would be a family decision and is none of the schools districts business.
I would also mention that 'PLAYING TIME' and "PARENTS GETTING THEIR WAY" is not the same as having a players "BEST INTEREST AT HEART"
I cannot remember one of my sons playing for a coach that threw him too much. One game in the state semi's , 2014 threw 110... and that's the worst of it...
Only a idiot would throw a middle school / high school pitcher too much... If fact I can only remember seeing abuse maybe 1-2 times in 500+ games. I really do not think if happens to often... NOW pitching without rest in between is likely to happen more often.
I agree with you statement above about best interest at heart.
I'm looking through my notes that I kept on pitch count for almost every game for all pitchers for both sides. I'll list date for any game where a pitcher went over a 100 p.c.
2/27 - PC (us) - 102
3/11 - PC (us) - 103
3/19 - PC (them) - 136
3/25 - PC (us) - 120 - my son- (third inning he threw 43 pitches)
3/29 - PC (us) - 119, PC (them) - 119
4/1 - PC (them) - 107
4/8 - PC (us) - 120 - my son, (them) - 127 - total 8 innings for both pitchers
4/18 - PC (us) - 109
4/26 - PC (us) - 115
5/1 - PC (us) - 100
5/16 - PC (them) - 117
In American Legion that summer I don't recall but one time where a pitcher went over 100 pitches.