Sorry but just a quick venting session. In getting back to working with HS baseball players and a focus on pitchers, I am struggling with how many arm issues our pitchers have after working with private PC's and/or instruction from travel ball coaches. Too much of a focus on arm action, glove side, release point, etc., and not enough time on improving overall strength, taking care of the muscles that allow a pitcher to perform, with an emphasis on lower-half mechanics.
As I told our players last week, stop allowing these coaches and travel ball teams to normalize injury. It is not normal for a young pitcher to suffer stress fractures, UCL injuries, etc. Teach your player to communicate soreness, fatigue, and pain. Continuing to throw in any of these situations, is a recipe for injury!
Do your homework and ask your son's private PC a lot of questions. If they do not perform an assessment or ask that you get one prior to working with your son, IMO, you should look elsewhere. If they don't highlight the importance of good lower-half mechanics before talking about upper-half mechanics, IMO, look elsewhere.
OK...rant over.