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Reply to "Should we monitor catcher workloads, pitch counts, too?"

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My son pitches and catches, and even with careful monitoring, he sometimes has a sore arm after catching vs. pitching.

#1 there are no experts on this subject. Monitoring is only PART of the solution. YOU have to establish the proper routine before monitoring is effective. Your son might be being overused on a regular basis using the pitch counts/innings caught/days rest numbers you have established. There are no benchmarks because pitching/catching is such an unusual combination. You have to make your own guidelines using trial and error. Sounds like you need to re-tweak the numbers.

As far as JUST catching (no pitching) I think the legs and body wears down before the arm is abused.
Fungo
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