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Originally posted by Coach Knight:
Grateful-
We have fall ball in our program, but they stop throwing in mid-October and don't throw again until the 1st of December, and then only twice a week with limited pitch counts until tryouts in March.
I think there is definitely something to be said for taking some time away.
What I do with my sons, is they take the month of November off. In December (Usually) nothing but DRY drills working on Mechanics no throwing at all.
In January they throw 3 sessions per week, all fastballs, 3 sets of 8 pitches each session.
February, 3x a week, 4 sets of 8, all fast balls
March 3x a week 5 sets of 8, 4 fastballs, 2 curves, 2 change-ups.
Pre Season Spring league starts at the end of March and they are in pretty good pitching shape. (Can only pitch 3 innings in Preseason)
HS season starts May 15th and they are in mid-season form by then.
I think the slow progression helps alot.
I said usually above, because this Christmas my son is traveling to Australia with RCW & the Goodwill Games Organization so we have to modify the routine a little.