quote:Originally posted by RJM:
Pre high school I threw all summer; baseballs, tennis balls, whiffle balls and newspaper stuffed Dixie cups. What I didn't do was pitch 100 innings of travel ball every year starting at age nine. And I didn't play baseball from October until March.
I think RJM has it spot on. Kids in the past threw alot - but pitched much less. They also got "active rest" The players that have problems today are that they are not throwing and preparing their arm for pitching and then go out and pitch 10-15 innings in a week-end year round with out rests.
I am not sure about the pro's but there seems to be a "baby the pitcher" approach in the pros and not letting them train their arms for the task at hand.
I see it in HS where kids do not get in proper LT at practice and very few really know how to prepare themselves pre and post game.