quote:but if I'm hurting and think I can pull through I'm going to.
There is a difference between being tired, being sore and being injured. The key is knowing which is which.
There are a lot of mixed messages on this board. It's tough, as a player and a parent, to really know when to keep quiet and when to speak up...
My son has always played for coaches that expected him to finish but never used him more than once a week....That seems normal to me and thus I have never said anything on those rare occasions where he's thrown 120+ pitches.