quote:Originally posted by junior5:
A kid doesn't think about being injured which is why you guys are right. Everything is sore and hurt, which is why we keep playing through it.
You are right, they don't think about being injured, and it's just not about baseball. That's part of being young, you are indestructible. That's why parents need to help their kids to understand that in anything they do there is a risk, and then weigh in on the consequences. That includes baseball.
You are a catcher so not sure if you understand how much the pitcher needs to be healthy for his accuracy. You have a catchers mentality and that's good, you guys are the warriors, but don't expect that to be the same for pitchers.
My son plays baseball for a living, if we had not set restrictions when he was young, he most likely would be doing something else right now. he expressed an interest to go to college and play ball, and perhaps go further, and we helped him to achieve that posssibility by doing what we thought was best for him....as a pitcher.