What are your thoughts on a HS pitcher throwing 1 long outing vs. being used 2 or 3 times a week "to put out the fires".Which is better for their arms?
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2 times a week, if 35 pitches are spread out 4-5 days would be OK. But if you're talking about 35 pitches every other day for a week, I would strongly disagree with that. The only possible way this may be somewhat OK (maybe) is if it were very late in the season and you have pitched quite a bit up to that point and you're arm and legs were in very good shape and you didn't do it for several weeks in a row. Sorry for the run on sentence.
JMHO............
JMHO............
A lot depends on the kid in question--there is no golden rule
TR......I would agree with you on that for sure.
The toughest part of being a coach, at least for me, is knowing the arms that you have. It is especially so for us because we do not get the kids until the end of the summer when we begin our fall schedule---it takes trust between players and the coaching staff to make it work
