Elbow bursitis

Feel like we're missing some info here. Get medical note saying he needs to rest arm or let coach be in charge of your kids arm for 4 yrs. if he's such a great coach why does he want your son to throw when it's only practice in Fall? Is he a work through your pain kinda guy? 

IMO medical issues r one place where parents may need to do the talking w the coaches. Kids don't always present the facts correctly. 

Tough spot between not wanting to cause issues w coach vs keeping your sons arm healthy for the next 4 yrs. good luck-keep us posted.

Get to an ortho dr.  He probably needs time off and physical therapy.  Sounds like the coach is an idiot.  Get a doctors orders and stop throwing.   Good luck. 

Coach believes kids arms hurting are usually because they throw too little, not too much. We're talking about throwing & not pitching and I tend to agree. Parents told not to take kids to ortho before having coaches look at it. His problem with going to the Dr. is they'll miss at least two weeks of throwing and most cases they need to throw. That is the reason I took my son to a chiropractor rather than a sports doctor. This time of year all they are allowed to do is throw but drills they are doing make it difficult for my son to take it easy. Swelling was gone and no pain for a week but he seemed to aggravate it some yesterday. I've already informed travel coach he won't be pitching in fall and moved him to 2nd base to reduce stress on arm. Decision was made a couple of weeks ago but now considering pulling him off (travel) team for fall. We have a holiday weekend coming up and even after aggravating it a little yesterday it is much better. Only time he has any pain is when throwing at maximum effort & pain is during deceleration phase. After weekend if any pain persists, I'm going to have son go back to coach & if he doesn't allow rest I'll have to get involved. 

Whether kids need to throw more to develop strength is not the issue.  Pain is a sign of an issue.  It does not appear to be normal workout pain which goes away after rest.  You have swelling.  Don't be stupid. 

A few years ago, my kid had an elbow issue during fall ball.  He battled thru it without telling me.  Didn't throw from Oct. to Feb.  Started throwing in Feb. and the pain came back.  A quick trip to the Ortho and a script for physical therapy.  Therapy was basically the throwers ten with ultrasound and ice.  He had to strengthen the area around his elbow.  About 6 weeks later, he was back to normal.  No problems since. 

With due respect to your "coach" he is an idiot.  Probably a drivers ed teacher masquerading as a "coach."  He certainly is not a doctor.  IT IS FALL.  So what if he misses two freaking weeks of throwing.  Most likely he needs the physical therapy to rehab the area.  Get your kid to a doctor to at least rule out anything major. 

If u have good insurance and can afford it I would still take him to ortho.. If he's a pitcher u will need to establish a good relationship with one anyways. Don't wait the week if he can get In. Coach should be telling him to get it checked out. He's not a dr. And I personally wouldn't allow him to dictate when your son gets a medicl opinion. He can always use another pitcher. If he really cares about developing your son as a pitcher who is healthy for the 4 yrs of HS he will be proactive. 

I still think you should go to the ortho asap.  X-rays tell you absolutely nothing (unless its a growth plate issue).  You need a professional, not a coach who has "seen" his share of injuries.  If needed, an MRI would rule anything serious out.  My concern is the inflammation.  Also a period of rehab could work wonders.  If you rest for a week or two and that doesn't "fix" it then you will be set back those weeks of "rest." From your original post, it sounds like you have already tried the "week of rest" solution.