My Son is currently 13 6'2 left-hander
is 1 game a week too much to pitch in the
fall.. Or should He just concentrate on other aspects of the game and pitch in the Spring.
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1 game a week? In my opinion, not at all..
Last year I threw 3 bullpens a week (Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday) from late October - Mid March. In my opinion, people don't pitch enough
Last year I threw 3 bullpens a week (Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday) from late October - Mid March. In my opinion, people don't pitch enough
1 game per week sounds very conservative, but it depends on how many pitches are thrown. There are several sites online with recommended pitch count limits for youth pitchers, asmi.org is a good one. There's a link to such information, their recommendations for a 13 year old are 75 pitches per game max, 125 pitches per week, 1000 pitches per season, and 3000 per year. Other sites also give recommendations for days off between pitching, normally about 4 days.
13 yrs old and 6'2 AND a lefty..wow you got a good combination for a real good pitcher. How hard does he throw?
Your son, need not pitch every week in the off-season, but he should throw everyday.
At 13, in the off-season I had my son playing on Saturdays and Sundays in two different leagues. But every parent is different.
It is more important that he have a regular daily (light) weight training regimen that he does to strengthen his arm. Running everyday is important, or at least every other day to build stamina and strengthen his legs.
Here is what is recommended by the American Sports Institute for arm usage on players of your son's age group:
http://www.asmi.org/asmiweb/research/youthbaseball.htm
At 13, in the off-season I had my son playing on Saturdays and Sundays in two different leagues. But every parent is different.
It is more important that he have a regular daily (light) weight training regimen that he does to strengthen his arm. Running everyday is important, or at least every other day to build stamina and strengthen his legs.
Here is what is recommended by the American Sports Institute for arm usage on players of your son's age group:
http://www.asmi.org/asmiweb/research/youthbaseball.htm
RR
Your son is a pitcher correct--- if he played for two different teams on weekends who did he pitch for?
Each team on both days?
Or one team every other week ?
Or was he not a pitcher back then
Your son is a pitcher correct--- if he played for two different teams on weekends who did he pitch for?
Each team on both days?
Or one team every other week ?
Or was he not a pitcher back then
TRhit
He alternated between OF and pitched.
He alternated between OF and pitched.