The issue: playing positions during tournaments before and after pitching without adequate rest and recovery. I haven't seen any research on this in any way whatsoever with regards to position play limitations pre/post pitching. You usually see rosters of 11-14 players for the 11U-14U age groups, and the better teams will go 4-5 games deep into tournaments: do the math, and it says a pitcher needs to play positions.
So FWIW, I consulted with a few HS coaches, professional trainers, and professional instructors, and came up with my own guidelines regarding this issue last year, given the fact that joemktgson is a MIF (primarily SS) who plays in a ton of tournaments. This is what I use to communicate with joemktgson's 14U coaches, and we keep him at these limits:
Questions: (1) Are there guidelines for pitchers who plays positions, and if so, where are these guidelines? (2) Thoughts/revisions to the aforementioned table would be greatly appreciated.
