My Son is 14, and the coach has him pitching a lot. Should he ice his arm after every game?
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yes, but only up to 20 minutes at a time with at least a minimum of 1 hour in between icing periods, if he has pain after icing for a prolonged time then it may be time to see an orthopedic.  Anything strenuous on joints should be taken care of and icing is part of injury prevention, ask any certified trainer or orthopedic and they can tell you icing after throwing or running or strenuous activity is good to help reduce swelling that occurs.  It doesn't matter how many times he throws in a given day or how hard, joints take a beating and throwing a baseball is not a natural movement for your arm that is why so many pitchers require surgery.  ask an ortho or a athletic trainer and they can tell you what i just said, ice ice ice after everything you do, knees elbows, shoulders, ice ice ice.  but not any longer than 20 min.
359143
The best thing to do is put an ice-pack on, take a few aspirin, and rest up. Don't continue to play baseball if your arm is hurting! If the pain does not fade over the next few days, Call A Doctor. The worst pains are the ones left unattended.
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Each player is different. They should have a workout set up just for them, and be supervised by thier pitching coach.
580273
I am a fast pitch pitcher in high school. Yes it is possible to pitch another no hitter. Last year I threw two perfect games. The most important thing to do is to make sure you mechanics are correct. If you throw correctly you can throw 3 games in a day and only be a little sore the next day. The main thing is to throw using your legs to generate the power. Your arm should never get tired. Only your legs should. The windmill motion is very easy on the body. To strengthen your legs I suggest running and doing squats and other various weight lifting. To improve your speed of the pitch work on foot speed. I like to do plyometrics to accomplish this. Don't over do the strengthen of the arm and shoulder muscles. You want to keep your muscles loose. Like my pitching coach always says loose muscles are fast muscles. I would work on grip strength by squeezing a tennis ball. Also strength the forearm, but make sure you stretch it out when your done. A good way to pick up stamina is to use a weighted ball. You don't have to go out and buy one. An easy way to make one is to put 1/4 finishing nails into the seams. 32 nails is about one ounce. You can add about one ounce to two. But I suggest starting light and working up to the heavier one. If you throw twenty with the weighted ball at the end of your workout your stamina will rise tremendously. Start with about twenty and work up to about forty then add more weight to the ball and start at twenty again. Keep pitching and good luck!
577103
get a new coach. Your son is probably learning how to play the game, tell the coach to lighten up and keep the FUN in the game and to not take it OUT of it
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First off you have good height strong upper body helps but pitching is 30% body strength 70% technique ask yourself these questions \n\n1.do i have good balance from the point of my rotation into my stride.\n\n2.am I using full arm motion = on a 360 degree scale wich means are you releasing the ball at the top point into your stretch.\n\n3.you say you have long legs that is a good tool for alot of pitchers. question from me to you. So I can be a bit more helpful . After you go into your stretch from the wind up what is the position of your trail leg into your stretch do have a habbit of pushing off the mound . Not good gets you into bad habbits .Its more like a pulling off the mound into the stride then pushing into the release . \nA good practice for this is stand at the mound go into your routine simulate your movements to the place go step by step every motion check your body position into each step. Break it down steps 1 to 5  \n\n1.your starting stance Check your balance \n2.your raise into your windup check balance look at your footing \n\n3. from windup into your stride check balance arm position did you get proper waist rotation did you push off the mound. \n\n4 look at your arm are you at your right release point .is it in correct position if not at a perfect point gonna cause loss of velocity and cause improper control of the pitch.\n\n5 check your balance after the stretch do you still have proper balance.\n \n\n\ncauses balance issues and takes away from your volicity and has a tendency of causing alot of wild pitches. Do you see  \n  yourself with this problem?\n\nThe leg kick is a tool but if you dont have balance from the kick to the stride your wasting your time .\n\n4. Do you have proper waist rotation going from windup to the stretch this is important. (note) proper hip motion=rotation) if your not balanced going from your turn into the stride this will cause a potential  loss of velocity thats where alot of power pitchers    get this down to tee.\n\nYou say you have a 3qtr arm slot question when you release the ball at what point of your stride are you release what is your arm position .Always release the ball at the top of you stride Balance+  release point = velocity .I hope this gives you some ideas on  where your at or where you need to be at .Please feal free to e-mail question's if you have any .Id be glad to help
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Well it all depends on the position he plays or wants to play. I have my degree in exercise science, so he definitely needs to do a proper warm-up before he plays. You don't realize how many guys end up tearing things in their elbows and shoulders and the rehab after surgeries like that take forever. I was also a student athletic trainer for 2 years at my university, so i have seen it all. he i too young to lift weights, unless you use 2 pound dumbbells or something like that. The biggest thing is to make sure that he warms-up and stretches properly.
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I have never seen this happen on my boys' teams (Little League & soccer).  I strongly feel that this has to do with the league & the coaches - you need to let everyone know up front what the deal is.  One year, my son's soccer coach sent home a letter at the beginning of the season saying - I'm the coach, you're not, if you want to coach then volunteer.  He phrased it a little more kindly, but you get the idea.  Let your parents know up front what your expectations are for parents.  By the way, your record is irrelevant.  It doesn't matter if your team is horrible - so what - parents need to realize that their children are not going to become professional athletes.    I think you are awesome to volunteer.  My fellow parents & I treat our coaches great!
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First thing is first...look at your arm when you throw (The easiest way to do this is to video tape yourself and watch it). What you want to watch for is where your elbow is in comparison to your shoulder. If your elbow drops below your shoulder, that is why you elbow hurts. When you elbow drops below the shoulder, it puts undo stress on the ligaments and tendons there. What you want is for you elbow to be level or slightly higher than your shoulder, but it has to be comfortable for you. You don't want it way stretched out so it's twice as uncomfortable as before.\n\nAnother possibility is if you throw a curve, how do you throw it? Are you using your elbow? Which is hard on younger pitchers (The bones and cartilidge.). You want to be using your wrist for the rotation of the ball, not your elbow.
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Have him develop solid mechanics first. This will naturally lead into throwing strikes, which may be the single most important aspect of little league pitching. As he builds up arm strength and good mechanics velocity will follow. \n\nPlease, please , please do not have him throw any curve balls until he is older, and do not make him throw too much. His young body needs sufficient time to recover. \n\nI agree with a previous poster that you may want t otake him to a pitching coach, which will get him into follwoing good habits and drills.
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I think you should do what the coach says.  You can sit down with him in a one-on-one conversation and explain your side, but I think you have to abide by his decision even if it is not the one you want.  Otherwise, your coach might see you as a trouble maker and not play you at all.\n\nHe obviously sees something in you that speaks to him about your talent for playing on the line.  Go with the flow, explain your side in a grown up matter, but do what he says.
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actually its all in your mechanics... after managing for 15 years the kids now adults that had the best mechanics threw with the highest velocity.... BUT EVERY PITCHER PLAYS LONG TOSS....THAT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO BUILD ARM STRENGTH..... ESPECIALLY ON YOUR DAYS OFF plus your release and leg work is a big factor also.. but remember the best pitchers arent the fastest ones... they are the ones that can place the pitches where they need too.... IE Greg Maddux..... another word of advice.... hand work is important also dont forget to hide the ball as long as possible... this gives the batter less time to see what pitch your throwing... I could go on and on about weight training.... etc... but I think you get the idea...
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not sure even though i know most rules i believe suspensions stand for the same throughout the game which would mean your son would be unable to attend any of his teams games during his ban but it might be worth checking with your local F.A
74057
I think you need to ask why your son is playing basketball in the first place. I really hope that "making it to the post-season" takes a backseat to learning about teamwork and having fun. If the kids are happy, then it shouldn't matter that the coach isn't teaching them the finer points of the pick and roll. That can all come later. Right now worry about them having a good time, not the mechanics of the game. Seven is still very young.\n\nChances are that you'll respond that your kid's self-esteem is suffering because his poorly coached team can't seem to win a game. In that case, I'd suggest teaching him all you can away from practice.\n\nGood luck.
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At his age, checking shouldn't be allowed, period. Youth Hockey leagues don't allow checking until PeeWee level (ages 11-12). At age 4, your son should be enrolled in the Instructional Program. At that level, they should be focusing mostly on developing skating skills and very little if at all on actually playing games. At the Mite level (ages 7-8) is when the kids start playing actual games against other teams. I started youth hockey when I was five, but I don't remember having to worry about getting run down by older kids. If this is happening to your son, you should definitely talk to the coaches or consider enrolling him in a different league.
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it all depends on what you are referring to. when you refer to sports, unless you're a pitcher, no. over working a pitcher can lead to elbow and shoulder problems and cut short a career, but i do mean when specifically throwing a lot. as far as working out and practicing, absolutely not, the difference is if you're in shape or not or if you're just plain lazy. i take b-p and grounders till i drop. this improves your conditioning so you're not dead at the end of the game. especially if it goes into extra innings.
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He's very young, and he's having a surgery that 1/5 of the MLB pitchers eventually have.  It's not over.\n\nTommy John surgery takes about a year to get over but his arm will be stronger than ever.  It's a fairly common surgery and he'll be fine in the years to come.