- May 13, 2021
- 655
- 93
I guess we will just have to agree to disagree. I would say younger girl’s especially the ones throwing at the higher end of velocity for there age is just as susceptible if not more to over use injury as a grown woman that is training at a much higher level than younger girls. I would say most injuries that start showing up later in their career began because of stupid coaches pitching them to much at 10-12 years oldIt just isn't the same.
For the younger ages - there is simply less stress in throwing the ball at the velocities and spin rates of college. And in the older ages the teams that go deep aren't living on one arm for every game.
But even more importantly., the stress of pitching in college games (and even good high school) is just immense. The amount of energy and effort that goes into throwing a 7 inning game is huge. Every pitch means more and you have to put more into it.