Pitching Tips
My 10-year-old son is a pitcher. What’s the maximum number of pitches he should throw in a game or per week?
This is a very good question. I believe that it is not the number of innings a pitcher throws that is important but the pitch count per inning. When the pitch count gets into the 20s and especially the 30s, which is when the strain comes to the arm. If a pitcher is throwing 10-14 pitches an inning he can last 6 innings. But when a pitcher throws 75 pitches in 2 innings he will wear down much faster and be more prone to injury.
After studying this issue the past two seasons, Little League Baseball has implemented a pitch count for 2007 to help protect pitchers arms. Click here to read an article with all the details.
