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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your child is a pitcher, be sure to rest his arm.  Just strength training and possibly hitting until February. [/quote]

There are competing thoughts on this.  My kid trains with a guy that trains several D1 and MLB pitchers and the belief is that you never go 100% cold-turkey.

Start training in November with light bullpens (~70% max) at least once per week.  Start ramping up to 100% in January.

If you read the information provided by Driveline and other folks, something like 90% of all pitcher arm injuries (at all levels) happen during the first month of full training.  Doesn't happen as much at the MLB level (though the emphasis on crazy velocity is of course causing tons of injuries), but prior to folks like Driveline coming onto the scene, you would see tons of Spring Training arm injuries.

Around hear, working with R&D or The Bullpen (both in Sterling) are good ideas during the offseason.[/quote]

But he’s not a D1/MLB pitcher. He’s much less developed and risks more. Rest your kid’s arm. Too many high schoolers going into surgery by Senior year.  [/quote]

It’s like some of these folks really don’t understand the difference between growing boys and adult men.[/quote]

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