Frequently on spring afternoons I hear the plinking sound of aluminum baseball bats and the popping of mitts as players fluctuating from six years or younger up to the local high school team work on their skills at the park in my neighborhood. Living close to two baseball parks gives me the occasion to go out and throw the ball colse to once in awhile. Each time I do, I'm reminded of the consequences of not taking care of my arm while I was younger. besides a lack of talent, the possible I had in high school to take my baseball occupation as far as I wanted was caused by my neglect of the "rules" for surviving years of tearing down muscles. With that background, here are a few suggestions for young players and their coaches. Following these guidelines will most likely keep a budding pitcher from finding his occupation cut short.
Make sure you spend enough time and exertion warming up and stretching out.
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Growing up I had a tendency to be impatient with this part of the game. I would often start throwing longer distances or with more speed than I should have before my arm was loose. The act of throwing a baseball is hard enough on a pitcher's shoulder and elbow. The natural wear and tear that comes with throwing a ball is accelerated (and much more destructive) when muscles are still tight and haven't had the time to adjust to the motion. Younger players may see quicker recovery times after ignoring this rule, but as they continue the bad habit of not warming up and stretching out, the effects gently become more apparent. Make sure that you stretch out and start gently when practicing or preparation for a game.
Learn the fundamentals of throwing early and remind yourself of them often.
If human arms were intended to be the sling shots we need for throwing baseballs, we would all be built much differently than we are. Instead, baseball players have to adapt to the throwing motion. From years of experience, a few fundamentals have been developed that sacrifice the damage done to the arm by throwing a baseball and that allow pitchers and fielders to throw more accurately and at higher speeds. Arm injuries often corollary from ignoring the fundamentals repeatedly. If you are being lazy in your advent to throwing, and if you don't force yourself mentally to pay concentration to the fundamentals taught by your coach, you put yourself at risk for injury. Your doing also takes a dive when you forget about the fundamentals.
My caress as a new dinky League pitcher shows the significance of learning the fundamentals and reminding yourself of them often. When I threw a baseball, I started my arm rotation with my palm facing upwards. I soon noticed that my shoulder and elbow tired quickly and that it was more painful than it should have been. When a pitching coach showed me how to start the rotation with my palm facing down, it not only reduced the pain I felt after throwing, but it improved my accuracy and speed.
Know your limitations and be sick person about working within them.
When I first started pitching (about the age of ten), I wanted to get out on the mound with a full arsenal of pitches that none of my opponents had ever seen before. I wanted to throw a curveball, a slider, and anyone else I could learn. I was warned not to exertion to throw those specialty pitches too young. That guidance is good stuff to follow. Before the age or 13 or 14 (depending upon how they make physically), young pitchers should generally focus strictly on the fastball motion (including changeup pitches) and placement instead of the curveballs and fancy stuff. Trying to throw curveballs when you are too young will damage the elbow and shoulder.
Repairing your muscle tissue
Many separate methods exist for recouping your muscles after they have been torn down from convention for from an outing on the mound in a game. The most productive treatments for repairing your torn down muscles includng have your arm massaged, treating it with alternating heat and ice, and even vibration. Just make sure you are doing one of those treatments to fix your throwing arm after a day at the park.
Listen to your body
Arm injuries can come from a range of causes, from throwing too much to throwing the wrong way. Let your arm tell you when it needs rest or adjustment. That big game for which you are supposed to pitch six innings won't seem so big in a few years when you can't use your arm without pain. If you need rest, let your coach know.
These are a few straightforward but productive guidelines for holding your baseball occupation alive long enough to allow your possible to be realized. Many players, including myself, have seen our opportunities dinky by not following these rules as closely as they should have.
Message To Young Baseball Players (Especially Pitchers): Take Care Of Your Arms
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