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Post by crash23 on Nov 13, 2006 11:21:10 GMT -8
Just curious as to your thoughts...
How much is too much baseball? How manygames a year should a kid play? How much time off should players take in the winter?
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Post by scrapper on Nov 13, 2006 11:26:36 GMT -8
I've read that if a kid is playing 9 -10 months a year, they should be taking about a 2-3 months off.
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Post by trevor9 on Nov 13, 2006 11:44:13 GMT -8
I think it's different for each kid. Some kids that are struggling are probably more prone to burn out than a kid that is not struggling. Obviously fatigue and injuries are always a concern, if they are fatigued bad habits may develope. If a kid is well rested and having fun, weather permitting they should keep playing all year. I believe it beats having them play video games or watching t.v. as a way of being well rounded. Other sports can be a good way of getting them hungry to play baseball again after a lay off.
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Post by Mark on Nov 13, 2006 12:59:16 GMT -8
HS coaches told me that they would like the kids to have at least 3 months off. so we finished this weekend November 12. High School baseball starts February 15th.
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Post by knezme on Nov 13, 2006 13:07:21 GMT -8
Looks like Mike was reading directly from ranger.com. Kissin' up!
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Post by trevor9 on Nov 13, 2006 13:21:46 GMT -8
Caught stealing Kenny, I tried to cut and paste off of Craig's site. You are too quick for me.LOL
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Post by trevor9 on Nov 13, 2006 13:25:24 GMT -8
Speaking of H.S. coaches, Mendonca told me that he would like to see Craig's team quit immediately. I guess he's not up to changing all the Ranger philosophies.
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Post by scrapper on Nov 13, 2006 13:28:10 GMT -8
Those kids that are playing all year, how many pitchers are throwing more than 200 innings over a 9 months a year, that approximately 22 innings a month. There got be some repercussions on that. That is only 4 games a month. And some you guys are playing a minimum of 2 maximum 5 games per weekend.
That is a lot of baseball.
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Post by trevor9 on Nov 13, 2006 13:39:54 GMT -8
Lance has a good solution to this problem Scrapper. Make the kid throw 90% knuckleballs in league and then air it out on the weekends with his travel team. It seemed to work but I guess only time will tell if that is the right strategy. The common trend amongst the better teams is to make sure you have at least 8 kids that can throw, I know Craig takes alot of abuse from me but he does seem to have the kids health high on his list of priorities. Which might be one of the reasons he is struggling to take it to the next level. How's that for kissin' up Kenny?
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Post by Mark on Nov 13, 2006 14:02:11 GMT -8
Speaking of H.S. coaches, Mendonca told me that he would like to see Craig's team quit immediately. I guess he's not up to changing all the Ranger philosophies. do you have a kid at THS?? if so who and what grade?
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Post by Mark on Nov 13, 2006 14:03:24 GMT -8
Those kids that are playing all year, how many pitchers are throwing more than 200 innings over a 9 months a year, that approximately 22 innings a month. There got be some repercussions on that. That is only 4 games a month. And some you guys are playing a minimum of 2 maximum 5 games per weekend. That is a lot of baseball. i agree it is a lote of baseball. but most pitchers at the HS level throw about 45 inning in HS and another 50 for summer and fall travel. my pitchers have thrown about 30 innings this fall
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Post by trevor9 on Nov 13, 2006 14:09:02 GMT -8
No kid at T.H.S. yet, he's only eleven. I am good friends with "Dozer", we chat about his program and what's coming up quite a bit. He is very optimistic as am I about the future of baseball at Turlock.
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Post by Mark on Nov 13, 2006 14:42:10 GMT -8
the current sophmore class there looks like it might turn out to be pretty good. might be short on pitching some but kids might still develope. they got speed and power, which cant be taught and they hit the ball well.
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Post by trevor9 on Nov 13, 2006 15:03:10 GMT -8
They are strong, I know Gallegos should have a big year as well as a few others. The incoming freshman class looks promising as well. The only kid I would have liked to see Turlock get was Nathan Gonzalez, but I guess Pitman got lucky there.
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Post by crash23 on Nov 13, 2006 15:03:42 GMT -8
There's a misnomer about knuckleballs - that they are "easy" on the arm. Although this may be true for adults it's not true for kids. Because of the delivery, they are just as bad (for youth pitchers) as an improperly thrown curve ball. The ligaments in kids are not fully developed or attached to the elbow and as a result the knuckle ball delivery is more likely to do harm. Throwing a change by "dragging" the elbow can cause similar problems. Like I've said before, it's all about mechanics.
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