It is commonly said that introducing secondary pitches too early can be detrimental to the long-term health of youth athletes. However, biomechanical analysis has been relatively straightforward in finding that there is little to no evidence that ...
We recommend athletes be at least 9 years old before starting up a specific throwing program such as the ones provided within Skills that Scale: The Complete Youth Baseball Training Manual or Driveline Academy Flex. At 9 years old, we believe that ...
While it is highly probable that a youth athlete could experience some performance gains by throwing weighted balls, we do not program them into a training program for youth athletes under 14 years old for a few of reasons. Firstly, because there is ...
There is a large body of evidence that confirms that taking the necessary amount of time off from overhead throwing is imperative to the long-term development of youth athletes for a multitude of different reasons. In reviewing survey and comparisons ...