Pitching and Pitchers Discussion Can you over pitch (throw arm out?) ect....

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What are some of the injuries that a pitcher can sustain if they pitch to much?

 

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is your dd injured

 

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Here is a web site that lists 10 things. Here is #10. with the web site, noted.

) DOING THINGS THE WAY A MAN PITCHER DOES IT ? We have mentioned several times on our www.pitchsoftball.com website that a majority of fastpitch softball pitching instructors are men. Unfortunately, there is a tendency by many male instructors to tell girl softball pitchers to ?do it the way I do it? regardless of the girl?s age, size, physical and emotional development, athletic ability, etc. The way a 220-lb, 6-foot tall man throws a pitch doesn?t always apply to a 10-year old girl, and isn?t even necessarily right for a 120-lb. teenage girl pitcher. There are alternate ways of throwing a change-up, drop ball, curve ball, etc. that need to be adjusted to the needs and comfort-level of the pitcher.

 

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spinball... yes she is having issues with her forearm

 

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I don't have a pitcher, but saw another thread about 12's throwing curves. Does it hurt the young ladies as it does for boys at that age, being most of the arms are not strong enough to consistently throw them?

just curious :-?

 

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I have seen some pitchers have forearm issues when they first start to throw curves. However, it seemed to work itself out over time and none of them have had any further issues.

 

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11 yo dd pitches and fortunately haven't had any injuries. Mostly throws fastball, drops, and changes, but has thrown some curves and currently working a rise. To be honest she can get sore throwing fastballs when she gets tired, but its not b/c of arm strength its because the mechanics break down. If a girl stops using her legs or hips it puts more emphasis on the arm. To sum up I think there are more arm injuries from being tired mentally and mechanics breaking down than purely from throwing too much or the type of pitches they throw.

 

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It could be tendonitis? if the pain is in the forearm near the elbow?

 

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Fastpitchfan,

Is she snapping her elbow up hard after release? Have seen many who do and many who develop issues in the forearm/elbow area because of it. Never a good practice but often taught by those who dont understand the consequences of that motion.

Elliott.

 

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Have seen too many younger pitchers not warming up properly and not iceing down after the game, most end up being everything but a pitcher by high school- take the time to do it right!

 

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Thank you to everyone that has replied.