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Volleyball or basketball is big difference from throwing pitching and working on your swing 2 hrs a week year round. You guys act like we play 52 tournaments a year week after week. I guess all the kids that shoot free throws every day and become amazing shooters are all over worked and have wrist injuries. All the parents that have their DD in pitching lessons 1-2 week year round all have injuries around the corner? The article you provided is far from the scope of our practice Bustos said you have to put in 10,000 hrs to master a swing. little hard to achieve when your starting when your kids is 16 yrs old.There have been a lot of studies about overuse injuries due to sport specialization, especially at younger ages. I suggest you do a google search and educate yourself. I'll paste one article but I know that there are many. Year round softball at 10U is not a good idea.
Overuse Injuries
So when yout DD says hey dad after dinner can we play catch, take out your log of how many throws shes had that week and say " sorry dear your over your limit for the week".
As long as my DD has the drive and passion to work hard i'll be here to support her efforts. I wont pawn off my views of hard work on your DD's because its obvious in this country some people are just soft in nature. No one can judge when a kid is too young or slow or short to do something except them. Ive taught my DD don't ever let someone tell you that you cant achieve what you have you mind set on NOBODY. If you want to be great you have to put in the work.
My mistake and thank you all for pointing it out, is to demand the same work ethic and dedication of all my players at such a young age. I took for granted what I have at home. My DD brushes her teeth, says her prayers and does 25 push ups and sit ups on her own every night. In gym she could'nt do 1 so she started at night each night. Once she hit 10 she was hooked on it and it has continued since last winter.
Spoiled but more of it is how proud I am that she has the drive she does and is a straight A student, and I guess I was out of line expecting that from others on my team.
Did I mention I make my players bring me a copy of their report cards too? I can just imagine the comments now