Hurting Young Arms February 26
Rich Carter, pitching coach for last year’s Little League World Series champions: “I would never try to win a game at the expense of a 12-year-old kid.” He’s talking about the new pitch count rules.
Protecting Young Pitching Arms February 25
If you’ve been involved in youth baseball in the past, you’ll greet the new Little League rule restricting pitchers to a certain number of pitches each game as great news. A new Little League pamphlet — “Protecting Young Pitching Arms” — explains the new rules and also provides several terrific pages on pitching fundamentals, with pictures.
