Post tournament soreness

I don't know if this is necessary. Remember, most innings last 15 - 20 pitches and then the pitcher rests on the bench for 10 or 15 minutes during the half inning. Plus the game is a LOT slower than pitching practice because there are foul balls, time outs, base hits, coaches conferences with their batter, changing out a batter with a pinch runner, etc.

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Lastly, for what its worth, DD has been pitching for 7 years and I only felt the need to have her ice her arm once when her idiot coach pitched her three straight game including a 9 inning ITB. She has never had any injuries pitching (knock on wood) even without icing. Ice reduces swelling for injuries and most all pitching sessions should not result in injuries. The reason you see professional pitchers ice in MLB and NPF is that they have prior, chronic injuries and the ice helps reduce swelling. I have even seen parents in rec league ice their DD who just pitched two innings in the game. Absolutely ridiculous....You want to help your DD after the game, have her cool down by jogging a few laps around the field to INCREASE blood flow, not DECREASE blood flow by icing.

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