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I think pitchers warm up way to much sometimes also. See a girl warm up before every game and then before they bring her in. Play five games and throw 20 before the game 20 to come in and then pitch. It's not just the game pitches. Heat has an effect. Of course stress of the game. 0-0 game puts more stress than a 13-0 game. Laboring is more a sign than how many pitches IMO.
Agree on the laboring over number of pitches. As long as their mechanics are solid and velocity is normal they should be ok.
I think most pitchers tend to not warm up enough, especially when they get older. I didn’t really notice until I saw college pitchers warm ups. They don’t just loosen their arms, they get sharp for each of their pitches. So these 10U’s with 7 different pitches should be warming up about 90 minutes.