She is far more likely to be at risk from injury or death caused by DHMO (IMO this risk is something we should all be paying closer attention to...)
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Pitching arm health question
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Here is DD's Pitching warm up...for years... 
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We had a recent outbreak in our area that hit everyone pretty hard. In the news daily and on record as the worst in history.
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I attended ammonia saftey training and on day one we were taught the dangers on DHMO. Really freaked me out.
This is one I haven't heard for awhile...it is completely wrong but this was the old wives tale that is being told:
My DD's very, very first PC told her that if she pitched, she wasn't to play SS, 3rd or C because of the regular hard and long throws overarm you have to make from these positions. The explanation he gave for this line of thought was that because she pitches, her underarm pitching muscles/motion would be really strong, and thus would over power the less used overarm throwing muscles/throwing motion which would lead to arm injuries.
He uses this to justify any of his pitchers injuries - it isn't the bad technique he teaches, but rather that they are throwing hard overhand when fielding regularly.
Yes he is wrong, however I do have to give him credit in that at least he has an explanation on why he believes this. This is more than most coaches do when they just parrot something they have either heard or has been 'right' since they were taught it.
My DD's very, very first PC told her that if she pitched, she wasn't to play SS, 3rd or C because of the regular hard and long throws overarm you have to make from these positions. The explanation he gave for this line of thought was that because she pitches, her underarm pitching muscles/motion would be really strong, and thus would over power the less used overarm throwing muscles/throwing motion which would lead to arm injuries.
He uses this to justify any of his pitchers injuries - it isn't the bad technique he teaches, but rather that they are throwing hard overhand when fielding regularly.
Yes he is wrong, however I do have to give him credit in that at least he has an explanation on why he believes this. This is more than most coaches do when they just parrot something they have either heard or has been 'right' since they were taught it.
Here is DD's Pitching warm up...for years...
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my dad made me play catch with him on the road all the time. It was strictly for accuracy. if he missed it, i ran and got it
