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Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports

Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports is a free, online course available to coaches, parents, and others helping to keep athletes safe from concussion. It features interviews with leading experts, dynamic graphics and interactive exercises, and compelling storytelling to help you recognize a concussion and know how to respond if you think that your athlete might have a concussion. What You Will Learn This course will help you: • Understand a concussion and the potential consequences of this injury, • Recognize concussion signs and symptoms and how to respond, • Learn about steps for returning to activity (play and school) after a concussion, and • Focus on prevention and preparedness to help keep athletes safe season-to-season.

Pitch Count and Other ASMI Recommendations

How Many Pitches or Innings Should I Allow My Player to Throw? This is a common question of a youth coach or parent of a young pitcher. The question is really pretty straight forward, but the answer actually involves many variables that need to be considered. Click the title link for the full article.

Pitch Counts

Age Max. Pitches / Game Max. Games / Week
8-10 52 2
11-12 68 2
13-14 76 2
15-16 91 2
17-18 106 2

Recovery Times

Age 1 Day Rest 2 Day Rest 3 Day Rest 4 Day Rest
8-10 21 34 43 51
11-12 27 35 55 58
13-14 30 36 56 70
15-16 25 38 62 77
17-18 27 45 62 89

Age Recommendations for Learning Various Pitches

Pitch Age
Fastball 8-10
Change Up 10-13
Curve Ball 14-16
Knuckle Ball 15-18
Slider 16-18

Other Things to Consider

Other Things to Consider: Click the title link for the full article.

Selecting a Bat

When you select a bat, make sure you select one you can handle with confidence. During one of the first practices, many players will grab a bat that initially feels good or that some other player likes and will use that bat the entire year. However, players should hit with a number of different bats during practice to determine what bat gives them the correct feel.

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