Bruce Mistler retweetledi

Should kids throw curveballs?
Or are we asking the WRONG question?
I just evaluated a 10-year-old with a UCL tear…
who couldn’t even do a simple get up from the ground.
And we’re debating pitch types?
This isn’t a curveball problem.
This is a youth development problem.
Kids are:
⚾️ Playing 90+ games a year
⚾️ Throwing max intent before they can move
⚾️ Training like mini-pros
⚾️ Skipping athletic development
⚾️ Living in velocity culture
And then we’re shocked when their elbows explode.
So I’ll ask again:
👉 Is the curveball the villain?
Or are we breaking kids before they ever get the chance to grow?
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