[baseball1974]

Just to comment on what I said about the injuries. Overuse is not the only reason for arm injuries but it is the #1 reason for kids under 20 having arm surgeries. Part of that has to do with their physical makeup not being completely done growing. That's why a high school team shouldn't have the same workouts as college and pro teams have. Another thing that plays a huge role into is the strength and conditioning that someone mentioned. Baseball isn't like other sports and doing strength training the wrong way WILL absolutely lead to arm trouble, especially for pitchers. The coaches that do not buy-in to personalizing workouts are the same ones that continue to see injuries like Lawrence is seeing. Small things, like lifting certain kind of weight above your head can lead to big problems for pitchers as well as everyday players. There is also a big difference between "playing catch" and throwing off of a mound. It's importan, for young kids especially, to play catch and throw on flat ground instead of always throwing from an elevated position. All these injuries didn't start until the showcases and elite style camps become essential for high school age kids. Now they are constantly throwing off a mound year around instead of having a cool down period, and then the time to build their arm up again for the season starts. There is also mechanical issues that can attribute to injuries and some coaches do not educate themselves enough to help their players and prevent some of these issues.

Just for your own research, how many injuries has LC had to just a kid's arm in the last six years? I think someon already answered that in-which they're averaging one a year. Now compare that to how many they've had before 2009?

This type of thing goes on in lots places and even those schools will only have one every few years. That is why it is so alarming to me to see LC averaging close to 1 a year.

1 injury is accident. 2 injuries is a coincidence. 3-5 in as many years is a pattern. Until something changes, you can expect for this to continue. That shouldn't be surprising to anyone.