You've been tracking the pitch count all game. He's at 72 — under the limit. You know the rules. You're doing it right.

And yet something feels off. His velocity dropped in the fifth inning. He shook out his arm between hitters. The coac...

We're following all the rules… so why does it still feel off?

A practical, week-by-week guide for parents who want to read their pitcher's arm clearly — not just react to it.

You've heard "he's fine" enough times to start doubting the p...

"We're following all the rules… so why does it still feel off?"

That's the question parents send us most often. And almost every time, the answer starts in the same place: pitch counts.

Pitch count limits are real. They matter. MLB's Pitc...

The parents who handle youth pitcher arm health best aren't the ones who respond the fastest when something goes wrong. They're the ones who aren't surprised when something changes — because they've been watching closely enough to see it co...

Raising arm concerns with your pitcher's coach is one of the hardest conversations in youth baseball. Not because coaches are unreasonable — most aren't — but because the conversation happens in a context loaded with competing pressures: pl...

Most parents of youth pitchers know to watch for arm pain. What they miss is everything that comes before it — the six patterns the arm uses to communicate that something needs attention before it becomes a problem.

These aren't obscure me...

Do Innings Limits Really Prevent Youth Pitching Injuries? A Smarter Look at Workload, Recovery, and Arm Health

You’re doing everything right.

You’re tracking pitch counts. Watching innings. Following rest rules. Your child is under the li...