Eric Cressey
@EricCressey
President, @CresseySP; Director, Player Health & Performance, @Yankees; Advisor, @NewBalance, @drink_AG1, @ProteusMotion. Free blog/newsletter/podcast.
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Michael April Eric Cressey But the issue is kids are playing baseball year round from the time they are 9-10 years old, so of course there will be far more wear and tear by the time they reach the pro level. Pitchers in the past would play other sports and only play for short periods before pro level
John Creel Eric Cressey Blowing out at 17 significantly reduces the likelihood you will pitch at the big league level:
doi.org/10.1177/036354…
Eric Cressey This is a much bigger problem than baseball, or even sports. It’s an obsessive focus on specialization for kids in everything. Not sure how you reverse that now - everyone thinks they are falling behind if they don’t focus their kids at an early age.