according to this study (Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies), there are 80,000 ACL tears a year, and most happen to 15-25 year olds. the study estimates ACL tears cost nearly a billion dollars yearly. an astounding 70% of these injuries occur in non-contact situations. so there is one clear conclusion to draw from this data:
all youth soccer players are hearby restricted to a kick-count rule. any youth cannot kick or attempt to kick a soccer ball more than 7 times per day (includes practice and warm-ups), and no more than 21 times per week. kicks longer than 35 yards carry a 1.5 multiplier. any coach that allows a player to kick more than this statistically sound rule will be fined and humiliated on facebook.
additionally, AYSO is considering a supplemental step-count rule, and to accomodate, they will be deciding on a 17-players-onfield rule for 13year and under leagues.
Showing posts with label pitch counts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pitch counts. Show all posts
2009-06-10
2009-06-09
strasburg pitch count estimate
strasburg is some obscure college pitcher who pitches in a stadium named after his current coach... vain indeed.
so the kid has a good fastball, but apparently, it's his slider that will get him to the big leagues. i looked for his pitch counts online somewhere, but aghast, i couldn't find them (after 4 seconds of searching). so here's his game log for the past two seasons with pitch count estimate (using the basic pitch count estimator).
tony gwynn ain't no dummy, and he looks to be doing a good job protecting this kid, or as some would say, tony is protecting his own ass from the pitch count police
so the kid has a good fastball, but apparently, it's his slider that will get him to the big leagues. i looked for his pitch counts online somewhere, but aghast, i couldn't find them (after 4 seconds of searching). so here's his game log for the past two seasons with pitch count estimate (using the basic pitch count estimator).
| date | PA | BB | SO | basic pitch count |
| 5/29/2009 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 121.5 |
| 5/20/2009 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 97.0 |
| 5/14/2009 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 106.3 |
| 5/8/2009 | 28 | 2 | 17 | 122.3 |
| 5/1/2009 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 118.1 |
| 4/24/2009 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 112.3 |
| 4/17/2009 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 135.4 |
| 4/9/2009 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 104.2 |
| 4/3/2009 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 92.6 |
| 3/27/2009 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 115.6 |
| 3/20/2009 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 109.4 |
| 3/13/2009 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 115.6 |
| 3/5/2009 | 29 | 1 | 18 | 124.9 |
| 2/26/2009 | 26 | 1 | 16 | 112.0 |
| 2/20/2009 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 96.8 |
| 5/22/2008 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 106.5 |
| 5/15/2008 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 98.0 |
| 5/8/2008 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 123.7 |
| 5/2/2008 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 121.0 |
| 4/25/2008 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 114.1 |
| 4/18/2008 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 102.0 |
| 4/11/2008 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 135.7 |
| 3/28/2008 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 109.3 |
| 3/20/2008 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 111.4 |
| 3/13/2008 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 108.8 |
| 3/7/2008 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 98.2 |
| 2/28/2008 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 98.8 |
| 2/22/2008 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 111.7 |
tony gwynn ain't no dummy, and he looks to be doing a good job protecting this kid, or as some would say, tony is protecting his own ass from the pitch count police
2009-06-05
alert the pitch count police
i have a friend who's head will explode when he read this:
i understand this is egregious - were it my kid, i'd be horrified. but here's what makes me angry: a journalist uses the phrase "201 pitches" and readership spikes. it's like a blogger tagging a story "erin andrews" - a cheap way to get site traffic.
this is an incomplete story. if the kid threw 200 sliders, yeah, that would be bad. but if he threw just fastballs/change ups, then that's less arm damage. has the kid proven he could throw this much before in the season? was he fatigued, or was he conditioned to throw a lot? did the other team suck at hitting?
i'm all for setting up general pitching parameters, which that league apparently has, to prevent selfish coaches, but let's not set definitive numbers for pitch counts when pitch counts are not necessarily the best indicator.
if you run the 400m, you don't prepare by just running 400m every day in practice. when we baby pitchers and don't condition them to throw a lot, no one should be surprised at elbow surgeries. nolan ryan (now president of the texas rangers) has recently commented on his hatred of the pitch count. it's about fitness, stamina and mechanical correctness.
protecting high school atheletes is important, but at some point, you gotta let them run. another friend's kid (11th grader - crap, i have friends that have kids who are in 11th grade?!?!) broke his foot in the finals in a volleyball game - stepped on a teammate. but the kid stayed out there. he served the last three points and they won their division finals against their rival. because we are concerned for kids' safety, should they have taken the kid out of the game? he was able to stay in there, stay active (he's a setter), and they won their championship. that's a sporting glory he may never achieve, and because he broke his foot, they should have taken that from him?
as they said in bad news bears 2, "let them play! let them play!! let them PLAY!!!"
After throwing 13 innings and 201 pitches, Warroad pitcher Lars Anderson had enough Saturday night.it's a high school pitcher, and the opposing pitcher threw 204 pitches.
i understand this is egregious - were it my kid, i'd be horrified. but here's what makes me angry: a journalist uses the phrase "201 pitches" and readership spikes. it's like a blogger tagging a story "erin andrews" - a cheap way to get site traffic.
this is an incomplete story. if the kid threw 200 sliders, yeah, that would be bad. but if he threw just fastballs/change ups, then that's less arm damage. has the kid proven he could throw this much before in the season? was he fatigued, or was he conditioned to throw a lot? did the other team suck at hitting?
i'm all for setting up general pitching parameters, which that league apparently has, to prevent selfish coaches, but let's not set definitive numbers for pitch counts when pitch counts are not necessarily the best indicator.
if you run the 400m, you don't prepare by just running 400m every day in practice. when we baby pitchers and don't condition them to throw a lot, no one should be surprised at elbow surgeries. nolan ryan (now president of the texas rangers) has recently commented on his hatred of the pitch count. it's about fitness, stamina and mechanical correctness.
protecting high school atheletes is important, but at some point, you gotta let them run. another friend's kid (11th grader - crap, i have friends that have kids who are in 11th grade?!?!) broke his foot in the finals in a volleyball game - stepped on a teammate. but the kid stayed out there. he served the last three points and they won their division finals against their rival. because we are concerned for kids' safety, should they have taken the kid out of the game? he was able to stay in there, stay active (he's a setter), and they won their championship. that's a sporting glory he may never achieve, and because he broke his foot, they should have taken that from him?
as they said in bad news bears 2, "let them play! let them play!! let them PLAY!!!"
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