TOMMY JOHN SURGERY

WARNINGS TO YOUNG PITCHERS

Number of surgeries has doubled since the 1990's.
Many are performed on amateur athletes in their teens.
Risk of torn tendon increases with: more pitches per game, more pitches per season, more curveballs and sliders thrown.
Nearly every adult pitcher--and many youth pitchers--have sustained an elbow or shoulder injury at some point in their career.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COACHES

Players between the ages of nine and fourteen should be limited to the following:

A. 75 pitches per game

B. 600 pitches per season

C. 15 batters per game (five pitches per batter)

D. 120 batter per season (600 pitches)

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