9 yr old banned form pitching in Little league...

[canadianhitman]

that might be true, but even so.....if you're able to punch out kids a year or two older than you, why stay where you are? The kid obviously has talent, nurture it by making him pitch to older kids.....it's how you get better. If he was my kid I wouldn't need other parents to detail this out to me, I'da had the kid facing real competition the second it dawned on me he was pwning everyone in this league. His parents are only holding back his own development for the sake of the team he's playing on........of course they want him to stay, he's their mule.

What if the kid thinks playing with his friends is more important than his 'development as a pitcher'? The idea is to have FUN at that age first and foremost, so if he's having fun playing on a team with kids his own age, that's where he should be playing.

 

[dabuffguy]

Dude no shit. I coach travel ball. We have a kid on our team right now, threw 66 at ten years old. High sixtys may have been a slightly pushing it. This kid is now 11 yrs old throws 73 mph from fifty feet. These travle ball kids in the USSSA baseball are not typical little leaguers, they play year round and train year round. Tournaments in the 11 and Under Major division in the East Cobb area of Atlanta, you will not see a pitcher throw less than 65 mph, unless his curve ball breaks 2 feet. That kid I was talking about 5' 11" tall, these kids are freaks of nature. Not like that baseball you see at Williams Port, the real deal, runners lead off, the whole nine.

So, whats the difference between 73 mph from 50 feet vs 73 mph from 60ft 6 inches(regulation size)?

I hate those "oh, it was 75mph from 50ft" Then that means it should be 75mph from 60 ft 6 inches also.

If you are trying to recalculate speed to make it comparitave to reaction times on a 60ft mound, then 73 mph @ 50 ft = about 50 mph @ 60 ft. So, he really was throwing 50 mph by that definition.

Speed is calculated from the actual land speed of the ball when released out of the pitchers hand. The distance from the pitchers mound to the plate makes no difference. You can't go by any other way and make it a valid mph.

It is EXTREMELY hard to believe a 10 year old was throwing a true 66 mph. In fact, I'd bet no 10 year old has ever been clocked at that speed (66mph). Ever.

Put a legit gun on him, and I guarantee you won't see the fastest 10 year olds in the country throw past 55-58. A nice gun, not a cheapo one. Stalker Pro is MLB the regulation gun. Use one of those.

I gotta call BS on this one bro. As a guy who played baseball his whole life and made it pro and knows the game inside and out, I know that 10 year olds do not throw in the 60's. Most 12 year olds don't throw in the 60's. A select few 12 year olds (who mature early) throw mid-high 60's. A 14 year old that can throw over 78 mph is a very rare find. and to have an 11year old topping 73? Not even.

I believe you think they throw this hard, but they do not. I promise you.

 

[Strongbow]

So, whats the difference between 73 mph from 50 feet vs 73 mph from 60ft 6 inches(regulation size)?

I hate those "oh, it was 75mph from 50ft" Then that means it should be 75mph from 60 ft 6 inches also.

If you are trying to recalculate speed to make it comparitave to reaction times on a 60ft mound, then 73 mph @ 50 ft = about 50 mph @ 60 ft. So, he really was throwing 50 mph by that definition.

Speed is calculated from the actual land speed of the ball when released out of the pitchers hand. The distance from the pitchers mound to the plate makes no difference. You can't go by any other way and make it a valid mph.

It is EXTREMELY hard to believe a 10 year old was throwing a true 66 mph. In fact, I'd bet no 10 year old has ever been clocked at that speed (66mph). Ever.

Put a legit gun on him, and I guarantee you won't see the fastest 10 year olds in the country throw past 55-58. A nice gun, not a cheapo one. Stalker Pro is MLB the regulation gun. Use one of those.

I gotta call BS on this one bro. As a guy who played baseball his whole life and made it pro and knows the game inside and out, I know that 10 year olds do not throw in the 60's. Most 12 year olds don't throw in the 60's. A select few 12 year olds (who mature early) throw mid-high 60's. A 14 year old that can throw over 78 mph is a very rare find. and to have an 11year old topping 73? Not even.

I believe you think they throw this hard, but they do not. I promise you.

A buddy of mine who scouts for the Reds clocks the kids with his gun. I dont know the the name of it, only that its good enough for the Reds organization. And 73 mph from 50 ft is like 95mph from 60ft 6in. I was referring to the 46 ft that is regulation for Little League. I played pro ball too, I wouldn't shit you on this bro. It aint like its my kid, and Im boosting him up. You need to check out some USSSA youth baseball, its frickin awesome. As a former player you would really appreciate what these kids are doing. PM me or somethin, I would like to know who you played for and all.

 

[dabuffguy]

A buddy of mine who scouts for the Reds clocks the kids with his gun. I dont know the the name of it, only that its good enough for the Reds organization. And 73 mph from 50 ft is like 95mph from 60ft 6in. I was referring to the 46 ft that is regulation for Little League. I played pro ball too, I wouldn't shit you on this bro. It aint like its my kid, and Im boosting him up. You need to check out some USSSA youth baseball, its frickin awesome. As a former player you would really appreciate what these kids are doing. PM me or somethin, I would like to know who you played for and all.

Remember Danny Almonte?

Kid was throwing like 74-76 in the 12 year old Little league world series and was a "phenom" throwing about 8 mph faster than the other kids, which puts them at 66mphish for 12 year olds. Almonte was the fastest 12 year old pitcher in the country, until they found out he was actually 14, and not 12. If you have an 11 year old kid throwing 73, then he is the fastest pitcher in the country by about 10mph. Bull crap.

I'm not giving out my name/info through pm so don't expect anything.

 

[Strongbow]

Remember Danny Almonte?

Kid was throwing like 74-76 in the 12 year old Little league world series and was a "phenom" throwing about 8 mph faster than the other kids, which puts them at 66mphish for 12 year olds. Almonte was the fastest 12 year old pitcher in the country, until they found out he was actually 14, and not 12. If you have an 11 year old kid throwing 73, then he is the fastest pitcher in the country by about 10mph. Bull crap.

I'm not giving out my name/info through pm so don't expect anything.

I will say again that I aint talking about sign up, pay your money everybody plays and the fat kid's daddy is the coach baseball. Im talking about hand picked kids, on teams that are built to kick ass. The eleven yr old team I caoch would beat the shit out most average high school teams, these are born and bread baseball players. Little League is great, but this baseball is in a diffrent league, with a diffrent mentality. These parents spend all of their time and most of their money traveling from state to state, playing two or three weekends a month, year round. They break at Christmas and start practicing again in January, usually play at least one tourny by the end of February. We are talking about two totally diffrent calibers of baseball, your post was on little league, so my bad. All I was talking about PMing about was who you played for, I dont care who you are, only about talking to somebody with pro experience. So I really dont get what you think I expected from you, I don't want your rookie card or nothing.