Comments for Kinetic Physical Therapy http://www.kineticptpa.com Physical Therapy in Chester County Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:54:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on The Great Curveball Debate! by Cindy Falteich http://www.kineticptpa.com/the-great-curveball-debate/comment-page-1#comment-220 Cindy Falteich Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:31:50 +0000 http://www.kineticptpa.com#comment-220 Chris, thanks so much for your response. It was very helpful. You will definitely see us at the pitching clinic. It'll be our third. Thanks so much for creating an environment where people can become informed from those who have been there. Thanks again! Cindy Chris, thanks so much for your response. It was very helpful. You will definitely see us at the pitching clinic. It’ll be our third. Thanks so much for creating an environment where people can become informed from those who have been there.

Thanks again!

Cindy

]]> Comment on The Great Curveball Debate! by adminKinetic http://www.kineticptpa.com/the-great-curveball-debate/comment-page-1#comment-219 adminKinetic Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:41:43 +0000 http://www.kineticptpa.com#comment-219 Cindy, I couldn't agree more!!! That transition from 45 to 60 ft 6in can be brutal. There really should be further consideration as to an intermediate distance. Aside from that, it ultimately boils down to making a tough decision. Rich Dubee, at our last Pitching Survival Guide last January, said he held his son out from pitching until he was a junior in High School, because he felt his body wasn't ready for the rigors of the position.("premature expectations") He is now a professional pitcher in the Pirates organization. Obviously, somebody on the team needs to pitch, but, we have to be willing to make that tough decision based on our child's/athlete's effort level. If it looks like that pitcher is struggling to throw at that longer distance, then maybe this year we don't pitch this athlete. This I realize is easier said than done, but it is the question that deserves asking. Thanks so much for your comments! Hopefully, we will see you at our Pitching Survival Guide January 28th at All Star Baseball Academy! Chris Shearer PT, DPT, ATC Kinetic Physical Therapy Cindy, I couldn’t agree more!!! That transition from 45 to 60 ft 6in can be brutal. There really should be further consideration as to an intermediate distance. Aside from that, it ultimately boils down to making a tough decision. Rich Dubee, at our last Pitching Survival Guide last January, said he held his son out from pitching until he was a junior in High School, because he felt his body wasn’t ready for the rigors of the position.(“premature expectations”) He is now a professional pitcher in the Pirates organization. Obviously, somebody on the team needs to pitch, but, we have to be willing to make that tough decision based on our child’s/athlete’s effort level. If it looks like that pitcher is struggling to throw at that longer distance, then maybe this year we don’t pitch this athlete. This I realize is easier said than done, but it is the question that deserves asking. Thanks so much for your comments! Hopefully, we will see you at our Pitching Survival Guide January 28th at All Star Baseball Academy!

Chris Shearer PT, DPT, ATC
Kinetic Physical Therapy

]]> Comment on The Great Curveball Debate! by Cindy Falteich http://www.kineticptpa.com/the-great-curveball-debate/comment-page-1#comment-218 Cindy Falteich Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:11:29 +0000 http://www.kineticptpa.com#comment-218 What about the correlation between this age bracket (12-14) pitching from 45 feet in little league and then entering Babe Ruth where they need to throw from 60' 6". Last summer my child was 12 and the baseball camp he attended required him to pitch from 60" 6" (after he'd just finished spring ball where he threw from 45'). Since his birthday is in February, he's required to play against some kids who are much more mature physically than he is, but not alway. I think they're all struggling from that distance. I believe there's something to be said for physical preparation but I think there's also more to be said for premature expectations. I'm completely in support of the in-between league that's testing the relevancy of 70' bases and a pitching distance of 50'. I'd like to hear what parents who put prize their child's physical longevity have to say. Cindy Falteich What about the correlation between this age bracket (12-14) pitching from 45 feet in little league and then entering Babe Ruth where they need to throw from 60′ 6″. Last summer my child was 12 and the baseball camp he attended required him to pitch from 60″ 6″ (after he’d just finished spring ball where he threw from 45′). Since his birthday is in February, he’s required to play against some kids who are much more mature physically than he is, but not alway. I think they’re all struggling from that distance. I believe there’s something to be said for physical preparation but I think there’s also more to be said for premature expectations.

I’m completely in support of the in-between league that’s testing the relevancy of 70′ bases and a pitching distance of 50′. I’d like to hear what parents who put prize their child’s physical longevity have to say.

Cindy Falteich

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