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10/12/2026

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10/08/2026

Icing after a game isn’t wrong. If it helps your kid feel better, keep doing it.
But it’s an acute soreness tool, not an injury risk reduction plan.

A lot of parents are counting on it to do a job it was never shown to do.

Here’s what the research tracking injury rates actually points to:

→ Not pitching through arm fatigue. In a meta-analysis of adolescent pitchers, it was the biggest risk factor.

→ Keeping innings in check. 100+ innings a year is a huge red flag.

→ A structured warm-up and strength program. In a 12-month randomized trial of youth players, one cut shoulder and elbow injuries by about 45%.

→ Finding shoulder and hip mobility and strength gaps before the season, not after something hurts.

One more thing: icing right before throwing can temporarily lower strength and accuracy. If you ice, only do it after you throw and only if you have acute pain.

You’re not failing to do enough. Nobody has shown you what to look for.

I’ve spent 10 years helping pitchers stay healthy and reach D1 and pro ball.

It always starts in the same place: finding out where this arm is at risk.

Comment ARM and I’ll send you my free 2-minute Arm Risk Check.

Five questions that show you which risk factors your kid has and what to do about each one.

Every arm is different. That’s why we assess first.

Sources: Sakata et al., AJSM 2019; adolescent pitcher meta-analysis, 2020; Bleakley et al., AJSM 2004; BJSM 2024 cryotherapy review.

10/07/2026

If you Lee trying to gain weight this offseason focus on consistency more than intensity.

Most people will reach their weight gain goals if they start by gaining 1 pound a week.

Sometimes that will be 2lbs sometimes it will be zero but that biggest mistake I see is kids falling into the pattern of being consistent with their diet one week and then falling off the wagon the following week. The more you can develop the systems and habits that lead you towards the goals you have set, the more the goals tend to take care of themselves.
Most people simply need to be more consistent rather then looking for a shortcut and magic trick.

Comment the word “offseason” and make sure you’re following this page and I’ll send you a free guide to pitching development.

In 2019, Jameson Taillon was shut down with elbow pain. The plan was to rest, stay cautious, and get him back that seaso...
10/06/2026

In 2019, Jameson Taillon was shut down with elbow pain.

The plan was to rest, stay cautious, and get him back that season.

When he started throwing again, the pain returned.

Surgery to repair a flexor tendon found he also needed a second Tommy John.

In 2026, after another elbow flare-up, he’s headed back for another procedure.

Your son is not a big leaguer, and his soreness doesn’t mean he’s headed for surgery. But this pattern shows up at every level:

Arm hurts → shut it down → feels better → ramps up → it’s back.

That’s rest-and-hope.

Rest calms the symptom. It doesn’t tell you why it keeps happening.

If his pain keeps coming back, the next step isn’t another week off. It’s an evaluation from a qualified sports medicine doctor or physical therapist.

Once he’s cleared, the work changes.

He needs a progressive return to throwing, workload that matches his current capacity, and a full-body assessment to find what’s pushing stress onto his arm in the first place.

Pain-free isn’t the same as prepared.

If your son has been cleared but keeps cycling through soreness, rest, and return, DM me “PLAN.”

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