Many coaches argue that the curveball is instant success as a child and that in order to get children out quickly they must throw a curveball to the opposing hitter. Lance Wheeler, a teacher to youth baseball players, has described this thought by explaining “Young pitchers experience tremendous success at the lower levels for one simple reason… Hitters struggle with the curveball”. : Wheeler states this claim because he is trying to make others realize how coaches think, a coach knows that a young pitcher with a decent curveball can win championships. Wheeler is trying to explain why children are being forced to do this and why this can affect how the game is played as time goes on. They throw it because the other hitters cannot touch it, …show more content…
“What we found out in the lab is true,” Andrews said. “For pitchers with proper mechanics, the force of throwing a curveball is no greater than for a fastball. But that’s not what happens in reality on the baseball field. Many kids don’t have proper mechanics or enough neuromuscular control, or they are fatigued when throwing curveballs. Things break down.” Pennington includes this information because he knows that many coaches have been brainwashed by the same excuse and Penningtone wants to warn parents not to believe it. Many coaches feel they are doing a favor for the child by making them successful, but what they don’t realize is when it is the 4th or 5th inning and their son is worn down and struggling to throw, the curveball is the worst pitch for the his well-being. Many players feel they have thrown the curveball the right way when it breaks the most. As a result of the mindset gained from this, young pitchers decide they are going to flick their wrists much harder to make the ball move more, but they are only contorting their young adolescent tendons in their arms beyond the limit. In the end, the pitch limits being put in place for these young players is only causing them more unnecessary trouble later in their