Pitching Speeds

[203011120]

Does anyone know of a chart that gives pitching speeds by age? How fast would you have to be pitching at 13 to be throwing in the 90's as an adult?

tks

[TG Coach]

Relax! There's no such chart. How hard your son throws at thirteen is more related to whether he's physically a ten year old, a sixteen year old, or somewhere in between. You should be more concerned with developing quality mechanics, a fluid motion and a change up than velocity at thirteen years old. A kid who was the LL stud three years ago isn't throwing any harder today. I know another kid who was 15mph slower, who throws harder than this kid now.

On behalf of your son's baseball development and love for the game, I'm concerned about you. Let your kid be a kid and enjoy the journey, not fulfill your dreams of becoming a college pitcher. He should be more concerned with being a good middle school pitcher this year. Read my response to your other post for more.

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On top of what TG said, peak release velocity also depends a lot on genetics. Not everyone is capable of throwing 90. I train with one guy who trains everyday without fail at maximum intensity, the highest he was ever clocked was 78. There's another guy who comes and goes, doesn't train every day, and when he does will sometimes take it easy. He was clocked dead drunk with a stolen MLB radar gun at 94-96 in the middle of the night.

[203011120]

TG
Thanks again. It's nice to be able to benchmark your progress; hence knowing speeds. As you say, kids grow at different rates.

Watching the LL World Series is quite interesting. Those fame throwers are pretty big kids. The smaller ones will catch up at some point.

I got your point from earlier. I appreciate the advice and will take it to heart. It has got to be his passion and not mine. This has always been my intention, but it is sometimes easy to get carried away.

Look forward to getting more advice from you in the future. Bets of luck with your own children.

[203011120]

Thanks Screwballs 99. I am sure the guy who is working harder will have better discipline in life and be more successful overall.

[Jake Patterson]

I am sure the guy who is working harder will have better discipline in life and be more successful overall.
Sometimes, however - too much is bad.