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Pitching Guidelines

as of 6/5/2000

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ASMI Pitch Count Recommendations

These pitch count and recovery times were the opinions of 28 orthopedic surgeons and coaches. To determine these, USA Baseball Medical & Safety Advisory Committee commissioned the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) in Birmingham, AL. ASMI sent surveys to 85 baseball experts consisting of orthopedic surgeons and coaches.

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SUGGESTED ESTIMATED MAX PITCH COUNTS
Age pitches/game games/week
8-10 52 2
11-12 68 2
13-14 76 2
15-16 91 2
17-18 106 2

SUGGESTED RECOVERY DAYS
Based on number of pitches thrown

Age 1 days 2 days 3 days 4 days
8-10 21 34 43 51
11-12 27 35 55 58
13-14 30 36 56 70
15-16 25 38 62 77
17-18 27 45 62 89