The principle cause of overuse injuries in baseball and softball is repetitive throwing with bad mechanics.
Prevention is the key and involves three related steps.
Coach Coleman explains. Statistics indicate that there are over 200,000 boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 13 playing youth league baseball and softball in Texas. The principle cause of overuse injuries is repetitive throwing with bad mechanics. Prevention is the key and involves three related steps. First, learn the proper way to throw.