re: Annual Official LA HS Baseball Season-long Thread

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Well all the data says it is. The earlier kids start training the healthier they tend to be as adults is what the data shows. Also they tend to have less injuries in sports

If you have concerns about kids lifting go read the 5 part series by the doctors at barbell medicine

Half the kids playing baseball really are not strong enough to be playing and should not be throwing a baseball until they get stronger.

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These things you mention can also be accomplished by letting a 7 year old kid be a kid, play on playgrounds, play different sports, be active. It's a free country, do as you wish, but my concern is a generation of parents that feel they have to hire a trainer to train their 1st grader. If they are being honest with themselves, its not just about "having my kid healthy", its today's sports parents over-prioritizing their kindergartener's athletic "career".