re: How often can a 12 yo practice baseball long-toss

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You have to be very careful at that age especially if your son is big for his age as a lot of times his ligaments, joints and growth plates are behind in development and it is very easy to injure a young ballplayer.

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This is very true and not just for throwing. Knees and feet are affected also. I know some kids that are battling inflammed growth plates now.

I only asked about long toss because between lessons, practice x2 a week and our individual workouts, I didn't want to tax his arm. If it was up to him, we would long toss everyday.