re: Little kids throwing curve balls.

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Before high school, kids should develop a fastball and change up only.

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amen. it takes years to learn to throw these two pitches anyway. you have two and four seamers and you can teach them to "cut it" with different finger pressure. same with change ups; most kids hands are too small for the full change but a circle change can be a great pitch. also, these pitches can be taught to move a lot by different finger pressure.

I think a well thrown change is one of the top pitches in the game. the emphasis is on changing speeds and the above mentioned 4 pitches will produce 4 different speeds when learned.