re: What is the max pitch count for a 10 yr old?

Braxton and Jayden can throw at least 120 a game. No rest needed. Their coaches tell me that we can expect them to be middle of the pack first rounders out of high school. I can’t wait. I have already bought an f250 and a baja. The kids can pay them off for me one day.

Until he's getting lit up like a Christmas tree.

At 10 it's 75 pitches.

Also very important:
Pitchers league age 14 and under must adhere to the following rest requirements:

If a player pitches 66 or more pitches in a day, four (4) calendar days of rest must be observed.
If a player pitches 51-65 pitches in a day, three (3) calendar days of rest must be observed.
If a player pitches 36-50 pitches in a day, two (2) calendar days of rest must be observed.
If a player pitches 21-35 pitches in a day, one (1) calendar days of rest must be observed.
If a player pitches 1-20 pitches in a day, no (0) calendar day of rest is required.

Chances are he isn't throwing hard enough or with enough torque to hurt anything. As his arm gets tired he will just lose control of his pitches and thats a good indicator he needs to be pulled.

The main thing is giving his arm enough rest afterwards.

How many games and practices are they having in a week? Is he pitching every practice?

The simple answer would probably be 50-75 per week. The numbers of curve balls, sliders, whatever else that's not a fastball or changeup, he should be throwing is ZERO.

DYB is 65 and then you need 3 days rest.

If you’re looking for good info you need to read a book called Minimizing injury, maximizing performance by dr. Tommy john jr. The son of tommy john who the surgery is named after. It’s all about youth baseball and preventing injury etc.

Get on the google and do some research. You’ll be shocked at how few pitches he needs to be throwing overall at this age.

Don’t let some over zealous dad/coach tell you he needs to be throwing 120 pitches every few days.

Short answer is 75 but fatigue should be the indicator for any coach. Many at this age start losing control around 40 and it declines as the count rises.. The rise in arm injuries especially at the youth level is simple and two fold. Kids not resting in off season and the striving for more velocity.. The breaking stuff isn’t that bad when kids are older and properly throw it but seeing 13-14 year old kids hit 80 and over on the gun is dangerous long term

It's never too young for a Tommy John's surgery...