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Respond to pain A player reports elbow pain during throwing. The training decision must protect the player even if a game is close.
Coaching Points Let the player report symptoms without losing face.
Common Mistakes No scoreboard result justifies pitching through elbow or shoulder pain.
Alternative Considerations This training module cannot diagnose an injury or clear a return.
Rules/safety: safety (safety-guidance)
Notice a change Accuracy drops and the pitcher looks tired. The adult considers fatigue even before a numerical maximum is reached.
Coaching Points Watch how the player moves and responds, not only the count.
Common Mistakes Legal eligibility and physical readiness are different questions.
Alternative Considerations Stop throwing for fatigue and adjust the plan with the responsible adult.
Rules/safety: pitch-limit (national-rule) safety (safety-guidance)
Count full calendar rest days An eligible league-age 10 pitcher begins and ends the final batter within the 36-50 pitch band on Monday. No threshold exception applies.
Coaching Points Tuesday and Wednesday are rest days; also check all other eligibility and readiness conditions.
Common Mistakes The pitching day is not a completed calendar rest day.
Alternative Considerations A batter spanning a threshold needs the first-pitch-to-that-batter provision instead.
Rules/safety: rest (national-rule)
Coordinate all teams A player has school, league and practice throwing commitments. Adults compare schedules before adding work.
Coaching Points Share the workload with responsible adults without putting identifying health details in training notes.
Common Mistakes Separate uniforms do not create separate recovery.
Alternative Considerations The eligibility rules and the safety plan both need attention.
Rules/safety: safety (safety-guidance)
Use supervised physical preparation A player asks for an arm-strength plan. The coach keeps general athletic development separate from medical rehabilitation and avoids promises that a drill guarantees injury prevention.
Coaching Points Choose qualified instruction appropriate to the player's development.
Common Mistakes A video or checklist cannot evaluate an individual injury.
Alternative Considerations Stop an activity that causes pain; get qualified advice before resuming.
Rules/safety: safety (safety-guidance)
Plan time away from throwing The family and coach look beyond this week's games. Recovery planning includes an off-season and other enjoyable physical activities.
Coaching Points Discuss ASMI's published off-season recommendations with the responsible adults.
Common Mistakes Calling a session optional does not remove its throwing load.
Alternative Considerations Age-specific guidance and the player's clinician may require a more conservative plan.
Rules/safety: safety (safety-guidance)
Rules and source notes Little League International · SLVLL AAA · regular-season pilot. Sources reviewed 2026-09-06. Minor League Baseball; San Lorenzo Valley Little League local program. National rules, SLVLL published local instructions and coaching choices are distinct. AAA is the local Minor program. Placement is a draft/player-agent decision; historical page dates and exceptions do not establish a fixed 2026 age band. Amendment summary is not the full rulebook or proof that unmentioned rules are unchanged. Baseball regular-season section, not softball or Challenger. General safety recommendations, not a 2026 rulebook, individual medical clearance or proof that any drill prevents injury. Minor League section establishes 60/46 geometry, not a fixed SLVLL AA or AAA roster age band. This is not a complete rulebook or a tournament eligibility guide. Coaching suggestions are labeled teaching choices, not national rules.
eligibility : SLVLL AA and AAA are draft-placement programs within Minor League Baseball, not national fixed age bands. The player agent must verify roster placement and any exception; division placement alone does not establish pitching eligibility. (local-intraleague; local-adopted-option) SLVLL Draft Policies amendments : The 2026 national changes were checked separately from older local annotations. A national courtesy-runner permission does not itself prove local adoption. Do not import the Majors-only local paragraph into AAA or assume an intraleague option applies to district or tournament play. (regular-season; national-rule) 2026 Rule Changes and Clarifications geometry : The Minor League field uses 60-foot bases and a 46-foot pitching distance. Local AA coach pitching has its separately stated delivery location. (all-play; national-rule) Little League Baseball Divisions pitching : Regular-season daily maxima by league age: 6-8, 50; 9-10, 75; 11-12, 85. However, a league-age 12 player may not pitch in Minor League. The finish-batter exception ends at that batter reaching base, being retired, the third out, or removal before that at-bat ends. Minor pitchers may not pitch in two games in one day. (regular-season; national-rule) Regular Season Pitching Rules rest : For age 14 and under: 1-20 pitches requires zero calendar rest days; 21-35 one; 36-50 two; 51-65 three; 66 or more four. Use the first pitch to the batter for a rest threshold. No pitching on three consecutive days. (regular-season; national-rule) Regular Season Pitching Rules safety : Stop throwing for fatigue. Elbow or shoulder pain requires stopping pitching and sports-medicine evaluation. Coordinate workloads and recovery across teams; eligibility is not medical clearance. This learning checklist is not an actual pitch log or a prescribed exercise dose. (safety-guidance; safety-guidance) Position Statement for Adolescent Baseball Pitchers Saved on this device Answers, self-assessed mastery, review flags and notes save in this browser. Mechanics checklist steps save too, but are not scored. Quiz/Coach view preferences and the hub's last-opened module may also be saved. No names, accounts or server uploads are requested. Avoid personal or medical details in notes. Browser storage may differ between files or browsers; if the hub cannot see a module's progress opened from disk, use that module's backup and import it into the hub. Browser data clearing removes local progress.
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