[Mr.Kimball]

The biggest difference in high school and college is the overall speed of the game and the changeup. I pesonally think pitchers should develop a changeup first before the develop a curveball, but thats just not realistic for some reason. It is hard to throw an accurate changeup without good technique, and you can be lazy and still have a good curveball, but it would be nice to see more changeups rather than curveballs in high school. It is a much more accurate and effective pitch to have in the arsenal once you get to the next level.

I think the curve ball is overused so much with younger kids because it's hard for most kids at this level to hit, and it does makes the "K stats" look good. I think that people should be looking on down the road as far as the well being of the kids a little more, and not be so concerned with the overwhelming desire just to win at any and all costs.

It's not a lizard's tail that's hanging on these kids shoulders. Their arms wont grow back.