Weekly Practice Schedule for 10yr old pitcher | Open Fastpitch Softball Board. | Forum

I was a pitcher at a young age as well, and let me just sugget to you not to push too hard on focusing all your effort on one sport.  There are great advantages to playing multiple sports throughout the year such as basketball helps you move your feet quicker, volleyball helps you jump and reach higher, track makes you faster and builds your stamina.  Being an all around athlete will never hurt you in a certain sport.  I would suggest during the season pitching 3-4 times a week at least 100-200+ balls including drills.  During the off season I would pitch 2 times a week about a 100-150 balls including drills.  But never forget that if you are out there practicing when you dont want to be and you aren't giving 100% then you should just go inside.  It is ultimately your daughters choice if she wants to pitch or not and how much effort she is willing to put in to be the best she can be.  I hope this helps.

During the season is tricky because you dont want to be too warn out or sore before a game  and you definately are sore the day after.  Say you have a game on friday, i would recommend pitching hard on monday and wednesday of the week, meaning throw your 100-200+ pitches. Then on that thursday throw 10-20 of each drill and each pitch that you have. While throwing on that thursday you should throw for accuracy not for speed. You want to get your motion and your technique down the day befor the game.  Before the game of course do your normal routine for warm up. After the game ice ice ice!!!! This is the most important part.  You may be only 10 and not feeling the soreness but you need to take care of your arm no matter if that means looking crazy with 3 bags of ice all down your arm.  I recommend getting a pro ice or any other ice pack that is meant for the shoulder.  The day after you should be a little sore so just give your self a day of rest just throw a little over hand and stretch to get the aches and pains out. This type of schedule works well when you have tournaments all weekend as well.  Just remember to ice your arm after every hard practice.  Sore muscles lead to bad technique and bad habits which in turn lead to injury.  Happy pitching, and good luck.