Book description
Yahoo’s lead baseball columnist offers an in-depth look at the most valuable commodity in sports—the pitching arm—and how its vulnerability to injury is hurting players and the game, from Little League to the majors.
Every year, Major League Baseball spends more than $1.5 billion on pitchers—five times more than the…
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Why read it?
1 author picked The Arm as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Admittedly not a happy read, we believe this is a necessary one to grasp the sickening, heart-breaking overuse injury aspect of youth sports with stories from individual athletes, teams, and coaches from around the country.
The term "career-ending injury" is now increasingly applied to teenage athletes as a result of overuse injuries! The author critically examines the roles of parents, coaches, professional sports leagues, and national sports organizations that turn a blind eye to the wreckage left in the wake of the overuse epidemic.
From Jean's list on understanding the youth sports industry.
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