"Major League Baseball begins structured team practices in late February, and the regular season ends in early October. There are no structured team practices from early October through the end of February-roughly five months. MLB players train on their own during that interim stretch. The difference is that they're doing it on their own accord, not because teams are demanding it."
"That's not the case with a large percentage of youth and high school teams. They pressure kids to participate in training programs with little time off after the season ends and longer than the game schedule. Many youth baseball programs begin structured team training in September or October for a season that doesn't begin until springtime. Team training time far exceeds the game-playing season, in direct contrast with professional teams"
Major League Baseball schedules structured team practices from late February through early October, leaving roughly five months without team-organized practices while players train independently. Spring training lasts five to six weeks, and the regular season spans about six months, so the game schedule is much longer than preseason preparation. Many youth and high school teams reverse this pattern by beginning structured training in September or October for seasons that start in spring, often providing little time off and requiring longer organized training periods. Such extended, pressured training increases risks of overuse injuries, overtraining, and burnout among young athletes. A recent American Academy of Pediatrics report (Brenner et al, 2024) documents these devastating effects.
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