How the Ignorance of Baseball is Abusing the Youth with Chad Hilsman on Baseball Opps with TopV

Listen to Chad Hilsman story at 17 years old when he had to go under the knife to replace his UCL. He lost over a 1 of his youth in baseball repairing his arm which has made it very difficult for him to live his dream in this game. Youth arm injuries are still on the rise (see chart below) and the problem is the game is still poorly informed or educated on how to develop young throwing athletes.

Ulnar collateral ligament reconstructions (Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center).

    Youth and High School Year Total (No.) No. % 1994 6 0 0 1995 21 2 10 1996 31 1 3 1997 23 1 4 1998 43 5 12 1999 65 12 18 2000 93 17 18 2001 93 17 18 2002 110 19 17 2003 172 45 26 2004 174 35 20 2005 153 42 27 2006 140 36 26 2007 125 38 30 2008 103 33 32 2009 121 34 28 2010 131 41 31 Total 1607 374 23