Game version
Strike-zone game: aim at target squares on a safe backstop, and a partner marks the zones you hit. Keep to your usual number of pitches.
My Pitch Count Plan
Plan your week of throwing so your arm stays healthy and fresh.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Write each game and practice day for the next week.
Core: Medium. Keep to your usual pitch count and compare only your own accuracy.
- Ages
- 14 and up
- Time
- 10 min
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Notebook, calendar
- Level · skill
- Advanced · Pitching
The steps
How it works
- Write each game and practice day for the next week.
- Look up your age group's Pitch Smart daily limit and rest days.
- Mark rest days, days you play another position, and no catching on pitching days.
- Share the plan with your parent and coach.
Coaching point
Rest is part of the plan.
Safety: Follow Pitch Smart: plan at least 4 months a year with no throwing, and say something right away if your arm hurts.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a target: Less (large), Core (medium), More (small). Keep to your usual pitch count and compare only your own accuracy.
Story
You are the starting pitcher painting the corners of the plate.
My best
Beat your own count
Keep to your usual pitch count and compare only your own accuracy. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
Print it now, or save it free
Free for families and teams
Save this drill to your child or team, free
Sign up and the free baseball week for this age opens in your child's planner, kept to healthy limits. A coach can send this drill to the whole team as homework, and parents see every session logged.
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Does your child's coach know about this?
An email from you to the coach, with the words ready. Nothing is tracked and nobody is rewarded.