Why Most Baseball Injuries Happen When Structure Disappears

Most youth and high school baseball injuries happen during summer—not because of overuse alone, but because structure disappears. This blog explains how the loss of routine, missed recovery, and inconsistent stabilization lead to breakdowns in player health. Learn how athletes can avoid injury by protecting non-negotiable routines during the most unstructured season of the year.

SUMMER BASEBALL

Coach Leo Young

7/7/20251 min read

Why Most Baseball Injuries Happen When Structure Disappears

Summer isn’t dangerous because it’s hard. It’s dangerous because it’s unstructured.

In spring, players have routine.
In summer, they have freedom.
And that freedom—without discipline—breaks bodies.

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Spring Ball Has a Rhythm—Summer Doesn’t

During the school year, players follow systems:

  • Morning classes

  • Afternoon practice

  • Built-in recovery windows

  • Regular meals, lifts, sleep

Everything’s scheduled.
And that structure protects the athlete—whether they know it or not.

But in summer?
That scaffolding disappears.

Summer Ball Replaces Reps With Chaos

Now the schedule looks like this:

  • Games at random times

  • Travel every weekend

  • No warm-up routine

  • No recovery blocks

  • No supervision

It’s “just show up and play.”
And that’s how kids get hurt.

The structure that kept them healthy? Gone.

The Body Breaks Down Without Predictability

Athletes thrive on rhythm:

  • Stretch

  • Stabilize

  • Perform

  • Recover

  • Repeat

Take that away—and everything suffers.

Muscles tighten. Joints lose control. Recovery doesn’t happen.
And little tweaks turn into big-time injuries.

Stabilization and Recovery Must Be Non-Negotiable

If your athlete skips anything this summer, fine—skip the weights.

But never skip:

  • Your stabilization routine

  • Your recovery protocol

These are the last line of defense when the season loses structure.
They're the reason players return healthy—or break down before fall begins.

Why This Matters to Sore to Soaring

We train players to be accountable when no one’s watching.
Because real development doesn’t happen when things are scheduled for you—it happens when you keep your edge during chaos.

That’s why we bake structure into summer planning:
Stabilization. Recovery. Routines that protect what you’ve built.

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Disclaimer:
The content shared is for informational purposes only. This is not a judgment of any person or program mentioned. All names and events are discussed from personal memory and are not meant to accuse or endorse. The goal is to share insight from lived experience.

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