Els489 wrote: Just want to get some opinions on what a reasonable number of innings or games per day a catcher should be playing so that we avoid major issues down the road. Thanks!
That's easy ... just ask your daughter. She needs to listen to her body and know her limitations. If she feels that she needs to play 100% of the time, when after playing consecutive games she is not 100%, she's playing on the wrong team. If she is telling you, and not her coaches, that her legs are sore or her arm hurts, then she's playing for the wrong coach. Yes, we try to teach our kids "to power through it," but sometimes this can harm, not just our kids, but the team, too. The problem with too many players today is that they don't advocate for themselves.
The stud catcher on my daughter's team pulled herself out of a tournament game because her knees were getting sore after playing consecutive games. She felt that she wouldn't be as quick on any potential throw downs and felt that it was in the best interest of the team to put in some fresh legs ... and she was right. You need to get your daughter on a team where she has a reliable backup catcher to give her some relief. There's no reason why she should be catching 3 consecutive games at a friendly. This is where the coaches need to be developing someone else.
Just my opinion ...