Hi all,
Looking for advice for today. DD had first ever tournament (friendly) sunday,14u. Played three games, pitched 3 innings each game, avg 6-7 batters per inning, played various field positions otherwise. Personally, she had a good day, finished games felt good, no complaints. Woke monday, said mid-back(traps/ lats) was sore/stiff. evaluated as normal post exertion discomfort. last nite said she was still stiff, I thought OK, should start feeling better in morning. She complains this am still really sore, but nothing indicating an injury. The advice I am seeking is she wants to cancel a pitching lesson, that are difficult for us to schedule, due to not feeling "normal". While I am sympathetic to the discomfort, I feel working thru the recovery period will be helpful in (a) getting muscles back to feeling better (b) learning that she has a greater capacity for overcoming adversity than she realized. Have other had experience with less experienced pitchers getting sore as they transition to more competitive play and should I be Sgt. Hardcase and push her thru lesson?
Looking for advice for today. DD had first ever tournament (friendly) sunday,14u. Played three games, pitched 3 innings each game, avg 6-7 batters per inning, played various field positions otherwise. Personally, she had a good day, finished games felt good, no complaints. Woke monday, said mid-back(traps/ lats) was sore/stiff. evaluated as normal post exertion discomfort. last nite said she was still stiff, I thought OK, should start feeling better in morning. She complains this am still really sore, but nothing indicating an injury. The advice I am seeking is she wants to cancel a pitching lesson, that are difficult for us to schedule, due to not feeling "normal". While I am sympathetic to the discomfort, I feel working thru the recovery period will be helpful in (a) getting muscles back to feeling better (b) learning that she has a greater capacity for overcoming adversity than she realized. Have other had experience with less experienced pitchers getting sore as they transition to more competitive play and should I be Sgt. Hardcase and push her thru lesson?