Doctor used her hamstring to secure the kneecap and also cut some shin bone for alignment purposes. Typical recovery time is 6-8 months. The surgery was last December, so we just passed the 3 month point. She's doing great in physical therapy. We are not wanting to rush back as worst case...
DD (16U) tends to be tentative when starting a game out. Once she gets past the first inning she settles in and can do very well. Obviously, she's facing the top of the order, but will usually do better against them the second time around. Any thoughts on getting out of the gate strong?
and barrel ending up at angle below ball, lots of pop ups and/or weak hits. Is this addressed in another thread and I'm not looking at the terminology correctly? Drills to help?
No runners on, batter hits a soft liner between pitcher and 2B. Second basemen comes up and makes diving catch. Plate umpire calls out, runner has ran the play out to first base and comes back and stands on first. Second basemen didn't throw to first because of out call. Plate umpire again...
Just wanted to see if others have ran across it, or if it was me just trying to rationalize some poor performance? It seems like my DD's team has gone to few tourneys recently where there was some bias for local organizations regarding draws and the way games were called. But I don't want to...
Our 12u team is looking for an additional pitcher - along with about every other team in our area it seems like. Have posted messages on the local board. Asked team parents to be on the lookout, or if they have former teammates looking. Not even a sniff. Have talked with other coaches and...