Dad with some questions about my new pitcher?

[Towny9]

I have often wondered at what age a girl should decide I am going to be a pitcher, catcher etc. and devote most of your time to that and hitting. Seems it may be younger than I previously thought.

I think it depends on your travel and school ball situation. My DD plays for an extremely competitive school ball team. She will likely never pitch for them. She does have a path to start at second base though, so she wanted to put her time into that. Everyone’s situation is different.

Where we put our time, IMO, is one of the most important decisions we make in life. Good lesson to learn as kids grow up and mature.

 

[Ken B]

When the young kids have basic drive, posture, whip and brush figured out, we teach drop and change. Very few are unable to pick these up and I think it’s amazing when they are able to recognize axis. It’s usually the older pitchers that struggle to both recognize and adjust axis.