I have been on this forum for a very long time. It was a tremendous help for me and now DD#1 just wrapped up her first fall as a college player. DD#2 has decided she wants to give softball another try. She played one season in 6U and didn't like softball. She got bored because she did not know where the ball was going to go. Her sisters teams have always adopted her but it was different this summer. The girls were all committed and it was relaxed. DD#2 would load tees during warmups worked as our bat girl. She was so proud she had her own helmet. She was old enough to understand the game and started to enjoy it and really get into it.
As the summer ended she decided she wanted to play again. She will be starting over after just turning 11 and will be playing 12U in the spring. She has been pushing it and even though I have made it all the way through with one from 6U to college spending years coaching I'm a little lost now. The biggest difference I have seen is comprehension and coordination and its throwing me for a loop. It only took a week and we were playing catch without chasing every other ball. It was so easy teaching her proper mechanics for fielding a ground ball because I could explain it in normal ways. I am at a loss because I don't want to mess her up at the plate.
Where would yall start? I want her to simply have fun without me screwing things up mechanically. If yall have any tips or videos you can link for me I would very much appreciate it.
As the summer ended she decided she wanted to play again. She will be starting over after just turning 11 and will be playing 12U in the spring. She has been pushing it and even though I have made it all the way through with one from 6U to college spending years coaching I'm a little lost now. The biggest difference I have seen is comprehension and coordination and its throwing me for a loop. It only took a week and we were playing catch without chasing every other ball. It was so easy teaching her proper mechanics for fielding a ground ball because I could explain it in normal ways. I am at a loss because I don't want to mess her up at the plate.
Where would yall start? I want her to simply have fun without me screwing things up mechanically. If yall have any tips or videos you can link for me I would very much appreciate it.