FastpitchFan
Softball fan
I want your opinion.
I am often asked how many softball pitches should I teach my daughter.
I can tell you one thing: most college coaches are very very skeptical when they are being told by a parent, a coach or a pitcher than a potential recruit can throw every pitch with 2 variations for each of them!!!
Most pitchers have 1-2 great pitches, 1-2 good ones, and okay/working on it pitches for the other ones.
I have a few questions for you:
1) What are the essential pitches that a pitcher should master to be successful in college?
2) What are the first pitches you should teach to young pitchers? and in what order?
The change-up?
The drop ball?
The rise balll?
3) Should you teach all the pitches at the same time (at least work on the spin like many pitching coaches believe) or should you focus on mastering 1-2 two before you introduce new ones (like many other people believe)?
Marc
I am often asked how many softball pitches should I teach my daughter.
I can tell you one thing: most college coaches are very very skeptical when they are being told by a parent, a coach or a pitcher than a potential recruit can throw every pitch with 2 variations for each of them!!!
Most pitchers have 1-2 great pitches, 1-2 good ones, and okay/working on it pitches for the other ones.
I have a few questions for you:
1) What are the essential pitches that a pitcher should master to be successful in college?
2) What are the first pitches you should teach to young pitchers? and in what order?
The change-up?
The drop ball?
The rise balll?
3) Should you teach all the pitches at the same time (at least work on the spin like many pitching coaches believe) or should you focus on mastering 1-2 two before you introduce new ones (like many other people believe)?
Marc
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