- Jan 6, 2014
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Okay so things like practice and tryouts are a part of the game of Softball. Without them, there'd be no way to improve or to segregate levels of players. Often I see young ladies perform in a gargantuan manner in practice and then wilt away in game situations. My DD is the exact opposite. In practice she hustles and tries her heart out, but the results just aren't there. Conversly, when the game starts, a switch flips and she hits everything, pitches a couple miles an hour faster and fields every ball within 5 feet of her. None of this would be an issue if her playing time wasn't dictated by how she performs in practice for her middle school and TB teams. I want to believe she'll get the chance (eventually) to show what she's capable of in a game, but that's going to be hard to do when she's not in the game. How do I get her to flip that switch during practices without having her put so much pressure on herself that she pushes too hard (something that I believe helps add to the issue)?