Her college had an early fall season. So she came in and started pitching in games right away. She did great. Her first two games were against a low-level D1 team. 6 perfect innings with 14ks. She was clearly one of the top pitchers on the team.
The fall season ended, then they started one on one pitching. The coach did not, and has not, broken down her pitching to change it. The coach just has a much different way of practicing. As an aside, they don't work on speed at all.
So my daughter is home now for Christmas break. She is 2-3 mph slower. Her change-up is much improved (thanks to the coach), but every other pitch has regressed so much that she would not even start on a 16u B team as this point. She has no control at all (which has been her greatest asset) and no speed.
She thinks if she can get her speed back, everything else will be fixed. I think she is probably right. We are going to see her old pitching coach tomorrow. And then we have to hope she can get it together in the next month before the season starts.
I had expected to come back throwing 2-3 mph faster then when she left and be better in every way.
The fall season ended, then they started one on one pitching. The coach did not, and has not, broken down her pitching to change it. The coach just has a much different way of practicing. As an aside, they don't work on speed at all.
So my daughter is home now for Christmas break. She is 2-3 mph slower. Her change-up is much improved (thanks to the coach), but every other pitch has regressed so much that she would not even start on a 16u B team as this point. She has no control at all (which has been her greatest asset) and no speed.
She thinks if she can get her speed back, everything else will be fixed. I think she is probably right. We are going to see her old pitching coach tomorrow. And then we have to hope she can get it together in the next month before the season starts.
I had expected to come back throwing 2-3 mph faster then when she left and be better in every way.