- Dec 7, 2011
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As I sit here reflecting on DD's pitching "career" (now sophomore in college) I have the hindsight perspective to ponder "could-a-would-a-should-a".
The biggest regret I have is not (somehow) being a stronger influence on playing-pitch-selection for DD. I look back at too many coaches that brought her in and immediately forced her into a pitch-selection routine that was against her strengths and not "who she was". I submit that too many coaches have a very narrow model in their head of what a successful game-pitch-selection is and don't have the ability & flexibility to see the specific strengths and the greatest potential in a pitchers unique talents.
I should have stayed in coaching and should have led DD's playing pitch selection all the way through to college instead of stepping out completely just before HS.......
Curious what more of you pitcher-parent veterans would have done different if given the chance....?
The biggest regret I have is not (somehow) being a stronger influence on playing-pitch-selection for DD. I look back at too many coaches that brought her in and immediately forced her into a pitch-selection routine that was against her strengths and not "who she was". I submit that too many coaches have a very narrow model in their head of what a successful game-pitch-selection is and don't have the ability & flexibility to see the specific strengths and the greatest potential in a pitchers unique talents.
I should have stayed in coaching and should have led DD's playing pitch selection all the way through to college instead of stepping out completely just before HS.......
Curious what more of you pitcher-parent veterans would have done different if given the chance....?