- Jan 10, 2012
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As a pitcher's parent and coach, it's the fact that every play starts with what my daughter does that makes it so nerve wracking. A game can be won or lost in the circle - that pressure is what makes it hard to be a pitcher's parent. While we do invest the time and money into developing a player, and we don't want to see her fail, we have to realize that those bad days are going to happen. In that position, everyone is focused on her and it is very easy to place the blame there - and that makes it hard to watch sometimes as a parent.
With her still being at 14U, I never judge her performance on wins and losses, always on whether or not she got the results she wanted - strike outs, ground balls at people, popups, etc. If she is making the pitches she needs to make and getting the swings she wants, wins and losses to me are irrelevant. I also very infrequently talk to her when she is pitching because the last thing she needs is me in her head . I can say that I honestly enjoy games more when she plays CF...
With her still being at 14U, I never judge her performance on wins and losses, always on whether or not she got the results she wanted - strike outs, ground balls at people, popups, etc. If she is making the pitches she needs to make and getting the swings she wants, wins and losses to me are irrelevant. I also very infrequently talk to her when she is pitching because the last thing she needs is me in her head . I can say that I honestly enjoy games more when she plays CF...