My DD is right there with yours. I don't have stats on BA, but can tell you she went from a great contact hitter, easily lead her teams in RBIs to now barely hitting. I think it has to do with the team environment. We moved and changed schools and she hasn't had the easiest time with the transfer. Her old school she knew most of the kids before the season. Lettered V as a freshman, starting 2nd base. Get to new school and she is put on JV, told to change a bunch of things with her mechanics/fundamentals/how she plays her position. She knows (and was told by other coaches and players) that she should have been the starting 2nd baseman on V, but the girl in that spot is a school favorite and plays 2 other sports very well. Softball not so much.
Anyway, I think it may be a case of the environment is eating at her (and possibly your DD) and affecting them mentally. Girls need to feel good to play good. Screaming, yelling, belittling does nothing to a young female athlete but bring her down. Not like boys that will get mad and go preform, who need to play good to feel good. I have always said it after an older, much wiser coach told me, girls need to feel good to play good.
Find a way to make it fun again and I bet she turns it around. Then let me know what you did, LOL.
Anyway, I think it may be a case of the environment is eating at her (and possibly your DD) and affecting them mentally. Girls need to feel good to play good. Screaming, yelling, belittling does nothing to a young female athlete but bring her down. Not like boys that will get mad and go preform, who need to play good to feel good. I have always said it after an older, much wiser coach told me, girls need to feel good to play good.
Find a way to make it fun again and I bet she turns it around. Then let me know what you did, LOL.