Greenmonsters
Wannabe Duck Boat Owner
This is the key. I've had catchers not be able to tell me the location of the pitch that was just thrown. Should I let them call pitches because they may go to the 10% of colleges (if that high) that actually allow catchers to call pitches?
There are some catchers that play catcher because they want to be part of every play but have NO desire to call pitches. They don't want the "responsibility".
There are some catchers that play catcher because they're big girls and that's where they've always played.
DD's catcher right now is one of very few (in ten years of coaching and umpiring) that I can honestly say knows what she's doing when it comes to calling pitches (which also includes determining the umpire's zone).
Did your DD learn to pitch in college? I'm guessing that someone probably worked with your DD to teach her to pitch when she was young. If a coach spends just a little bit of time teaching a catcher what to look for and how to call a game when they are young, you'll get more true catchers (as opposed to girls who catch) and then more than 10% of college coaches would let them call.
ETA - IMO leadership is a trait required behind the plate and you have to find a girl with it and train her if yours don't have it.
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