Just watched her triple play on youtube and the beginning video. She jumps off the mound (crow hops) replants then throws. She should be faster, she's throwing a shorter distance. My daughter hasn't hit 10u distance since she moved to 12u. She's learning to pitch now should I teach her to jump three feet forward then pitch? Really hard to compare the game over many years when the rules are not followed by all.
I agree completely. The lesson learned from Barnhill is that you should teach your pitcher to do whatever it takes to throw as hard as possible. It's obvious that no instructor or coach of Barnhill has ever been concerned about anything else. If you don't copy Barnhill then you will be left behind. If she is ALLOUD to dominate at DI and in International play then there will be plenty of young pitchers coming along that will copy her. If your daughter doesn't then she might be left behind. I am very disappointed in the Gator program for allowing her to continue and it's a win a all cost mentality that causes this to occur. I think opposing coaches should refuse to play against her.