Over the last few years it seems that velocity in pitching has taken a back seat to other aspects of pitching. You see so many people always commenting it’s all about hitting spots and movement. That velocity does not matter or you have to spin it to win it. You are starting to see SEC and other power 5 colleges put girls in the circle not breaking 60. Now I’m not saying velocity is the most important but that it should be worked on the same as location and movement. My DD is in the 8th grade and in middle school ball we might have seen 2-3 pitchers even in the 53+ range. Now she is playing up with high school and in 20 games we have only faced 3 pitchers in the 60’s. This includes some big tournaments with top teams. In travel at 14u at the biggest events in the southeast you can count the girls actually in the 60’s on one hand. Of course half of them claim it on social media! Is winning at 10/12u become so important that the girls are not allowed to develop velocity since you have to throw strikes to win? Are more parents now focusing on the number of pitches instead of velocity development? Is there a shortage of power pitchers that can bring all three velocity, movement and spots? I am a believer in a pitching staff having different style pitchers and different teams require a different look. I’ve seen teams put our senior movement pitcher out before recording an out and then my DD shut them down with power. Or a team get on my DD and the spin pitcher shut them down. Is there a shortage of power pitchers being developed and what effect will that have on the game over the next 3-5 years?