How should DD tell coach she doesn't pitch anymore?

[radness]

For pitching well, probably, but not for pitching without injury.

I can pretty routinely throw a couple hundred BP pitches day after day and not feel anything in my arm (I do full windmill, but not a full pitch from 43 feet). I could absolutely not throw overhand that much, even at 75% speed. Throwing/pitching underhand is not without risk, but it's absolutely less risky.

I disagree with some of shiloh's points here, but I do agree that the concern, in this case, should not be injury. She doesn't have to pitch much in December and January to be able to get ready to pitch in games from a health & safety standpoint.

*think the comments about risk/injury to pitchers sb vs. bb is a great discussion.
Has been discussed at length over and over throughout the years.

But I will bring up a new post regarding your comments

(Btw i dont think your comparison is comparable to risk injury assessment)
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I simply gave an impression of a previous post

Hmmm @shilohs comment did seem to infer that pitching in softball has less chance of injury.

Which actually think throwing underhand vs. Overhand are utilizing muscles in the body and limbs differently.

Think it would be easier to be a baseball pitcher and have not thrown pitching Bullpen and be able to just come in with a warmed up over hand throwing arm and step in and Pitch.

Underhand would even consider warming up/ preparedness more important.

And added commenting about being prepared.
Not about injury.

Which I think being prepared is very important.

 

[Lance Steckler]

The word you're looking for is "NO".

 

[PapaBear]

By telling coach she does not want to pitch and wants to focus on other areas. Mine did the opposite, told her coach she does not want to hit or play field that she is a PO now.

 

[radness]

Never would I put a player in to pitch who didn't want to.

That is not like asking a shortstop to go play Outfield.
For that matter there are few other players on the field who could be asked to go in and catch.

Pitching and catching are demanding in other ways that reach beyond what the rest of the field does.

 

[BrianTx01]

There are lots of girls that pitcher for their highschool team that don't pitch for their travel team. I don't think I would call her coach and say she doesn't pitch.

 

[_MIA_]

For that matter there are few other players on the field who could be asked to go in and catch.

The exception to this is MS ball around here where if you can catch a ball you are automatically qualified to catch

 

[JayW]

I remember coaching 12u rec ball. I literally lined up every player on the team and watched them throw underhand to see who might be able to pitch.

 

[quincy]

We had 2 Teams in MS, I am not sure what they called them but JV and Varsity works. They had tryouts and cuts.

DD pitched so I agree being able to catch the ball would have been a nice requirement to make the Team.

P dad joke, both Teams were pretty good.

 

[_MIA_]

We had 2 Teams in MS, I am not sure what they called them but JV and Varsity works. They had tryouts and cuts.

DD pitched so I agree being able to catch the ball would have been a nice requirement to make the Team.

P dad joke, both Teams were pretty good.

Marcela caught half her team’s “Varsity” MS games..never caught an inning in her life yet DW said one of pitchers’ parents was giving her crap in the stands one game for not throwing out a kid. Luckily I didn’t go to many games and if I did I was in the OF.

 

[CoachJD]

The exception to this is MS ball around here where if you can catch a ball you are automatically qualified to catch

Whoa, you have high standards there. For me, it's anybody who isn't terrified to try to catch the ball. Actually catching it is bonus.