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    The appeal of a "non-parent" coach

    The effects of parent coaching may not always be so obvious, and is not always related to behavior on the field. My DD played for parent coaches who's daughters were both middle infielders (a pretty common situation undoubtedly). The coaches professed they did not treat their daughters any...
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    How important are stats?

    Absolutely, I would never argue for the integrity of a coaches perception. If your kid was slotted in a back up role, most coaches are going to make damn sure that's where she stays. She's going to be called out more harshly and evaluated more critically than the favored starter all season...
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    How important are stats?

    You fail to realize at the club level, it is usually Tommy's Mom, or the Short Stop's Dad (which may very well be a head coach or assistant) inputting data. Garbage in, garbage out. Was that an error? Was that a sacrifice? What was the situation. Moreover, most scorekeepers (not unlike most...
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    How important are stats?

    I agree with the 'why' part, but more like why 'waste your time'. I've never had a coach give an honest answer to anything. "You're starting next game", "I'm going to carry two catchers", etc.,. If a coach says it, it's as worthless as the clipboard he/she's carrying.
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    How important are stats?

    I've always felt stats are just for parents; that they're the most subjective metric of all. As for playing time, coaches play the players they want to keep. I think things work better when 'everyone' understands that.
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    DD lost 12-6 rotation on drop ball

    Thanks Amy. Actually, she doesn't know anything about I/R. Our PC has never mentioned it and neither have I as I'm only beginning to understand. She 'thinks' she's getting behind the ball and pushing in order to correct the 12:6 spin. I'll work with her on relaxing, getting more elbow, and...
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    DD lost 12-6 rotation on drop ball

    Looking at 2:00 o'clock, the ball is pointed at 3rd base, and never drops into the palm up position. This is the only thing I see that doesn't align with the IR thread. Then again, yesterday I didn't know what IR was....
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    DD lost 12-6 rotation on drop ball

    Lol, yes I'm sorry, it looks very good. I just read the famous IR thread and am now starting to understand. So I went back and reviewed the videos again. She looks exactly as Board Member describes in all of the positions, except she never reaches the palm up position at 3:00. So the ball...
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    DD lost 12-6 rotation on drop ball

    Here is a snapshot from one our videos tonight. She has the ball at pointed at 3rd base at 6:00. I saw this consistently tonight when throwing the drop ball. She pretty much has the ball pointed at 3rd base throughout the arm circle. In real-time to the naked eye, I thought the fingers were...
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    DD lost 12-6 rotation on drop ball

    Perfect, thank Ken. One thing we have noticed is that the drop spin is true when she's doing snaps. I'm not sure about 'K's. Finally, to clarify for the thread, DD throws a peel drop, though she has no real exaggerated peel motion.
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    DD lost 12-6 rotation on drop ball

    Thanks Bill. I need to go through the I/R threads before making any changes. I'm pretty sure that what ever the anomaly, she is not making the correction, and as you and others have suggested, her arm may be traveling into her body at the bottom of the arm swing, with fingers under the ball...
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    DD lost 12-6 rotation on drop ball

    Thanks for everyone's input. I watched Bill Hillhouse's motion pitches and clinics. He is very clear about cupping the wrist and the effect it has with respect to a bullet spin. I believe the wrist cup, as well as hand position and grip may hold the answer(s). I've also come to believe the...
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    DD lost 12-6 rotation on drop ball

    Great, thanks Amy. Can you tell me what app(s) you suggest?
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    DD lost 12-6 rotation on drop ball

    Thanks for the responses. I'm not entirely sure which drop she is throwing. The only changes she makes for the drop is to cock the wrist back at about 3 o'clock, and throw downhill. This is exactly like the Amanda Scarborough drop video. So by cocking the wrist back, I would say peel, but...
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    DD lost 12-6 rotation on drop ball

    My 13yo daughter has lost 12:6 rotation on her Drop. From the beginning of her pitching, up until January, she used to have perfect 12:6. It was phenomenal and natural. As she increased velocity from 48 to 53 mph, she completely lost the rotation. The ball now rotates in near bullet spin...
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