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    College recruiting and where to start

    She has just made another jump in the last month or so. In May she was around 53 with 56 as the high. Now she’s hovering around 56 with 59 as the high. Still working on technique and consistency.
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    College recruiting and where to start

    Thanks to everyone for advice. I knew I went to the right place to start. Let me clarify some of the questions about her. First, she has thrown 59, but only a few times, on two different radars (pocket and another gun). She’s usually around 56. Her Cu and drops are great when they work...
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    College recruiting and where to start

    My DD is currently on a 14u B team that will most likely be going A in Maryland. She is in her freshman year now. She pitches 59 mph, has a pretty good flip change, drop and drop curve. She plays outfield when not pitching and is a middle of the order decent contact hitter. She wants to play...
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    14u video analysis

    No, not tincher
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    14u video analysis

    All great advice, thank you. So just to be clear of the primary things to be bring to her. 1. She is too far back with her start back foot. How far back do you think is optimal? 2. She is over extending with her stride leg. Should she not straighten her stride leg out in the air? 3. Her...
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    14u video analysis

    DD is working hard. The experts on this site have always been so helpful to her progress, so I figured it was time for another round of advice. She is inconsistent with her speed. She has hit 56 a handful of times, but usually hovers around 53. All of the clips below are fastballs at 53...
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    The Drop Ball

    My DD is 14, when she started working her drop it messed up her FB for a bit. I agree that I wouldn't worry about a 3rd pitch yet. Get locations with the FB and CU first. That being said my DD throws a flip change and is getting pretty good at her drop. Pretty sure the PC tells her to...
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    Speed drop off with I/R

    Agree with all the experts. Similar story with my dd. Switching is hard after having success with HE. Speeds go up and down for many reasons. Stick with it and listen to these guys, the speed will jump again. Is it possible she's holding back a bit to get technique right?
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    14u help please video

    Agree with everything you said. She is learning the drop curve and I feel like that might be part of her problem, that sneaking into her FB tech. Could you explain the towel snaps and 1-2-3-4 for me. We just entered the off season, and I would love to have some drills she could work on. Any...
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    14u help please video

    All great advice. Thanks. Can you expanded on her overlap and being behind in her drive sequence?
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    14u help please video

    Ok, she's 13. Just last summer she was very accurate and could hit 54 mph. Now she's from 48-51 mph and accuracy is not the same. Here tech wasn't perfect before, but this is worse than it was. I have a pretty good idea the main problems from the video, but what do you experts see, and what...
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    The peaks and valleys are killing me

    She pitched HE for about 2 years successfully. She switched to IR with a new pitching coach about a year and 1/2 ago. Tough transition, but finally "got it" last spring and made big jumps in accuracy and speed. Was pretty consistent through the summer, but not so much now. She also pitched...
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    The peaks and valleys are killing me

    All great advice from everyone, thanks. That last part, "Just chill out and not look at the small segments of time. the journey is longer than a week, month, or even a year." Needs to be framed and I need to look at it often to remind myself. Thanks.
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    The peaks and valleys are killing me

    My DD finally took over the #2 spot at the end of last spring in 12U. Finished the season great. Came back with a new team as the #2 in 14U B ball and struggled early in practices. Lost speed, bad accuracy, looked a mess. Played the first tournament last weekend started 3 games and did...

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