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    Over swinging...what is it?

    Few years back I hopped on board coaching a U16 travel team. They were a great team but they were at a stalemate when it came to hits. I told then they need to slow their swings down...as you can imagine I got quite a few confused looks. Even by the other coaches. Told the girls that they need...
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    Help with 11 yo pitching

    Sbdad03 I think you have the open and closed backwards. Hiding her logo from the catcher would mean her hips are open. Logo facing catcher would be closed
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    Help with 11 yo pitching

    High pitch - release point was too late Low pitch - release point to early Inside pitch (RHB) hips rotated too early Outside pitch (RHB) glove hand/shoulder not in line with catcher (where ever the glove hand goes, the ball goes) From there it's easy to fix any pitch High and outside -...
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    Regarding Sara Pauly

    Thanks Rick!
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    Regarding Sara Pauly

    Yeah your video she does a long stride for sure. Must be the pitch. Thought the delivery is supposed to be the same for all pitches Though? As a catcher I use to be able to tell what pitchers were going to pitch due to variations in their delivery motion. Figured it as the same for fastpitch...
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    Regarding Sara Pauly

    Here's a link for reference https://youtu.be/0ROB7VqKymk Just have a question that hopefully Rick can answer. This is no way a critique as obviously Sara is a very successful pitcher. I was wondering why her stride is so short. She's quite tall and wonder why she doesn't stride out even...
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    9u DD critique (very young new pitcher)

    Omg I love that little jig at the end of the pitch lol. Looks good! For starters, Tell her to start with her right leg on the power line. Right now she's jumping to the left in order to get her left foot onto the power line. Right foot starts on power line to push out, left foot strides out and...
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    How to pick....coach

    I let my catcher call the shots on the field. I may nudge them in the right direction when needed but as a catcher myself, I laugh when ever I see a coach giving catcher signals from the bench every pitch. Robs the pitcher and catcher of one of the best parts about having the position and trust...
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    Is this not an illegal pitch??

    Lol sorry. New to the forum. Didn't realize it was a sore subject previously hashed out. I just don't like how the announcers say that every young pitcher needs to watch this, knowing it's a very questionable delivery. Why teach young pitchers this when you know most umps will call them on it...
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    Is this not an illegal pitch??

    Am I mistaken or is this an illegal pitch with the way she re plants then drives? Thoughts? https://youtu.be/fU7RqV2_NkU
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    Help with DDs mechanics

    Thanks guys. As I said im aware of most of the issues from the video regarding hip position, BI etc. She was doing fine in the early part of practice till she got tired. The only thing she was doing both at the beginning and end of practise was her drive leg coming through too quickly which...
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    Help with DDs mechanics

    Why does her drive leg follow the stride leg so quickly? How do we fix that? I know there are some issues in this video that I'm already aware of. In hindsight I should have taken video towards beginning of practice. This is an hour in and her mechanics have broken down due to being tired. FYI...
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    Take a Look..........

    Foot eversion is ok apparently?
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    Forearm fire and Internal Rotation

    Yeah that's what I was figuring. Not ideal to teach that to young pitchers off the bat. In order to maintain FSR with the toe pointed towards the catcher needs a well developed core
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    Forearm fire and Internal Rotation

    I find it odd the Euno plants her foot with her toes essentially pointing at the plate...but who am I to judge someone who throws in the mid 70s lol kinda just goes against the 45° that girls are taught from a young age. Why is that? Maybe due to the way she fires her hips earlier than most?

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