Generally it does tone down as the girls get older. By 16U most parents know coaches may be watching and are sitting in left field. I think 10U was the worst. 10U. Think about it. 10 year old girls.
Absolutely. And they lose their hearing so when when they are griping about an error, a slumping batter, a pitcher, or an umpire, it's usually loud enough for everyone around to hear it. Dad is my daughter's biggest fan, and although he does have astute insight into the game, we often had to...
As a senior my kids team was 18-10. She was the #1 pitcher who is now playing in college. I'll be watching closely their record this year. One mom of a JR told me how my daughter wasn't that good. Considering her awards, 2.30 ERA, 285 strikeouts senior season (close to 600 career - 3 years...
DD is at a private D2. Half of her cost was covered by softball scholarship. Half of her cost was covered by academics. Classroom was just as important as the field in her case. As far as "minimal value", the overall cost covered will be in the 6 figures. There's even talk about graduate...
At Nationals, 800 miles from home. At the field while awaiting our next game apparently 1 player/family decided they had had enough and were on their way home. Quite the drama, with people chasing and calling everyone. We ended up winning the whole enchilada and that family did return for the...
You have it backwards. Speed > location. Think about overhand throwing, all natural movements occur across the body. Yet you want your daughter to throw underhand in-line with her body? Ditch your pitching "coach" yesterday, and let your daughter throw across her body which (you and her...
My daughter's team (D2) scrimmaged against a top SEC team. They lost 14 to 0. At the end of 7 I think the score was 4 to 0. The SEC team then scored 10 more runs in the next 3 innings. My daughter made their highlight video, unfortunately it was on the wrong side as she gave up 2 homers in...
My DD team ALWAYS chose to hit first. The coach would come back to the dugout and say, "Ok, we are scoring first!" They'd put up a couple runs and then throw an ace pitcher. Most teams were done by the end of the first inning.
Agree with mechanics first. As a parent of a college pitcher, her whole focus has always been speed. Accuracy comes with good mechanics. DD has never practiced accuracy (and it's never been an issue), even at 10U. But she certainly has practiced getting faster!