She was still hurting today so I took her to an Ortho/Sports Med doc. He said everything looked good and determined it to be muscular. He said to take it easy for a week and she should be good to go.
My DD pitched 2 games in her first tournament of the season (one Sat, one Sun). Nothing out of the ordinary. I want to say 120ish pitches. She has been pitching about a year and a half. She sees a PC once a week and has good mechanics. She took Monday off to rest and recoup. We went out to...
My DD learned the screwball as her third pitch, seemed like a natural move for her from the way she tended to throw FB. PC had her work on curve and drop spins for a week to see which was more natural, we went with drop fourth......she hasn't mastered it yet, but she loves the pitch.
My DD is inspired to work harder after pitching a "better than usual" game or getting an "attagirl" from her coach. Not just a "good job" but a "Wow! Where did that come from? You were on fire!!" kind of attagirl. Of course those would be few and far between......but she can ride that...
Just curious how many pitchers your team has on the roster. Are they similar in ability? How many is too many? Too few? How many games per month will make them (reasonably) happy?
Thank you for your input. I posted the question from the perspective of a coach, because that is the information I was looking for. My DD actually plays for this coach (though he would never ask for input). He stated that he didn't understand why the fastpitch team wasn't "coming together"...
How does a coach go from successfully coaching boys in baseball for 10 years to coaching girls fastpitch for the first time? How does the mental game change with girls? What motivates them? How do I reach 12 year old girls? Are they serious? One minute I'm talking to level headed young...
My DD started pitching at 10 and started lessons at 11. She just turned 12 and loves to pitch. She has not devoloped yet, so who knows if she will ever be great. Time will tell, but there is no way I would have had her on the mound at 6. To be honest I wasn't real excited when she told me...
We live in a small community too. We chose to make the drive in (45 mins. each way) to the big city. Not because we didn't "fit in" but because we thought it was worth it in order to get better coaching and more competition.
Great advice Amy. I found myself "coaching" from the bleachers and when I stopped my DD improved considerably. I asked her about it and she said it is very distracting to hear my voice. I have asked the other parents to kick me when I get started as it is very hard for me to keep my mouth...
I have to agree with Planoheat and fpump. Hate stalling of any kind, hate sign stealing......I think it IS cheating and sending the wrong message to our kids. My DD is a pitcher and I think if the girls can pick up on what the pitcher is throwing because she is "showing" them, more power to...
There must be something in the air. Last weekend my daughter's coach was ejected for questioning a call on a steal home. Coach has been coaching for 15 years......this was the first time ever to be ejected.