don't hurt your kid
You know a softball pitcher is susceptable to the same repetative motion injurues as a baseball pitcher. I'm not saying your daughter shouldn't practice, but she should have a break, and on the off days work on strength training. Core, upperbody, and legs.
I have 4 children ages 8-13 all are involved in sports. I've read conflicting material regarding weight training. Some say as young as 6 to start, with light weights and not more than 2 times per week. That makes me nervious. I've seen what damage to growth plates looks like, and it's not pretty...
Bill Hillhouse is great. I went to a coach's program and my daughter went to a 2 day clinic. All of the problems you discussed are easily fixed with proper mechanics. If the ball is going too high she is releasing too late. So, its a matter of release point not how hard she is throwing. The most...