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The quality of pitching will depend on the division her school is in also. My daughters team plays div 6. She saw some pretty hittable pitchers last season.
 
May 24, 2013
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You could debate until the end of time but anybody who knows the game of baseball/softball knows pitching is the most important skill period.
Why do you think perfect games and no hitters are celebrated the way they are? Because they are real hard to pull off especially at the top levels.
If you have a hitter go 4 for 4 in a game it’s a good game but not history making right?
My point being it’s a given that it’s big news for pitchers to be perfect and nice but no where near the recognition/hype/glory when a hitter is perfect.
Why is that? It takes a whole different level to be a successful pitcher. The time, dedication, sacrifice, expense far exceeds any other position.
I concur with your advice to the poster. I took exception to your claim that hitting was the most important skill in the game. Any way you slice it pitching is top priority. Hitting is hard and comes in at #2. The truth is always relevant.

My initial post was advice for the OP. For the OP's DD - who is not a pitcher, based on the information given - hitting is the most difficult skill in the game. Mentioning the difficultly level of pitching is irrelevant to the discussion of how the OP's DD can get ready for HS ball.

I don't want to pollute an advice thread with a long debate, so I'll leave it to the words of Ted Willaims...“Hitting is the single most difficult thing to do in sport.”
 
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The quality of pitching will depend on the division her school is in also. My daughters team plays div 6. She saw some pretty hittable pitchers last season.

Crescenta Valley won Div III. It's kind of rough having them in our league.
 
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A 'cheat code' in her situation would be to get her set to try-out and participate in a higher level (or at least older) team than when she took a pause from the sport. Is she playing travel? Could she spend the winter working out with a travel team (even if she doesn't want to play in the summer)? Explain your situation and see if you can catch on for winter workouts (well it's California, so that means different things than her in the Midwest) :)

In short, have her work out with her age group, learning the drills and situation work the high school coach likes to use and is likely to base his/her tryout around.

FIRST-make the team. NEXT-if she's a good strong athlete (sounds like it) make use of the high school years to improve and catch up to her teammates who may be a step ahead right now.

Good luck to you and your daughter!
 
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My initial post was advice for the OP. For the OP's DD - who is not a pitcher, based on the information given - hitting is the most difficult skill in the game. Mentioning the difficultly level of pitching is irrelevant to the discussion of how the OP's DD can get ready for HS ball.

I don't want to pollute an advice thread with a long debate, so I'll leave it to the words of Ted Willaims...“Hitting is the single most difficult thing to do in sport.”
 
Apr 28, 2014
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My initial post was advice for the OP. For the OP's DD - who is not a pitcher, based on the information given - hitting is the most difficult skill in the game. Mentioning the difficultly level of pitching is irrelevant to the discussion of how the OP's DD can get ready for HS ball.

I don't want to pollute an advice thread with a long debate, so I'll leave it to the words of Ted Willaims...“Hitting is the single most difficult thing to do in sport.”

Ted Williams wasn't a pitcher ;)
 
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I'd work with her best you can on fielding and hitting. After a few weeks of almost daily work, I'd get her to a professional.

3 years off is a long time. I'd want a pro helping get her back into form.
 
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Hitting is certainly not the most difficult skill to learn in softball. Pitching is the most difficult skill and most important. Hitting would be 2nd. If you don’t have good pitching you have nothing.
There’s a reason the old adage is good pitching beats good hitting not vice versa.
Difficult and most important are 2 different things. If a MLB pitcher had a career 50% success (defined here as keeping a hitter from reaching base) rate it would be horrible. If a hitter had that it would be the best in the history of MLB.
 
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