I guess some of my local coaches are getting cues from the college games this season and coaching their batters to toe up and hang over the plate.
My 14u + pitchers are telling me they are seeing this more and more.
Had one tell me the batter was actually touching the plate and her catcher...
I think my batteries are beginning to drain on my radar gun.
I was at the park last night taking readings, and I was sitting behind my pitchers with the gun and I would clock them, then as habit, I always trigger the gun again to clear the speed as I talk to them over adjustments. Every time I...
This is what an assistant coach told one of my 10u pitchers.
Sigh. The struggle is real.
So hard for these parents and kids to be pulled in two different directions.:(
Found this playing on the internet.
I like how it says to make sure you keep you foot down so you don't get called for an illegal pitch, but standing sideways with only your back foot on the rubber is perfectly fine.:p
Nice frenchman's kiss at the end.;)
How to Pitch a Fast Pitch Softball: 12...
Last night I was working with one of my 9yr olds and she says;
"I want to get so good, that I make the All-Star team and then we go to State and then we end up in the Championship game, and I end up pitching the game and the bases end up loaded and we are ahead by one run and I strike the last...
I have student who just turned 15. Last year she was throwing 52mph. This past fall she put a 53 on my gun, did it again 3 weeks ago and last night I pulled out my gun and she did it once more.
She was happy and excited that over the winter she hadn't lost any speed and that she could still...
What's your favorite softball related superstition.
I'm not superstitious, just in softball. And I have many.
My worst one was, I wouldn't let anyone clean or pack up the dugout until the last out of the game was made.
Last inning, ahead by 3, 2 outs, no one on, 0-2 count, I see someone...
I told my local league I'd come out for skills day and work with the girls that wanted to be pitchers.
A little back story about my local league.
Small town, (actually it encompasses two small towns) league has one boys field and one youth field it serves the T-ballers, and girls softball.
Big...
One of my high school pitchers tore her ACL at high school practice last week. :(
She's out for the season and summer.
I talked to her last night, she's totally bummed but trying to keep her spirits up, and taking it as best as can be expected.
She asked for anything she can do while she is...
Last night I had just got off the phone with one of my high school pitchers (Sophomore) who had just committed to an out of state D1 school. (full ride, minus out of state fees) She was so happy and thanked me for all I had done for her in helping her see her dream to pitch D1.
As soon as I...
I'm trying to learn the different styles of hitting out there, Linear, rotational, etc.
I had a pitching student last night and I was going over with her the use of her hips in pitching and trying to equate it a little to hitting and she was just shaking her head not getting it.
So I asked her...
That there are many wolves out there just waiting to tell them how much they know about pitching and how they are doing it all wrong.
I can't believe I forgot this vital information!
They got freaked out this weekend when someone told them their DD was doing it all wrong, she was not supposed...
Talked with one of my students mom's last night. Said umpire called her over after the game and explained he couldn't call her screwball because it was "too aggressive".
He said it was a great pitch, just too aggressive.
Since I was not there and couldn't see it, the best I could explain to...
This week, 2 of my high school pitchers faced off in a fall high school season game.
A Senior vs a Sophomore.
I had my sophomore last night who her and her mom were telling me about the game my other pitcher from a rival school pitched.
A little bit about my senior. On a good day she can...
They'd get their class money back.
Last week, had one throw a 29.1 ---She just couldn't hit that 30!:D
I don't know if she was happy to throw it so well, or mad she didn't get the money!:p
I told her I had complete confidence she'd hit it eventually.
One of my 10u pitchers was told by one of her teammates this week that she would never pitch high school nor college because her pitching instructor had no idea what she was doing because she had never pitched in college.
She is scolded by this player who is her catcher and 3rd string pitcher...
I was looking to upgrade my white throw down plate to something a little larger to work more on spots and have a larger area for beginners to be happy with it.
The Schutt extended plates were $30+. As I'm not into spending money if I don't have to, I came up with this;
$2.97 Plastic welcome...
https://www.yourgamecam.com/
I love this idea!
One of my pitching parents sent me the link to this, I was able to watch my pitcher pitch in a tournament and not actually be there!
Great tool for college coaches as well.
Gosh I love technology.....when I'm not kicking it.:o