Possibly b/c one shoe doesn't fit all feet. We have 2 raw catchers (one just made her first tourney start) @ 12U, my DD with the most experience (2 yrs TB) and two other pitchers with insane speed but are in-game novices. If I had a stud behind the plate, my pitch-calling days would effectively...
I sit on a bucket calling pitches for my 12U team. If anyone has something else that is USSSA certified for sitting on while calling and charting pitches, please let me know.
Not all coaches suck at calling pitches. In fact, I am a PCG (pitch calling genius). That being said, I have a good...
I'm not into punishing kids for things related to "somewhat fun". The head of our organization has a philosophy...more in the form of a question, "As coaches what did you do today to make your players better?". If my answer is "they each did 10 pushups", then I've probably failed, called...
On my high horse...Why weren't you recording your dd's pitching? I not only record my dd but the other pitchers on my team. It allows me to break down their mechanics, show the recordings to the parents (who can show it to their PC's). As far as asking for money back? Asking for money back is...
No problem and I'll do it for free. Tell her it tastes like chicken and adds 5 mph to her fastball. Crapping Thunder is pretty much an inherent trait from my Dad's side of the family.
I wish I'd thought of this first prior to tryouts...Ahem, here goes....
Looking for 3 Pitchers (5'6" or taller) with at least 4 pitches...fastball MINIMUM 53 MPH...change MAXIMUM 32 MPH
2 Catchers...must throw down to 2nd sub 2.1 seconds
All others must run home to first in sub 2.9 seconds...
I've yet to go to a Bandits game where the stands weren't filled. As far as the fans go, they're predominantly girls who play the game and their parents,
We met Chris on Sunday (he even let my daughter and her friend try on his size 14 Championship rings)....really great guy! It's too bad there was no Championship game on Sunday....but that's the way of fastpitch.
Amy, thanks for all the info!
We Won...Sarcasm intentional
Actually we all were winners...the five of us remaining in the stands @ 6:30pm. We went across the street and saw "The Odd Life of Timothy Green"...Two Thumbs Up. Ate lunch at the bowling alley. Came back and watched Monica Abbott warm up. Got soaked for 1 hour...
I bought the gun...then my daughter went to tryouts for a few teams. My gun said 46-47mph, their guns said 50-51...I like my gun better. Now my daughter converts my gun speed to their gun speed for the "true reading". My response to her, "throw me a drop, inside corner, and don't make me move my...
According to the USSSA Rules (Section 9 Gloves/Mitts)...
B. The glove/mitt may be any combination of colors except the color of the
game ball or optic. Glove lacing may be any color other than that of the
ball. The manufacturer’s logos are not considered a glove color. A gray,
white or optic...
I could have written this...."We have a pitcher who throws great at home and at practice. But once you put her in a game she gets wild. Her parents are frustrated because she is not pitching as much as she used to in games." Is her consistency a form problem or a confidence problem? Have you...
We are trying to get her to hit girls?
Hitting any part of the batter's body in the strike zone is simply a strike. Hitting a batter that is extremely close to the plate to claim the plate like you're Ponce De Leon....Neanderthal. Encouraging a pitcher to hit a batter on top of the plate vs...
From a Pitcher's perspective.....DD knows that all of the plate is hers. She believes she owns 6" on either side of the plate (sometimes 12"), she owns 6 feet of air space from the dirt up, she owns the batter's gloves (a target when the batter is bunting), and even the batter's Gatorade.
A good coach will emphasize the positives and encourage...but the coach is still the coach. Until your daughter proves him wrong, she'll be stuck behind his daughter. If a pitcher loses speed once they go live, they are wilting under pressure. We have a girl 12U throwing 50+ pregame and in...
Pitchers need to pitch. Mine will be going into her 2nd year of 12U and she has pitched a lot. This (without a doubt) is one of the main reasons she has excelled. My only wish is that she could have had two years at 10U instead of one year (her sole year @ 10U was her first in TB).
Playing...
My daughter is a pitcher on a 12U B team. We're in the western suburbs (Aurora/Sugar Grove area). I know of a few good pitching coaches in the area (Top Pick Athletic in North Aurora and All American in North Aurora). It's best to get with a good PC before some bad habits get extremely difficult...
My 11 y/o daughter last week talking with my wife...
Mom: You need to practice your Tuba
DD: But I'm practicing my pitching
Mom: You're practicing your Tuba for your grade
DD: The Tuba is for my grade, but my pitching is for my future
I have created a monster