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Banned
HS Varsity team-
Pitcher 1 (P1) and Pitcher 2 (P2) are about the same size but historically P2 not as good as P1. fastball in the 40's and changeup that is telegraphed a mile away. she doesn't touch a softball except when she absolutely has to, where P1 throws and hits throughout the year. P2 (and several other starters) are on the team as a social activity more than an athletic one.
now, without any training or practice P2 has picked up velocity and throws harder than P1. the kid with no work ethic and no passion for softball has just surpassed the kid who works at it all year long and "sleeps with her glove under her pillow" (as one coach put it)
Hitting- two of the worst swings on not particularly strong girls are leading the varsity team in hitting. they get their bat on the ball and it winds up in a hole or just over an infielders head. the leader who's batting in the .700's, has the worst case of DBSF I've ever seen above U10. actually they both have U10 swings. Even if they don't get a base hit,if the other team is going to make an error, it will be when these two hit. the coaches have no idea why they are hitting/getting on base.
On the other hand, the two best swings on the team are also the two least productive right now and are in the bottom half of the team for BA.
so apparently luck is more important than skill. the question is, how do you make luck happen?
Pitcher 1 (P1) and Pitcher 2 (P2) are about the same size but historically P2 not as good as P1. fastball in the 40's and changeup that is telegraphed a mile away. she doesn't touch a softball except when she absolutely has to, where P1 throws and hits throughout the year. P2 (and several other starters) are on the team as a social activity more than an athletic one.
now, without any training or practice P2 has picked up velocity and throws harder than P1. the kid with no work ethic and no passion for softball has just surpassed the kid who works at it all year long and "sleeps with her glove under her pillow" (as one coach put it)
Hitting- two of the worst swings on not particularly strong girls are leading the varsity team in hitting. they get their bat on the ball and it winds up in a hole or just over an infielders head. the leader who's batting in the .700's, has the worst case of DBSF I've ever seen above U10. actually they both have U10 swings. Even if they don't get a base hit,if the other team is going to make an error, it will be when these two hit. the coaches have no idea why they are hitting/getting on base.
On the other hand, the two best swings on the team are also the two least productive right now and are in the bottom half of the team for BA.
so apparently luck is more important than skill. the question is, how do you make luck happen?