DD puts so much pressure on herself
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Man, this takes me back a long way. I used to do this A LOT for hours when I was growing up. I did it because it was fun for me.
I would use a tennis ball and sometimes a raquet ball to see how fast I could get them coming back at me. Getting quick reaction
time and fielding wasn't my main reason for doing it but that's what happened. Also pitched to a cement wall all the time as well.
Developed a pretty good arm back them.
So yes, the wall thing can help, did for me. Gave me quite the head start.
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My 8 yo does this in the driveway bouncing a tennis ball off the house. She will spend an hour out there as soon as she gets off the bus from school sometimes. It is fun, the tennis ball is harder to catch and it comes off at weird angles sometimes. I just happen to make sure her glove is laying on the steps and that's usually all it takes for her to get started. It may not be the perfect practice but it definitely keeps her on her toes. Sometimes we will use chalk and draw targets all over the wall and she will try and hit them from as far away as she can.
I played a lot of lacrosse wallball back in the day, it was fun and effective. Had both of my twin DD's do this for lax and to a lesser extent basketball. Haven't done it nearly as much for softball but we have done a few wall drills. With the twins it was a way to have them compete against each other without worrying about one making a bad throw back to her sister or something (think most balls thrown and caught in a certain time).
Sounds like a great idea, if I could make it work. Are your twins critical of each other? Mine pick apart what the other does, and comments and criticizes to the point they always get into an argument. It usually lasts only a few minutes, but those few minutes will often kill any fun.
Yesterday DD wanted to play wallball indoors, against a cabinet door. Told her such furniture is off limits. She started doing it against an exterior side door, so she is finding a way.
More then one daughter? Have them hit grounders to each other.
Of course they've had their moments, sometimes I'd get involved and other times they'd have to figure it out on their own. Overall they are each other's best friend, biggest supporter and training partner. They motivate each other to get their other chores/homework done and to get their workouts and skill training in. There is no way that I could effectively participate in every session with them let alone work with each of them separately every time. BTW, they do this for basketball as well. The importance of them getting along and working together towards common/similar goals has been impressed upon them since the beginning. When it comes to pitching and catching they have both been to each just about every lesson/clinic/practice together and can recognize a problem or flaw in the others work as well as the cues that are used to "try' and fix it.
I probably push the tough love approach too far at times but it's the way I work. Get them a pair of boxing gloves and let them work it out! ;-)
Good luck with your twins!
Tried it a few times. Sibling rivalry always rears its ugly head when the two of them practice together without their team. They consistently find a way to start arguing, even when it is in their best interest to help each other practice.
When they are practicing with the team, TB or MS, they work together fine. Two days ago they agreed to pair off during MS tryouts, neither one of them wants to pair off with anyone else on the MS team, they don't trust anyone else to help them perform up to their potential.
LOL
This got me curious about what weight class each of my DDs would be in. It wouldn't be a fair fight. DD1 is at least two weight classes higher than DD2 and possibly three. At least DD2 would be able to outrun DD1.
Thanks.
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