- Jun 14, 2016
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My dd transferred to a new high school. It was looking to be a very good year with her being one of the top 2 pitchers and getting a lot of time in the circle. We are 3 games Into the season and it is not looking too good for her. 1st game she pitched the jv game and then a tournament yesterday with 2 games. the coach put her in to pitch the 7th inning of the 1st game and the other pitcher pitched the rest of the day. I’m not upset about the lack of pitching time for her because I understand she needs to earn her playing time being the new kid. What upset me is that the coach belittled and humiliated her while she was pitching. Went to the circle with just her and the catcher where nobody else could hear and told her she was just a little girl and she needed to grow up and learn to pitch a varsity game. Told her she wasn’t throwing enough strikes and he only put her in to give his starting pitcher a break and she would not be pitching the next game. This was after she had gotten 2 quick outs and then 5 defensive errors scored runs. According to GameChanger 5 runs scored and were all unearned. Am I right that tearing down a players confidence especially while she is pitching is wrong. Should she go talk to the coach, does anybody have any advice. She works her behind off and has pitched at a high level so her ability is not in question. I’m proud that she held it together and got out of the inning but I had to deal with tears later when we were alone. She has never had a coach use bullying before so this is new to her.
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