Worst inning of her life!

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May 9, 2014
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Umatilla, Florida
That was my dd words to me last night after a high school game. She pitched one inning and she walked in a ton, she hit 4 or 5 in a row RHB in the leg. (Not normal)! I was watching and usually I'm nervous for her but last night I didn't care I was happy! cuz her speed was up, and she was leaning forward! she was really whipping it in there when she wasn't nailing one in the leg or ankle AND she didn't revert back to the old standard when it got bad she stuck with it, (got pulled out of the game, the high school coach was a real jerk to her, told her she wasn't a pitcher of she can't throw 5 strikes in a row and that he was moving her down to JV) I wanted to kick him in the teeth, but I was still proud she tried to work thru it! She was so upset when she got pulled but I told her how I was so proud that she stuck with the new stuff even tho it didn't give the results she wanted. It will eventually if she keeps working on it (and her speed was up!) I don't have any video from last night:(

Today she had a lesson with Shannon. Shannon has such an eye for picking out what she's doing wrong and putting it in a way that my dd will listen, she helped her get a better loaded lean (straighter back leg) and helped get there more efficiently. (Better weight transfer)
My dd was not a bundle of joy to work with today! she was so sore she could barely move and she was still upset from last night. thanks for being patient SS!
 
Sep 8, 2015
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Its awesome that she stuck with it even when she was struggling. I'm in a battle with my DD and slowly trying to get her to change her mechanics. Its hard to get them to understand that sometimes you need to take a step or 2 backwards to move forward....

Off topic. I got to meet Shannon at a clinic this weekend. Very cool and fun lady to talk with it. You can tell that she really enjoys not only coaching, but teaching the girls the correct way.
 
Mar 29, 2012
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If the short stop had 4 balls in a row go between her legs and then made 3 bad throws in a row would you be ok with it and think she should stay in the game, or would you want her pulled.
 
Mar 29, 2012
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If that's the case I can understand, but it sounded like she was upset she wasn't left on the mound.
 
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Apr 12, 2015
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she hit 4 or 5 in a row RHB in the leg.

Haha, gotta love learning to work into the whip. Inside misses and whacked batters are pretty common at that point!

She'll work out of it. Just part of the learning process.
 

JAD

Feb 20, 2012
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Georgia
If every pitcher quit after their first bad inning none of them would make it past 10U.....
 

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