Pitching critique 11yr old.

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Jun 25, 2014
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Here is some video of my DD. Please tell me what you think and what we need to work on. The reason I posted this is because she has lost her speed the last month. She was throwing 45-48 mph and was pretty dominant and now her speed is all over the place upper 30's to low 40's. Occasionally hitting 45 but nothing consistent like she was. Not sure if it's a mechanical issue, fatigue or something else. Just need some advice from some that are more experienced than I.

http://youtu.be/yobhduNy3AU

http://youtu.be/Bh4J9ddphfk
http://youtu.be/e7uJS8b7ZE4
 
Jun 18, 2010
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Drive Mechanics
1. She is false loading. During her premotion, you look for weight forward, weight back, weight forward. She is not effectively getting a good running start because she does not have a good weight shift pattern. "False Load"

2. This pitch looks more like a step than a leap and drag. There isn't an explosive drive.

You look for a good sprinter's position like this:
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You look for her drive foot to detach from the pitchers plate when you get to extension at 3:00 like this:
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Full thread here Basic Pitching Checkpoints.


Arm Mechanics
1. Her arm whip can be improved. You do not see her upper arm stabilize against her torso like this:
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2. Her arm look like it is the same speed all the way around, you want the arm getting faster. From 9:00 - 6:00 (release) you want to see increased speed due to a good armwhip/lag position.
 
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Good arm lag position, as the upper arm starts to stabilize against the torso.
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Feb 3, 2010
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Do you have any video from when she was throwing faster? How good is her catcher? Do you think she's aiming?
 
Jun 18, 2010
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Do you have any video from when she was throwing faster? How good is her catcher? Do you think she's aiming?

I suspect some aiming too Ken. In some of the pitches at full speed she looks like she's actually slowing down at release.
 
Jun 18, 2010
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I'm including some additional images in case you wanted to show this thread to your DD.

Arm whip:
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