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Going broke on softball
My DD pitches on a 14A team. Our team is competitive and our pitching is average for an A team. We have many pitchers, and it's easy to see some of our pitchers don't share the same passion in pitching as some of the better pitchers we face. School ball, other school sports, boys, Netflix, etc. lure our pitchers away from fitting pitching practice into their busy schedules.
Many times we hear, "Good pitchers practice so that they can hit their spots, great pitchers practice so they can't miss their spots." Unfortunately, our pitchers can hit their spots many of the time, but can also leave them fat just as often.
The challenge for our team is to find a way to get our pitchers to voluntarily carve out time to work on their pitching in addition to what we work on at practice. Until then, we cannot expect them to thread the needle on a consistent basis. I can't wait for school ball to end. My DD will then have time to focus on her pitching consistency.
Many times we hear, "Good pitchers practice so that they can hit their spots, great pitchers practice so they can't miss their spots." Unfortunately, our pitchers can hit their spots many of the time, but can also leave them fat just as often.
The challenge for our team is to find a way to get our pitchers to voluntarily carve out time to work on their pitching in addition to what we work on at practice. Until then, we cannot expect them to thread the needle on a consistent basis. I can't wait for school ball to end. My DD will then have time to focus on her pitching consistency.