HE is still solidly ingrained in our league. As a result, all 3 pitchers on our 9U TB team use HE mechanics.
I've started helping them warm up between innings (we're not at the point where there's one main pitcher, so we're rotating through all 3). Of course, there's things that to my untrained eye look incorrect, but I'm hesitant to offer advice that may be correct in an IR-world, but contradicts the (paid) pitching instruction they're currently getting.
My few suggestions to date has related to posture (not leaning forward), pushing off strong, and getting "open". I did introduce the concept of walk-throughs as a warm-up technique - the player said she hadn't done those before, but really liked it.
I'm not going to touch release (oh goody - more wrist flicks), ball direction (push vs. pull), or follow-through - just wondering if there's any other differences to be aware of in case a parent asks something along the lines of "how does she look / what do we need to work on".
I've started helping them warm up between innings (we're not at the point where there's one main pitcher, so we're rotating through all 3). Of course, there's things that to my untrained eye look incorrect, but I'm hesitant to offer advice that may be correct in an IR-world, but contradicts the (paid) pitching instruction they're currently getting.
My few suggestions to date has related to posture (not leaning forward), pushing off strong, and getting "open". I did introduce the concept of walk-throughs as a warm-up technique - the player said she hadn't done those before, but really liked it.
I'm not going to touch release (oh goody - more wrist flicks), ball direction (push vs. pull), or follow-through - just wondering if there's any other differences to be aware of in case a parent asks something along the lines of "how does she look / what do we need to work on".