- Jul 4, 2014
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DD just returned from a tournament where a coach she invited to come watch her play, actually came out to watch her play. DD is a sophomore pitcher. She normally pitches well, but because she was being watched, she literally turned into a quivering mold of jello. She was sick to her stomach, had difficulty controlling her pitches - some were wild, some in the dirt, and walked one. She managed to get a few strikes, including 1 strikeout, but the innings were quite painful to watch - only because we all knew what she's capable of and she wasn't delivering it. DH and I were both nervous and we are certain that she was feeling it a thousand times more than we were. Afterwards, the college coach told our coach that he knew that she was nervous - but she fought through it and was able to get things under control. He said he saw things that he liked and that DD should keep in touch with him. This is all good but how does your DD calm her nerves when she knows that her future is hanging by her performance? One parent told us a story about his older daughter's team - where a coach came out to watch their pitcher and their pitcher couldn't even get out of the 1st inning. She ended up getting pulled after letting in 8 runs. I guess DD's experience could have been worse. I'm hoping that anxieties will diminish over time. To help the process, I was wondering what does your DD do in such situations to keep the jitters at bay? Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.