greatbasin: I was worse than you. It took somebody giving me a ton of sh*t for being such an idiot for me to wake up and enjoy the process.
To give a more analytical response: "Mental toughness" means being able to perform with a high degree of consistency during stressful situations. Even if your DD had the mental fortitude of Neal Armstrong, she couldn't do it. She hasn't practiced enough. Her body hasn't built enough neurons and muscles. It literally takes years of practice to develop consistency at pitching. (I wasn't kidding about the kid at Stanford--send me a PM and I'll tell you her name, and you can check out her stats.)
You need to relax and laugh at being a softball daddy. Every softball daddy is a little crazy. We all think our kids are destined to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
Ray
To give a more analytical response: "Mental toughness" means being able to perform with a high degree of consistency during stressful situations. Even if your DD had the mental fortitude of Neal Armstrong, she couldn't do it. She hasn't practiced enough. Her body hasn't built enough neurons and muscles. It literally takes years of practice to develop consistency at pitching. (I wasn't kidding about the kid at Stanford--send me a PM and I'll tell you her name, and you can check out her stats.)
You need to relax and laugh at being a softball daddy. Every softball daddy is a little crazy. We all think our kids are destined to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
Ray