DD's all-star coach wants DD to use his daughter's PC and I don't want to switch. Not only is this PC a big believer in HE, but she charges twice as much as DD's PC to dole out this advice.
Coach tells me that DD isn't serious enough about pitching because we have no interest in his PC. He's threatening DD's pitching time.
So far my husband and I have told DD to pitch the way she pitches and then let her results speak for themselves. But her coach is spending practice time questioning her mechanics because, for example, she doesn't keep her arm totally straight during her windmill.
How do we handle this?
Tell the coach that you have done your research and you are not paying twice as much for inferior technique coaching and he really should look into your PC who teaches the latest and greatest techniques available today used by the best pitchers in the world. If he questions you, you can always say that you are happy to share what you have learned but you are not changing your mind.
To EricF's point you can also say that even if you were to use 'their PC', she isn't going to learn a whole new way to pitch in a few weeks anyway so we are going to stick with what already has been proven to work.
All-stars are just a temporary thing and if it is a problem, there are travel teams out there who would be thrilled to add a competent pitcher. If they continue to be idiots about it, you may have to step in and say that they need to stop instructing your Daughter - they are not PC's and you have that covered. That may sound confrontational, but it is best to be clear. At her age it is still a little much to ask her to handle it by herself.
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