- Dec 10, 2009
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I recently posted a question in the pitching section and one of the replies mentioned this:
"I have had a few parents who let the coaches change things and their daughters started to develop poor mechanics. And then the coach asks the parents why the pitcher is not performing as well as they did when they tried out for the team."
This has happened to my daughter with regard to hitting. DD came from 8U rec ball to 10U ASA. IMO, she needed practice seeing the ball sooner with the faster pitching, instead they started tweaking her swing. Now she is really messed up. They tell her to squish the bug and throw her hands at the ball - all things she knows are not right. She has basically become the worst hitter on the team. The coach doesn't really have an explanation for it other than that DD has lost confidence. (which is true)
Sluggers - your advice to me in the pitching forum was smile and nod - but it is much harder with hitting because coach's eyes are constantly on DD for the duration of her batting practice at the tee or the plate. (the coach doesn't walk away like in pitching practice to look at other pitchers) Any different advice here?
Has anyone had this experience of getting worse? If we leave there is no other playing option until september rec league begins. Is it better to stay and get to play or should we leave and hang out at the academy, return to rec ball in the fall and look for another asa team for next year?
In all fairness, the other girls are succeeding under the coach's regime and the team is doing well. The girls are wonderful. And we do like the coach's instruction regarding pretty much everything else.
"I have had a few parents who let the coaches change things and their daughters started to develop poor mechanics. And then the coach asks the parents why the pitcher is not performing as well as they did when they tried out for the team."
This has happened to my daughter with regard to hitting. DD came from 8U rec ball to 10U ASA. IMO, she needed practice seeing the ball sooner with the faster pitching, instead they started tweaking her swing. Now she is really messed up. They tell her to squish the bug and throw her hands at the ball - all things she knows are not right. She has basically become the worst hitter on the team. The coach doesn't really have an explanation for it other than that DD has lost confidence. (which is true)
Sluggers - your advice to me in the pitching forum was smile and nod - but it is much harder with hitting because coach's eyes are constantly on DD for the duration of her batting practice at the tee or the plate. (the coach doesn't walk away like in pitching practice to look at other pitchers) Any different advice here?
Has anyone had this experience of getting worse? If we leave there is no other playing option until september rec league begins. Is it better to stay and get to play or should we leave and hang out at the academy, return to rec ball in the fall and look for another asa team for next year?
In all fairness, the other girls are succeeding under the coach's regime and the team is doing well. The girls are wonderful. And we do like the coach's instruction regarding pretty much everything else.
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