- Jul 14, 2018
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After a couple of days of rain, DD's middle school team has had to move practices to the gym. At one point, coach separated the pitchers and catchers to do some throwing work. DD reported throwing well, she even got a little work on her curve, a new pitch for her.
Afterwards, the coach calls her over and suggests that she needs to be pointing the ball to the outfield at 12 o'clock. She also suggested standing against a wall to straighten out her arm circle. DD listened patiently, and then explained what she's doing with her mechanics (she's a Tincher student). Luckily, we're nine weeks into the season with only one week left, so it sounds like they agreed to disagree (she's a good coach, just has some old-fashioned ideas about pitching).
There's only one other pitcher on the team, so I don't think it's going to effect her playing time at all. I know the common advice on this board has been to say "Yes, coach" and then continue doing what you do. Has anyone's DD had success being open with an HE coach, and telling them that they're going to stick with their own approach?
Afterwards, the coach calls her over and suggests that she needs to be pointing the ball to the outfield at 12 o'clock. She also suggested standing against a wall to straighten out her arm circle. DD listened patiently, and then explained what she's doing with her mechanics (she's a Tincher student). Luckily, we're nine weeks into the season with only one week left, so it sounds like they agreed to disagree (she's a good coach, just has some old-fashioned ideas about pitching).
There's only one other pitcher on the team, so I don't think it's going to effect her playing time at all. I know the common advice on this board has been to say "Yes, coach" and then continue doing what you do. Has anyone's DD had success being open with an HE coach, and telling them that they're going to stick with their own approach?