Some of what you are experiencing is lack of body awareness. She feels like she's going just as hard but you can see she isn't. She's just not as aware of how her body feels at the different levels of intensity. This comes with age and also with working out.for example, I had DD pitch after several days of overall general conditioning training. Her body was sore but she could feel everything which started her being more aware of what she was doing and level of energy she was giving. The rest comes with time and maturaity.
Need some advice. Help coach my daughter's team. 12u but mostly first year players. DD is in the middle of the pack. #2 pitcher. Could be at the top skill wise, but has no aggression. She says she is going hard, but it is obvious to everyone watching that she isn't. Some of it is fear when balls are hit hard, but she is not scared in the circle. I try to tell her that even though she catches as many balls as other girls, her misses look worse because it looks like she is lazy. Some practices she throws nearly as hard as the #1 and others she looks 10 mph slower. She says she thinks she is going hard. I don't want to be THAT dad that stays on her because she really enjoys practicing and playing. I know time on the bench may be the only thing that convinces her to go harder, but it may also take away the enjoyment and get her to not want to play. Again, i would consider her in top half of team in talent, but her "get after it" is not up to par. Any suggestions?
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Thanks for the feedback. DD is upset if she doesn't get to pitch. Works pretty hard at it and when she gives 100% can compete with #1 and wants to. Its just the effort. Pi$$ her off and she throws hard. Doesn't care if she hits someone. I was wide open all the time. I'm an idiot, but, at times it seems that she doesn't want to go harder because of a fear of failure. If she just says she couldn't get to the ball, she didn't fail. That may sound dumb and she would never admit it. I always had a fear of failure and letting folks down but i compensated by going harder. I think she compensates the other way. If she isn't mad and throwing hard in the circle, which is when she pitches well, she can just say she felt like she was going hard and it just didn't feel right pitching. And the hormones haven't even hit full stride yet. This is gonna give me gray hairs!
One of the best players DD plays with looks lazy, she is not. She just makes it look easy.
Some players are like that.