Hi all - my daughter is struggling mightily at the plate. She has been going to a well respected hitting coach for a year and has a nice swing and looks great in short toss and tee work but when she gets to the game she either freezes and watches good pitches go by or just completely whiffs. When she does connect she's hit one bouncers to the fence (she's 11 playing u10). I think she's taking her eye off the ball at the last minute in addition to just being off with her timing. She will be starting her second full season of travel (team is staying down) and previously played rec ball (coach pitch after 4 balls thrown by player pitcher). At this point her confidence is very low and I can tell that she's thinking, "Don't strike out" more than she's thinking positively.
I also think she just hasn't had enough live pitching situations. Team doesn't have a pitching machine so in practice it's usually just a few at bats for all the girls and that's it. I've been trying to get out and throw her pitches with whatever speed I can get on an underhand pitch and go through a few buckets of balls a week and going to a pitching machine batting cage when possible but with her being a pitcher, a lot of our time is spent working on the mound.
I've had to discontinue the lessons due to work constraints plus I'm just not seeing results on the field. I plan to restart those but I need recommendations on what more I can do to help her get it going again. What has worked for any of you?
Thanks in advance!
I also think she just hasn't had enough live pitching situations. Team doesn't have a pitching machine so in practice it's usually just a few at bats for all the girls and that's it. I've been trying to get out and throw her pitches with whatever speed I can get on an underhand pitch and go through a few buckets of balls a week and going to a pitching machine batting cage when possible but with her being a pitcher, a lot of our time is spent working on the mound.
I've had to discontinue the lessons due to work constraints plus I'm just not seeing results on the field. I plan to restart those but I need recommendations on what more I can do to help her get it going again. What has worked for any of you?
Thanks in advance!