My dd10 is in her first spring of travel ball. She played at the C level this fall tried out for a different B team and made the team,based on her pitching. We were led to believe she would be number 2, number 1 is a great pitcher. The girl I would say is number 2 also looks really good most of the time. DD just started pitching in August, so these girls have 1-2 years on her, I thought the comp would be good for her as she was far and away the best pitcher on her very young startup team in the fall, and she was better than quite a few of the Pitchers on other c teams.
My dilemma is this: she has pitched at exactly one practice. One. I was watching from afar while watching the other kids and could tell it wasn't her best outing, but it was also her first time against live batters since Oct. The first tournament is this weekend. I am pretty confident she won't pitch, which is ok. There are 4 pitchers on the team.Pitcher 1&2 go to coach'a daughter for lessons. The other pitcher is the ac dd. My point is even if they don't pitch in practice, they have an idea of where they are at otherwise. How is my dd going to get a chance if they don't ever see her pitch? Pitchers have pitched at 3 practices, 1&2 have pitched at all 3, dd and other pitcher at 1. Do you workout most of your pitchers most of the time? I am really at a loss here. I do not know what to do. If she stinks at practice, don't play her, but let her practice!
My dilemma is this: she has pitched at exactly one practice. One. I was watching from afar while watching the other kids and could tell it wasn't her best outing, but it was also her first time against live batters since Oct. The first tournament is this weekend. I am pretty confident she won't pitch, which is ok. There are 4 pitchers on the team.Pitcher 1&2 go to coach'a daughter for lessons. The other pitcher is the ac dd. My point is even if they don't pitch in practice, they have an idea of where they are at otherwise. How is my dd going to get a chance if they don't ever see her pitch? Pitchers have pitched at 3 practices, 1&2 have pitched at all 3, dd and other pitcher at 1. Do you workout most of your pitchers most of the time? I am really at a loss here. I do not know what to do. If she stinks at practice, don't play her, but let her practice!