My goal for my students, has always been quite different than that of their rec coaches. It seems that the only goal that the coaches have is to win. They want the pitchers to throw unhittable strikes with marvelous speed and location. The girls are 8-12.
I want them to stay away from the middle of the plate and not throw the same pitch 85 times, a game. I want someone to call a change up, quite often. With the 11/12 YOs, I want all of the pitches that she is working on, called.
It would be nice, if the coach knew that Batter Four hit the high and outside pitch, all the way to the fence, last at bat. But, they don't.
I would like for the pitchers to know that Batter Nine has not swung the bat, the last 2 times up and that the lead off always bunts. But, my girls can't possibly know that, because the coach doesn't know it.
When my DD pitched I looked for the coach that always had the girls, take the 1st pitch. I would then, relay that information to the pitcher. But, with me watching other people's kids, I have no business telling them anything during a game.
I have it all in my score book. Some parents want to see it the next day, because they are beginning to realize that throwing hard is not necessarily, the telling factor, when gauging success.
What percentage of strikes to balls, would the rest of you like to see? My girls generally are only issuing 1-2 base on balls, each game, so control isn't an issue. Pitch calling or lack of it, is.
I want them to stay away from the middle of the plate and not throw the same pitch 85 times, a game. I want someone to call a change up, quite often. With the 11/12 YOs, I want all of the pitches that she is working on, called.
It would be nice, if the coach knew that Batter Four hit the high and outside pitch, all the way to the fence, last at bat. But, they don't.
I would like for the pitchers to know that Batter Nine has not swung the bat, the last 2 times up and that the lead off always bunts. But, my girls can't possibly know that, because the coach doesn't know it.
When my DD pitched I looked for the coach that always had the girls, take the 1st pitch. I would then, relay that information to the pitcher. But, with me watching other people's kids, I have no business telling them anything during a game.
I have it all in my score book. Some parents want to see it the next day, because they are beginning to realize that throwing hard is not necessarily, the telling factor, when gauging success.
What percentage of strikes to balls, would the rest of you like to see? My girls generally are only issuing 1-2 base on balls, each game, so control isn't an issue. Pitch calling or lack of it, is.
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