So, it’s finally time for our team to graduate to real ball! We ended our coach pitch season and have been solely practicing in preparation to start kid pitch this fall, hopefully next month. Practices have gone “ok”. I know it’s a lot of ground to cover in short amounts of time with lots of stuff that can only be gained in game situations. Now I’m questioning coach philosophy and if this is the right fit.
We’ve picked up 2 more players, bringing the total to 13. One is a bracket ready pitcher and needed. DD has started pitching lessons but obviously isn’t anywhere close to game ready as have 2 others on the team. DD is also an outstanding middle infielder as that’s where she’s primarily played up until this past spring. At that point, she was moved to the “circle” so she would be used to playing defense in that position. So now that we’re moving and have 4 girls on the bench, coach says that she will rotate outfield and bench until she’s ready for the pitching rotation. At that point, they will either be pitching or sitting so they’re “ready to warm up if needed”. This just doesn’t feel right at all. The problem is that there are VERY few other 2011 options in our area that play competitive ball. She’s even wanting to learn to catch just to have a place to play, but he won’t let them learn that position either if they’re taking pitching lessons. It almost feels like punishment for trying something new. Tryouts are starting to be posted, but like i said, options are very limited.
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We’ve picked up 2 more players, bringing the total to 13. One is a bracket ready pitcher and needed. DD has started pitching lessons but obviously isn’t anywhere close to game ready as have 2 others on the team. DD is also an outstanding middle infielder as that’s where she’s primarily played up until this past spring. At that point, she was moved to the “circle” so she would be used to playing defense in that position. So now that we’re moving and have 4 girls on the bench, coach says that she will rotate outfield and bench until she’s ready for the pitching rotation. At that point, they will either be pitching or sitting so they’re “ready to warm up if needed”. This just doesn’t feel right at all. The problem is that there are VERY few other 2011 options in our area that play competitive ball. She’s even wanting to learn to catch just to have a place to play, but he won’t let them learn that position either if they’re taking pitching lessons. It almost feels like punishment for trying something new. Tryouts are starting to be posted, but like i said, options are very limited.
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