- Mar 31, 2012
- 71
- 0
Are they trying to throw the ball with a Windmill delivery?
In Rec league I have on more than one occassion pulled the plug on that and had the girl go to a simple underhand delivery. This year - because I knew the score on this - I had anyone who wanted to pitch working on a Non-Windmill delivery along with the Windmill from the middle of March.
Almost any athlete will be able to throw strikes that way - the girls with the best arms - pitcher, catcher, first baseman or shortstop will at least be able to get it over. After a little bit of practice they will be able to get it over pretty flat.
At least this stops the Bugs-Bunny Cha-Cha line.
Its just too much of a lose-lose situation for the team, the parents and the pitcher to have so many walks. One of the girls said to me the other night "but I LIKE to throw Windmill!" I said "We like to watch you throw strikes."
In Rec league I have on more than one occassion pulled the plug on that and had the girl go to a simple underhand delivery. This year - because I knew the score on this - I had anyone who wanted to pitch working on a Non-Windmill delivery along with the Windmill from the middle of March.
Almost any athlete will be able to throw strikes that way - the girls with the best arms - pitcher, catcher, first baseman or shortstop will at least be able to get it over. After a little bit of practice they will be able to get it over pretty flat.
At least this stops the Bugs-Bunny Cha-Cha line.
Its just too much of a lose-lose situation for the team, the parents and the pitcher to have so many walks. One of the girls said to me the other night "but I LIKE to throw Windmill!" I said "We like to watch you throw strikes."