- Dec 16, 2012
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11yr old DD busted her tail the gym with our PC 2-3 times a week this past winter and was throwing great at the beginning of the year. Then she started thinking about it i guess.. Now she seems to aim the ball and once she starts that she gets into trouble.
PC and HC have both told her to just throw hard and don't aim but it just seems that she doesn't throw as hard during games. We started making her throw as soon as she toes the rubber. By that I mean she is no longer allowed to stand on the rubber and think about it. This seems to work at times. She still throws very well and is our #1 pitcher in TB but she just doesn't seem to be throwing as hard as we know she can.
When she just throws , she throws strikes, when she aims and slows the pitch down to try and be sure she throws a strike she tends to get into trouble.
Just wondering if throwing harder in practice is a normal thing.
PC and HC have both told her to just throw hard and don't aim but it just seems that she doesn't throw as hard during games. We started making her throw as soon as she toes the rubber. By that I mean she is no longer allowed to stand on the rubber and think about it. This seems to work at times. She still throws very well and is our #1 pitcher in TB but she just doesn't seem to be throwing as hard as we know she can.
When she just throws , she throws strikes, when she aims and slows the pitch down to try and be sure she throws a strike she tends to get into trouble.
Just wondering if throwing harder in practice is a normal thing.
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