- Feb 13, 2012
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Hi everyone, longtime lurker, new poster. Ok I would like to everyone’s opinion please. This past Sunday at DD’s 12U practice the team did a little 6 on 6 scrimmages for 1.5 hours. My DD pitched about 4 innings I guess. From my vantage point I would say it was a mediocre outing for her. By no means was she having a good day.
We get an email today from the coach saying that she and the “pitching coach” want to sit down with my DD either before or after practice. The PC was standing behind the pitchers calling balls and strikes and also giving signals to the catcher to relay the pitcher. Well, it seems my daughter wasn’t throwing all the pitches the PC was calling and that she was giving the PC a hard time about some calls. Now, I didn’t see my daughter’s demeanor change or indicate that she was upset about some calls but I do agree that she shouldn’t have said anything to the PC/umpire about the calls.
So…onto the real reason of my post. If this PC is adamant that my DD didn’t throw exactly what she called how should I react? My first thought is: she is 12, is there a chance she missed her pitch/spot? Could she have missed the signal? Maybe the catcher relayed it wrong? The same catcher that about 2 weeks ago I had to show which way my DD curve ball was going to go(we only have RH pitchers). And what makes this coach that calls the pitches god. From reading on here I have came to believe that pitchers and catchers should be trying to call the game. It makes perfect sense to me, they can see the batter better than the coaches and they both know what pitches are working better.
So, after this little meeting this week, if it comes down that this coach is god, should I question her credentials? Should I quiz her on what she would throw in what situation. I know my DD and I go over pitching theory from time to time. Like what to throw to slappers or what to throw if you are pretty sure the girl will be bunting, how to not throw in a particular pattern, how you really shouldn’t throw a CU on 0-2 because everyone is looking for it, etc.
Anyways sorry for the rant. I agree 100% my DD shouldn’t say or act bad towards anyone calling balls or strikes. Not sure how I feel if she actually did throw a different pitch that was called.
Thanks for listening. And I would appreciate any feedback/comments.
We get an email today from the coach saying that she and the “pitching coach” want to sit down with my DD either before or after practice. The PC was standing behind the pitchers calling balls and strikes and also giving signals to the catcher to relay the pitcher. Well, it seems my daughter wasn’t throwing all the pitches the PC was calling and that she was giving the PC a hard time about some calls. Now, I didn’t see my daughter’s demeanor change or indicate that she was upset about some calls but I do agree that she shouldn’t have said anything to the PC/umpire about the calls.
So…onto the real reason of my post. If this PC is adamant that my DD didn’t throw exactly what she called how should I react? My first thought is: she is 12, is there a chance she missed her pitch/spot? Could she have missed the signal? Maybe the catcher relayed it wrong? The same catcher that about 2 weeks ago I had to show which way my DD curve ball was going to go(we only have RH pitchers). And what makes this coach that calls the pitches god. From reading on here I have came to believe that pitchers and catchers should be trying to call the game. It makes perfect sense to me, they can see the batter better than the coaches and they both know what pitches are working better.
So, after this little meeting this week, if it comes down that this coach is god, should I question her credentials? Should I quiz her on what she would throw in what situation. I know my DD and I go over pitching theory from time to time. Like what to throw to slappers or what to throw if you are pretty sure the girl will be bunting, how to not throw in a particular pattern, how you really shouldn’t throw a CU on 0-2 because everyone is looking for it, etc.
Anyways sorry for the rant. I agree 100% my DD shouldn’t say or act bad towards anyone calling balls or strikes. Not sure how I feel if she actually did throw a different pitch that was called.
Thanks for listening. And I would appreciate any feedback/comments.