I find it fascinating that a coach would differentiate something as small as the difference between the river and off the plate, in 12U for Christ sakes, but not care about high or low. That's crazy to me. A college pitcher is going have a hard time being precise enough to throw the river vs off the plate much less a 12u pitcher!!! Lol.......... Who is this crazy coach?
We do have Jana Johns (OU player) coming on as an Assistant Coach in the Fall. I'll certainly ask her this question, though perhaps pitching isn't her forte.
It's pretty common. Perhaps I described it incorrectly. 1= off the plate inside, 2= inside corner, 3= middle, 4= outside corner, 5= off the plate outside.
I like saying "River". I probably used it wrong. We have a horse named River, so I like using the term.
You may not believe it, but our 12U pitchers are very good. Ranked high on the Extra Innings lists, for what it's worth. They hit their spots well, and are certainly worthy of striving for hitting precise spots.
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