- Mar 22, 2010
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I posted this on another site and someone gave me the link to this site so here is my question.
I have a 8 year old that is in her second year of coach pitch league ball and will have to move up to her first year of fastpitch next year. We are considering signing her and her teammates up for a fall league this year to get the basics of fastpitch down before next spring. I'm really not wanting to spend the money on pitching lessons for her until I know whether or not she is capable of it or not. Is it possible to teach a child how to pitch based on drills and techniques from pitching videos? I don't mind the time and money it takes to become competitive in the future but for now I don't know if it is warranted. I have an older daughter who has played travel ball as a center fielder for the past 4 years but I'm new to the pitching part of it. I would love any opinions any of you can give.
On the other board some had said yes they had taught their daughter to pitch their first year and then got them a pitching coach the next and others said they could pick up bad habits and I should get a pitching coach right away. But from what I've read on here many coaches try different techniques and also every coach teaches different so even if she does pick up a bad habit couldn't it be corrected later? If this were extreamly competitive travel ball I wouldn't hesitate but this is just league ball (and fall league at that). I really just want to see if she has it in her or not.
I have a 8 year old that is in her second year of coach pitch league ball and will have to move up to her first year of fastpitch next year. We are considering signing her and her teammates up for a fall league this year to get the basics of fastpitch down before next spring. I'm really not wanting to spend the money on pitching lessons for her until I know whether or not she is capable of it or not. Is it possible to teach a child how to pitch based on drills and techniques from pitching videos? I don't mind the time and money it takes to become competitive in the future but for now I don't know if it is warranted. I have an older daughter who has played travel ball as a center fielder for the past 4 years but I'm new to the pitching part of it. I would love any opinions any of you can give.
On the other board some had said yes they had taught their daughter to pitch their first year and then got them a pitching coach the next and others said they could pick up bad habits and I should get a pitching coach right away. But from what I've read on here many coaches try different techniques and also every coach teaches different so even if she does pick up a bad habit couldn't it be corrected later? If this were extreamly competitive travel ball I wouldn't hesitate but this is just league ball (and fall league at that). I really just want to see if she has it in her or not.