Do you want the catcher going to the coach and telling them that your DD, the pitcher, is missing all her spots or not throwing what's called or whatever. Players should police themselves amongst each other to hustle more or get their head in the game don't go tattle to the coach.
I'm thinking this is the approach I am going to take. Coach talks to me frequently to check in since I've played and been around the game for a long time (30+ years). I was thinking of asking whether he thinks DD is doing a good job of hitting her spots and observing that maybe we can gain an extra few strikes a game on borderline pitches if our catchers (not pointing one out) would pause for a second prior to bringing the glove back to her hand to throw the ball back to the pitcher. I'm not going to bring up anything about hustle or effort because that should be blatantly obvious but I think he's missing the "framing" aspect since his DD isn't a catcher and he's not tremendously focused on this area.
Keep in mind that there are (unfortunately) a LOT of coaches who don't understand the details of what it takes to be a good catcher, and even fewer know how to teach it.
Yes! If the pitcher is struggling to hit spots, not able to effectively throw the pitches that are called, or throwing something different than what's been called, the coaches - especially the one calling pitches - should know about it so adjustments can be made. If a drop isn't dropping, or a curve isn't curving, continuing to call that pitch can make a mess of things pretty quickly. Keeping that a secret doesn't help the team.
and [MENTION=13096]csuttonthompson[/MENTION]
Do you want the catcher going to the coach and telling them that your DD, the pitcher, is missing all her spots or not throwing what's called or whatever. Players should police themselves amongst each other to hustle more or get their head in the game don't go tattle to the coach.
If your DD (11 YO) was a pitcher and had to deal with a catcher who shows a complete lack of effort to frame pitches, errant throws back to the pitcher (2 of which almost scored runs from third base on overthrows), and there being no sense of urgency when there is a passed ball with runners on base, would you say anything to the coach? I'd prefer to limit my conversations with the coaches to my own daughter's performance / effort, but it's really frustrating my daughter. The catcher has a great arm but not a great attitude. I realize we are stuck for the remainder of the season so I'm torn between just riding it out and hoping the coaches address it on their own and saying that DD would prefer to throw to the other catcher if she had a choice (along with why).
I would NOT say anything...DD is pitcher and has had her share of lazy and disinterested catchers through the years BUT I never felt it was my or DD place to complain about another kid...Honestly they all are developing at that age.I mean at 11 they were just happy when the catcher held onto the ball (we lost some no hitter games at 11 yrs old due to passed balls and overthrows) .No one was too concerned about framing. In the grand scheme of things at 11 years old it's all good..DD is 15 now and the growth she has shown is tremendous.. so cut some slack to less developed kids and try to enjoy these years ��they go fast.(ps-DD just accepted full athletic offer from D1 school so to keep it in perspective I think those lazy catchers didn't affect her goals and probably forced my DD to get better.