My DD is coaching a 12U team this summer. She also does pitching lessons. My DD was a D1 all-conference pitcher, and had the luck to work with the best pitching coach in Chicagoland. So, she knows her stuff.
The problem is this...
One of the girls on the team is the classic "50 MPH 12U with an awful motion". The 12U kid is on her front foot, closing too early, etc. (If you've seen one, you've seen them all.) But, she does throw hard for 12U. Of course, my DD knows that if the kid doesn't get straightened out, her 12U season will likely be the only memorable season she ever has.
How should she approach a parent and tell them that their DD, even though the best pitcher on the team, is headed for disaster, even though it might really p*ss her parents off? Or do you just take the 20 or so wins the kid will give you as a coach and laugh it off?
IMHO, just because my DD is also a pitching coach shouldn't stop her from telling the parents that they need to change pitching coaches and find someone better.
Thanks...
The problem is this...
One of the girls on the team is the classic "50 MPH 12U with an awful motion". The 12U kid is on her front foot, closing too early, etc. (If you've seen one, you've seen them all.) But, she does throw hard for 12U. Of course, my DD knows that if the kid doesn't get straightened out, her 12U season will likely be the only memorable season she ever has.
How should she approach a parent and tell them that their DD, even though the best pitcher on the team, is headed for disaster, even though it might really p*ss her parents off? Or do you just take the 20 or so wins the kid will give you as a coach and laugh it off?
IMHO, just because my DD is also a pitching coach shouldn't stop her from telling the parents that they need to change pitching coaches and find someone better.
Thanks...