Hi all,
First post. My DD is in her first year of pitching of 10U ball. She started taking lessons about two months ago with a local high school standout pitcher who has signed to pitch major college ball. The coach has taught her the Hello Elbow school of pitching. She can consistently throw strikes (75% of the time; I have focused on her getting it over the plate; not worried about her trying to strike someone out) but her velocity is lower and not as consistent as the other two pitchers on her team that use the IR method of pitching. Long term, the HE method is a dead end, but she is about to begin the season. Do we start working on changing her motion now or wait until the end of the season? It is Rec ball but she is very competitive.
First post. My DD is in her first year of pitching of 10U ball. She started taking lessons about two months ago with a local high school standout pitcher who has signed to pitch major college ball. The coach has taught her the Hello Elbow school of pitching. She can consistently throw strikes (75% of the time; I have focused on her getting it over the plate; not worried about her trying to strike someone out) but her velocity is lower and not as consistent as the other two pitchers on her team that use the IR method of pitching. Long term, the HE method is a dead end, but she is about to begin the season. Do we start working on changing her motion now or wait until the end of the season? It is Rec ball but she is very competitive.