by E Train Dad » Sun Apr 30, 2017 9:52 pm
Chin, Good advice, My DD is in 18U (Committed), been a pitcher since 8U, but always played the corners as well, always a hitting pitcher, hit .484 in HS last year as a Sophmore and .450 in travel, Teach her how to hit and she will always have a spot. That said, I remember her at your daughters age, she use to scoot to the back corner of the batters box because she was scared of the ball hitting her.......that was a year long learning curve, but trust me, weather they are scared in the box or scared in the circle, they get over it! She now leans into pitches, and plays the corners with no mask and too close in my opinion, to the batter for small ball! Her recruiting college coach now wants her to go back to pitching as a back up pitcher, It comes full circle! Just be positive and work with her with what works for her.....she will figure it out! Seems like wierd advice for that age, but it's true! Ask some of these guy's that have graduated their DD's, Just keep them happy and engaged and they will make the right decisions. If it's not their sport, than, so be it, but most times in my experience it is! Side story, We go to our daughters school she has been verbaled to, and the soccer field is above the SB field, you see the dad's chairs lined up against the fence watching the SB game......wishing their daughters played SB!