My DD and I struggled trying to find a good pitching coach back in the mid 1990s. Back then, all pitching coaches were male, and about 90% never pitched. About 75% never played fastpitch.
Fast forward to 2010, and now we also have a crop of female shysters. These are women who played a little freshman ball for Cow Dung College, but don't understand pitching. They don't understand even the basics of throwing the ball.
There is one woman offering lessons who says that she was a pitcher and went to Big 10 U--which is all true. She pitched in HS, and she did graduate from Big 10 U. She never played one inning of college ball.
People will lie to make a buck off of Crazy Daddies and Mommies. Parents, being what they are, can get sucked into a situation where the PC is feeding them nonsense while at the same time telling them how great their DD is.
As to male-female--I don't think it matters. The emphasis should be on finding someone who can has good communication skills about technical, athletic motion. Just because someone may not be a great talker doesn't make them a bad coach.
Fast forward to 2010, and now we also have a crop of female shysters. These are women who played a little freshman ball for Cow Dung College, but don't understand pitching. They don't understand even the basics of throwing the ball.
There is one woman offering lessons who says that she was a pitcher and went to Big 10 U--which is all true. She pitched in HS, and she did graduate from Big 10 U. She never played one inning of college ball.
People will lie to make a buck off of Crazy Daddies and Mommies. Parents, being what they are, can get sucked into a situation where the PC is feeding them nonsense while at the same time telling them how great their DD is.
As to male-female--I don't think it matters. The emphasis should be on finding someone who can has good communication skills about technical, athletic motion. Just because someone may not be a great talker doesn't make them a bad coach.