DD has been on a good three week break from anything having to do with softball. Partly due to her wisdom teeth being removed but I thought she needed a break from it all so we decided to take 4 weeks and "re-set".
A couple of days ago I was having a conversation with a fellow "pitching dad" and he stated that in order for a pitcher to reach the D-1 level they need to be pitching mid 60's by the time they are playing first year 14's. I told him he was nuts and if there were 13-14 year old girls out ther pitching 65 mph on a regular basis then I've missed it. Sure, I'm sure there are a few kids in the country that can throw that hard but making a statement of "gotta be throwing 65 at first year 14"s" is absurd in my opinion.
So, any thoughts? Am I completely wrong and that really is the case or are my thoughts correct?
A couple of days ago I was having a conversation with a fellow "pitching dad" and he stated that in order for a pitcher to reach the D-1 level they need to be pitching mid 60's by the time they are playing first year 14's. I told him he was nuts and if there were 13-14 year old girls out ther pitching 65 mph on a regular basis then I've missed it. Sure, I'm sure there are a few kids in the country that can throw that hard but making a statement of "gotta be throwing 65 at first year 14"s" is absurd in my opinion.
So, any thoughts? Am I completely wrong and that really is the case or are my thoughts correct?