Pitchers who are throwing the ball all over the place don't need to be told to throw strikes. They're quite aware that they're not, and the pressure to throw strikes is probably forcing them out of the mechanics that they would use to throw them. It's a useless, unhelpful statement. It's like telling someone who is carrying a pile plates not to drop any.
Also, if you think it's so easy to throw strikes on command as a windmill pitcher, give it a try. It's not as easy as it might appear to be. Now imagine, instead of being an adult, you're a 12 year old girl with all the insecurities that entails, just learning her craft, and doing it in front of family and friends who are all dependent on what she does with every pitch.
If you just want someone to lob in some strikes so you don't have to watch walks, put anyone in there who is willing to do that. Let those who actually want to pitch develop their mechanics so they can become true pitchers. If they're throwing too many walks, take them out, tell them it wasn't their day, and encourage them to keep working at it.
A whole lot of great pitchers started out not being able to throw strikes very often. But they got better because they were given the opportunity to develop rather than focus on short-term goals.
Also, if you think it's so easy to throw strikes on command as a windmill pitcher, give it a try. It's not as easy as it might appear to be. Now imagine, instead of being an adult, you're a 12 year old girl with all the insecurities that entails, just learning her craft, and doing it in front of family and friends who are all dependent on what she does with every pitch.
If you just want someone to lob in some strikes so you don't have to watch walks, put anyone in there who is willing to do that. Let those who actually want to pitch develop their mechanics so they can become true pitchers. If they're throwing too many walks, take them out, tell them it wasn't their day, and encourage them to keep working at it.
A whole lot of great pitchers started out not being able to throw strikes very often. But they got better because they were given the opportunity to develop rather than focus on short-term goals.