Hi guys just wanted to say thanks before hand, its been along time since ive been on as life has gotten crazy busy but anyway my kiddo which just turned 16 now and when pitching she has been hitting her pitching arm (forearm) against her leg which is resulting in soreness to the point where she...
and mn speed used to be mn renegades that was started by Nat and Mike both, and both organizations are coached almost exactly the same way as they are both good friends.
I agree that first strike % is huge for setting the tone of a game. especially getting the opposing team to swing not saying it has to be a meat ball by any means.
we have always did long toss walk ups as part of my DDs warm up routine, I think it helps with what Rick has said and also with strength for the pitcher when they can throw a 150' strike with some power 43' looks like their cheating :)
im done with the coaching part for the most part of my DD and she is also just a 8th grader and now has an awesome pc and travel-ball coach, that being said in her early development we concentrated just on the mechanics and hitting spots, spots, spots, spots and what has made her a prominent...
used to go at it alone until this yr as she has out grown me, but found a tb club that she tried out for and made it with a great coach and is also a pc with a masters in physics that teaches IR/Brush so I got lucky. and not to mention a lot of hours learning from the great posts here, and the...
we use real balls when we can but one facility we sometimes practice in, we have to use the softies, as for 11" vs 12" if your dd has big enough hands and can handle the 12s with control I say start implementing them into your practice it only helped my DD going into 12u. oh and definitely...