As a head coach I would want to be on the same page with one of my player's pitching instructor. If there is a difference of how to do something then both coaches need to talk about it and find out why the difference and agree on how to instruct the player. Maybe the PI or head coach has a...
If having the elbow up helps with load but that may be it. It must come down for an effective smooth swing so the hands get into the proper palm up palm down position and there isn't hump in the swing because of bad hand placement. I've always been taught to keep the back elbow down but it's...
It depends on your pitchers abilities if calling pitches is a good idea. But in general we don't have our pitchers go out and just throw strikes. At 12U most pitchers have a fast ball and a change and maybe one other pitch they are working on. They need experience working on hitting spots and...