That's why we moved up to 14s for the last 2 tournaments. We were bound to USA tournaments this fall (due to our 2009 birthdays) but wanted to give the 2010 and 2011 kids a little more time to adjust to faster pitchers in 12u. USA by us doesn't have a ton of B tournaments. One of the teams...
Oh I'm not mad about them posting it...just confused on how dd ended up at the bottom when (at least I thought) she's solid at bat. The rest of the team was .55-.69 ob% and .34 to .676 batting avg.
Dd just finished her season of softball. She's playing at the C level (tournaments) and her team did 2 tournaments at 12u and 2 at 14u this fall. She's always been a solid hitter and usually sits between 4-7 in the batting order on a team that has seen a lot of success (went 18-5 this season)...
She loves it! The teams are very different and offer different opportunities for growth. She fits in better personality wise with the 12u kids and gets a chance to be a leader. The 14u team better prepares her for competing in HS by playing up. She is the youngest in her grade, so is going...
DD is playing on 2 teams this season. One plays tournament only (5 in Spring 4 in fall) and one plays League/tournaments in Spring (5) and tournaments only in fall- 4/5). She's played like 56 games this season so far and still has 3 tournaments and one league game left. Then a few weeks off...
Well....my daughter fired me tonight as her catcher. Not because I suck, but because she says it's way too easy to get mad at me and that she works harder with/for other people. She's right too.
I reminded her that she is always able to use the net in the basement to throw anytime she would...
It's just one of my daughter's favorite things. I know it's a touchy subject in the softball world, but at 10/11 years old they love it and I genuinely feel that if their mood is pumped it is reflected in their performance. The kids who don't get up and engage are more likely to be displaying...
Looking for some ideas for team chant/ cheers to pump up the team before a game.
For example one of my daughter's old teams stood in a circle and repeated one like "I...I Believe.....I Believe that....I believe that we...I believe that we will...I belive that we will win....I belive that we...
I don't have any advice, but I can totally relate. My daughter is same age. She had an overuse injury last fall and hasn't been the same since. Says now she has to warm up way longer than before and complains of pain in the shoulder at times also. :( I made her take off July (except for...
It was a 2 hr workout that was super intense. Lots of long distance/hard throwing. It was just a lot for her after having a few weeks off before giving 110% at tryout/workout.
My daughter's spring season wrapped up at the end of June (she's 11- almost 12). Our intent was to take all of July off before fall ball starts up in August, but Coach wanted all kids to participate in tryouts last week. My daughter attended and was super sore and in pain- for like 5 days...
I think until they are throwing 50% strikes working #4-5 on their own and in lessons is good. If they have the desire that won't detour them- only drive them to work harder!
At 2nd year 10u dds coach gave our #1 40% time, #2 35%, #3 25%. We had 2 others as "back ups" who had pitched in 1st...
Thanks! Yes, she has good control & spin, but is slower (still lower 40s). That is working pretty well right now as she is playing 12C (she is 11). Hopefully we can increase her speed this season as she grows and becomes more fluid. I have her trained to "test" the umps strike zone for the...
She sprained her ankle right before season started so has only pitched 4 leave games this season.
Game 1: 61.4% strike percentage, 16 batters faced: 7 strike outs, 1 HBP, 1 walk, 1 drop 3rd, 6 batters hit (5 hit ball but out, 1 hit and got to 1st)
Game 2: 76% strike percent, 11 batters...
Glad I asked! Our daughter is 1st year 12u and has a great strike %, but more kids are able to hit off her than our #1 (who has a lower strike %, but pitches 5mph faster). But probably 75% of those hits are weak/infield and results in an out at 1st base or caught ball. My husband thinks that...
Does a hit ball count towards Hits against a pitcher if the batter gets out?
Like I've seen people saying their kids best inning was 3-5 pitches, but wouldn't that be an inning WHIP of 3?!?
And a Hit Batter is a separate stat, correct? Not as a walk.
Thinking about making a designated pitching area in our yard for my daughter to work on her pitching. Anyone done this? Any tips? Pics? What substrate did you use?
We have a great area in the basement for winter/inclimate weather, but it's only 32ish feet at full distance and doesn't have...