i think you need both front toss from coach and Machine. If your machine can consistently pitch at a good speed to roughly the same area the girls learn to fully release through the ball. With front toss you can hit inside out side but a little tougher to get some girls to release through the hit.
Personally I would find a different pitching coach!! the best coach is the one that holds your kid accountable. I would not coach a kid if I know or see that she isn't putting in the reps. My kid is a D1 pitcher from 12U onwards she pitched to me or a friend 1 - 3 times a week during...
its not just the pitch count. Lets say my kid is 1 of 2 or 3 pitchers on a 14-18u team. You play in 5 - 7 games in a weekend tournament. For each game you may pitch 3-5 innings depending on the situation but you also WARM up for the other games to be able to step in when needed. That's another...
I think this is a bad idea. My kid just committed to a D1 as a pitcher. she Got to this level as she did not make it 10U for our high school club team. This allowed her to become better on the Bteam and had to pitch her way out of trouble as there was limited pitching help. As skills improved...
you both need to learn by mistakes. Not to the point she hurts herself. I look at my oldest daughter who is a D1 pitcher. Had a bad release at age 10. That release was later made into a weapon (nasty screw ball). Her coach went with it instead of trying to fix it. All the mistakes , different...