DD pitched 4 years at D3. She was a riseballer. Their home field was on an elevated part of the campus with wind blowing out more often than not. Coach had her throwing Drop a lot. She was a .500 pitcher first three years. But her catcher for 4 years broke the Program HR record and gained some...
While I'm sure your DD 18u team is very good. I would be careful evaluating opposing college teams "out of season", especially the D2 and D3 teams.
I would guess your DD's team was still playing often and would be considered "in season". Many girls in college softball take the summer off, and...
If it never got more than 10 feet off the ground, yes!
If it went up 80 feet, I'll see another.
If its the third straight batter to just miss a bomb, I'll get someone warming.:)
Thats remarkable that a 13yo throwing 60+ with 10" (two and half balls) of lateral movement would get tattooed all the field.
While I agree about the need to change speeds, 10 or so inches of movement at that speed should move the ball off the sweet spot often.
My DD is a Soph at D3 this year...
Yea, I guess I made it sound like there should be some measurment of the batted balls.
I really meant two or three line drives or rockets on the ground in an inning is a pretty good indicator of fatigue setting in.
No radar gun needed :D
While monitoring pitch velocity will certainly give a reading on fatigue.
I generally think that the exit velocity of the balls in play gives a better reading sooner.
For my DD location goes first (leading to more BIP and harder BIP), with velocity following a little later.
Distribute links to skills vids and in-game clips on-line and let the coach decide if they want to view the game clips.
Maybe this does not fly at the D1 level, however my DD is playing (21 pitching starts, 26 appearances, as a Freshman) for a D3 program that never saw her play in person during...
Are you saying that the "whole ball" should be below the naval?
Because, by the book, the whole ball has to be inside the zone at the top.
If you are saying any piece of the ball at the naval, then that is basically "by the book" since the "whole ball" would be below the sternum... which is...
Agree. BB fastball is generally 8-10% faster than say a Slider. And 20% faster than Curve.
If a SB pitcher throws her spin pitches at 64-65, and then could command a 71 MPH fastball, it would be effective at any level.
Not to the tune of throwing it 50% of the time, but as an "up-speed" change...
I know men can throw fast under stricter footwork rules.
I don't doubt Hal could throw fast using strict footwork rules.
But we are here, "Today", discussing footwork rules.
Why are there two sets of rules?
Essentially the same game, right?
Better yet... Why do people get so upset when...
I am all for playing by the rules, and clear violations should be called.
However I find it a bit ironic that that you, a male, are complaining about coaches wanting the leaping and crow hop rule dropped when...
"MEN are allowed to leap, crow hop, and replant several feet closer to the plate...
The pitchers get better as they get older too.
Define "don't strike out very much"...
My DD averaged 11K/7 in her junior year in HS, and 14K/7 through 72 innings (before a season ending injury) in her senior year.
Most decent pitchers will have a least 1 out pitch at this age that is basically...
For me, if you are going to strike out, swing the bat three times in the plate appearance.
4 times is better.
5 times is better still, and so on (great hitters spoil great pitches)...
My DD is a pitcher.
If you are going to spot her a strike, so much the better.
If she only has to get 2 strikes...
BTW... From the catching position, her low rise looks like it has more "hop" than rise up in the zone.
Another point why I believe visual angle has alot to do with.
Even from the catching position I see the pitch from a steeper angle.
She does not lay her finger on the seam. She digs in hard. When she is throwing well, her index finger will be substatially bigger than her other fingers. she calls it the "fat finger" but she knows it accompanies some decent riseballs.
Sorry, but I am in the camp that doesn't believe in "hop"...
She actually throws what some might call a "bent-fingered" rise. I have seen pictures, I would guess, of your hand. It is not quite the same as she has smaller hands. But she bends her index finger so the tip is in front of the seam and acts like a fulcrum to pivot the ball over. She does not...
All pitches have an "arc". No pitch is "flat". The Earth has gravity.
If you would like to see if the ESPN gun is reasonable. Take video of the TV. Count the frames from release to Catcher. Estimate that to 40-41 feet (37-38 for LL). And do the calculation.
I did this in the WCWS and found the...