10U Catcher - throwing confidence

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May 23, 2015
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Fantastic analysis - thank you!
You're very welcome. She just has to understand that accuracy always beats speed. She's rushing to make something happen. Its natural. Get your mind and body right before the ball gets in your hand

If that doesn't work yelling and throwing rocks at her might work :)
 
May 6, 2015
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actually for throwing BR, you might have to live with occasional inaccuracy to get speed required (caveat, as long as the inaccurate throws are still accurate enough to be fielded or controlled by expected backup, ie not 50 feet into left center)

If you throw accurate 100%, but only with enough velocity to catch 15% of runners stealing, you will only catch 15% of stealing BR

if you throw only 75% accurate, but with enough velocity to catch 40% of BR stealing, you will catch 30% of stealing BR.

now at very early ages, I would stress accuracy over velocity, both to get them used to throwing accurate, and to avoid injury. as they get older though, they have to also learn sometimes to let it all hang out, and live with it if it is a few feet off.

Andy
 

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