With tryout season upon us, DD has found out what true disappointment is. We tried out for a team and got an unofficial offer that night just to get an email 3 days later that they were no longer interested. DD is crushed by the news from the coach. I emailed to see what she needed to work on and improve with a chance of coming back in the winter if there was a spot or maybe next year. Why I waited I took DD to another tryout that she wanted to go to (knowing she wasn't going to make this team) and ended up getting the email that she had not been selected.
I got an email back from both coaches and they both said about the same thing. She is dragging her bat through the zone, needs to work on blocking the ball, receiving the ball, and shorten her arm circle when throwing (puzzled by this one). They both said she had great speed on the bases (3.49 sec home to first at 11), tracks the ball really well in the outfield, and fielded the ball great for a lefty with throwing to first.
DD and I have not had a chance to sit down and talk about what she does really well and what she needs to improve on from the coaches. She just knows that she didn't make either team. Most of what the coach's told her she needed to work on is things I have been on her butt about all season. Things we have worked on all season and she does well then goes back to doing the wrong way.
I think one thing with the catching stuff is lack of strength. We talked about it in the winter and she started doing wall sits and lunges to help with her legs. I told her if she really wanted to help with throwing she needed to start doing push-ups and sit-ups. DD did really good at doing these for awhile and her performance took off. Then she quit and her play started to suffer.
I guess what I really need to know is it to early for her to be doing those workouts? Should I be pushing her to do them if she does not want to? Do them with her (no wall sits for me anymore) when she is at my house?
I got an email back from both coaches and they both said about the same thing. She is dragging her bat through the zone, needs to work on blocking the ball, receiving the ball, and shorten her arm circle when throwing (puzzled by this one). They both said she had great speed on the bases (3.49 sec home to first at 11), tracks the ball really well in the outfield, and fielded the ball great for a lefty with throwing to first.
DD and I have not had a chance to sit down and talk about what she does really well and what she needs to improve on from the coaches. She just knows that she didn't make either team. Most of what the coach's told her she needed to work on is things I have been on her butt about all season. Things we have worked on all season and she does well then goes back to doing the wrong way.
I think one thing with the catching stuff is lack of strength. We talked about it in the winter and she started doing wall sits and lunges to help with her legs. I told her if she really wanted to help with throwing she needed to start doing push-ups and sit-ups. DD did really good at doing these for awhile and her performance took off. Then she quit and her play started to suffer.
I guess what I really need to know is it to early for her to be doing those workouts? Should I be pushing her to do them if she does not want to? Do them with her (no wall sits for me anymore) when she is at my house?