I was not even sure what to title this thread, but just need to hear some thoughts from other pitchers parents. For the record, this is not meant as a brag thread. DD's progress since this past fall is to me staggering, but these past 4 -5 weeks I've really noticed her reach another level. The change in her speed, ability to locate her pitches, and her addition of movement pitches have brought her to this new level of pitching.
I attribute this jump to the amazing PCs that she has been working with this summer and LOTS of circle time. Wondering if others see significant "jumps" like this or if everyone is different.
Lots of positive things going along with this:
-coaches of other teams starting to know her by name
-umpires giving out compliments after the game
-Pc wanting to know which club teams she will try out for
Of course along with the positive come the negative:
-umpires strike zone shrinking to a postage stamp after dd strikes out first 6 batters
-parents of other team trash talking dd behind backstop
-parents of other team sitting behind backstop and telling their batters pitch sequences and where to set up in the box
So I guess I'm just wondering if others have had similar experiences on this journey, or maybe I'm just being ulta-sensitive. The great part of it is that dd seems to be taking it all in stride like it's just all part of the gig. I'm a very proud bucket mom
I attribute this jump to the amazing PCs that she has been working with this summer and LOTS of circle time. Wondering if others see significant "jumps" like this or if everyone is different.
Lots of positive things going along with this:
-coaches of other teams starting to know her by name
-umpires giving out compliments after the game
-Pc wanting to know which club teams she will try out for
Of course along with the positive come the negative:
-umpires strike zone shrinking to a postage stamp after dd strikes out first 6 batters
-parents of other team trash talking dd behind backstop
-parents of other team sitting behind backstop and telling their batters pitch sequences and where to set up in the box
So I guess I'm just wondering if others have had similar experiences on this journey, or maybe I'm just being ulta-sensitive. The great part of it is that dd seems to be taking it all in stride like it's just all part of the gig. I'm a very proud bucket mom