- Nov 1, 2008
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my DD is 11 and playing in her first year of softball. she played the spring and now fall ball. she began pitching in the spring due to a DESPERATE need for a pitcher and is becoming quite good at it. her change-up is finally beginning to settle in and it made her look brilliant tuesday.
the fall ball season is winding down now, but the girl who has been catching most of the games has been advised by her doctor to discontinue catching because of her knees. my DD wants to try catching now. she's been playing SS when she doesn't pitch, but i'm concerned that catching might cause her the same kind of problems as the other girl. should this be a concern? catching would seem to me to be alot harder on the body than playing SS. is it common for a girl to play both catcher and pitcher? the other girl was both, but was unable to pitch her most recent attempt due to her knee. anybody have any thoughts on this?
btw, great forum, i've been lurking for a few weeks and have read alot of interesting stuff here.
the fall ball season is winding down now, but the girl who has been catching most of the games has been advised by her doctor to discontinue catching because of her knees. my DD wants to try catching now. she's been playing SS when she doesn't pitch, but i'm concerned that catching might cause her the same kind of problems as the other girl. should this be a concern? catching would seem to me to be alot harder on the body than playing SS. is it common for a girl to play both catcher and pitcher? the other girl was both, but was unable to pitch her most recent attempt due to her knee. anybody have any thoughts on this?
btw, great forum, i've been lurking for a few weeks and have read alot of interesting stuff here.