Reaching Your Goal-One MPH at a time

[WARRIORMIKE]

Last night my dd and I were practicing on pitching and mechanics etc. We have also struggled to get her faster. Our goal is to get her up to 50 mph before the spring of 2015. She has been stuck at 42 for a while now and its been frustrating for the both of us. Gradually speed has been increasing one mph at a time. Past three weeks we have topped out at 44 mph. Last night I gave her a goal. She wanted to stay the night at our catchers house. I told her if she breaks over 45 and gives me a 46 mph fastball I will let her go and practice will end early. What do you know…………………. She freakin did it!! After she hit that she wanted to continue but was consist at 45. Smiling was great of course but believing that she CAN accomplish a personal goal for herself made me even happier. This is one of the reasons why sports is important to individuals. A small minuet feel good moment like this can and does make a difference in the individuals life.





Amazing on how far a simple goal, continued work, some incentives, and bribery will go! LOL

 

[JJsqueeze]

so I am not the only one who has held a daughter hostage at practice?

 

[WARRIORMIKE]

so I am not the only one who has held a daughter hostage at practice?

Been there done that too.

 

[SBmom8992]

so I am not the only one who has held a daughter hostage at practice?

...waiting for you know who to make a comment on the detriments of making players practice when they don't want to...

 

[WARRIORMIKE]

...waiting for you know who to make a comment on the detriments of making players practice when they don't want to...

Excuse me SBmom..........

That's waaaaaay out in left field for you to be discussing any issues on infield! Lmao!

 

[JJsqueeze]

OILF? I thought she was referring to Voldemort....come to think of it...you never see them post at the same time....hmmmmm

 

[WARRIORMIKE]

OILF? I thought she was referring to Voldemort....come to think of it...you never see them post at the same time....hmmmmm

Don't know who voldemont is ?

 

[Greenmonsters]

Don't know who voldemont is ?

Ask your DD to explain to you about "He Who Must Not Be Named" aka Lord Voldemort/Tom Marvolo Riddle

 

[JAD]

A lot of pitchers who are not gaining speed when they should be are "guiding" their pitches. Until you force them (using incentives like spending the night at a friend house, ice cream after practice, ect) out of their comfort zone and make them try to throw harder than they ever have before.