radness
Possibilities & Opportunities!
- Dec 13, 2019
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It can be hard if a parent never played at a higher level, and in particular at the position their kid plays, to recognize differences even if they do see higher level play. They can see things at the macro level but are unable to understand the details which cause the better play. I can empathize with these parents.This became a noticeable trend of people coming to catching lessons later when they were 14, 15 or 16.
Run into similar situations with parents of catchers who in younger age bracket or C/B type teams,
their daughter's throw to 2nd gets the out.
Until they go tryout for a competive team.
Either don't make it or told they will be the last catcher in the lineup.
And they're confused, frustrated, mad, and they're seeking a solution.
They find out the solution is you have to be faster, throw harder and be more accurate, because the players have gotten better and their decision making is faster and they're stronger physically.
Picks up the level of the game.
It has happened where parents were mad at themselves because they did not see anything beyond the softball that was right in front of them to even recognize should/could have been doing better.
High school can be a very Awakening situation for a lot of these.
LolOf course there are some parents who refuse to even see the macro level results and in that case I don’t feel bad at all for them when reality smacks them in the face..
That visual step left thing...I was at a mid level Showcase this summer and watched a very 'athletic' pitcher warmup. She looked good but I noticed the 'step left, throw right' screwball was part of her repertoire. She threw that pitch in the game and it repeatedly got smoked. Maybe she didn't get it inside enough or maybe the hitters were smart enough see what was coming. Whatever the case I'm sure it was a killer pitch at the 14U level.
The question is, why are people on DF so adamant about NOT calling it a screwball. The rest of the known softball world calls it a screwball. It's been almost 15 years since boardmember coined the term IR. Go to anyone outside of DF and they don't know what you are talking about.This is the second or third time in the last year this conversation has happened…not sure why people are so adamant on calling it a screwball other than to be able to tell people their little Suzy All World throws one..
Easy, to piss off all the parents of Suzy All World. Is it working ?The question is, why are people on DF so adamant about NOT calling it a screwball.
I was wondering when you and your passive aggressive sh$@ would show up.A lot of the old timers on this board are more concerned with being “right” than engaging in discussion or being helpful.
YesNever stepped in the box in fastpitch but would the step left be something a batter could pick up early enough to help them?