- Jul 14, 2018
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Summer can be a great time to put in some work and get better at softball, but it can also be an important time to rest. The OP has a daughter who is just beginning to pitch, so lessons twice a week is a great way to get an accelerated start.
As they get older, however, rest and recovery time becomes super-important. DD (rising 14U) pitched 130 innings this past spring and is currently in the middle of a six-week stretch where she won't throw a pitch. The only other recovery time she gets is the month of December.
Her team is having tryouts, and she does participate in hitting and fielding. But I told her coach about her downtime and she was gracious enough to say that DD did not have to tryout with the other pitchers. Her summer has been mostly strength and conditioning work.
As they get older, however, rest and recovery time becomes super-important. DD (rising 14U) pitched 130 innings this past spring and is currently in the middle of a six-week stretch where she won't throw a pitch. The only other recovery time she gets is the month of December.
Her team is having tryouts, and she does participate in hitting and fielding. But I told her coach about her downtime and she was gracious enough to say that DD did not have to tryout with the other pitchers. Her summer has been mostly strength and conditioning work.