Daughter Softball pitching drills

My daughter at her pitching lesson. she is 12. The girl next to her is in college

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Sports

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• softball
• pitching
• drills

[xoxonickjonas1122]

the goal isn't to pitch it as fast as you can my private university softball player plays for UCLA and she said you pitch hard, but accurate, and it isn't necessary to figure out how fast people are.

[AJjolly2]

Why wouldn't you want to pitch as fast as you can, while keeping your body under control ,and hitting your spots. The faster you pitch, the harder it is to hit, The goal of every pitcher should be to hit her spots, with as much speed as possible. Now if you can throw 60mph and can't keep it under control, you don't really throw 60mph. The radar gun is important cause it shows you that when your mecanics are off, the ball slows down. It is also motavation to go work, to improve your speed.

[AJjolly2]

It isn't about confidence, she is very confident pitcher, but if you don't go hard in practice, and push yourself, you won't go hard in games. The goal is to pitch the ball as fast as you possibly can while keeping it under control, and hitting your spots, if you dont, that ball that you just threw will be comming off the bat faster than you threw it, AT YOUR HEAD. I don't yell at her to go hard, because I am mean, I tell her to go hard, because I love her, I don't want her hurt.

[softballjunky28]

That's a pretty cool drill. What does swinging the left leg do?

[AJjolly2]

It's called the crane, it helps with balance, and teaches you to push off with your other leg before you drag.

[MissSoftballer26]

Does she even want to do it or is it all dad? Btw, speed aint got jack squat to do with it. You have to learn how to keep the ball low in the zone, hit your spots, be able to move it and control it. Good luck with injuries

[otroe1]

Dad sounds like a Dick, Meaning his name might be Tricky?!

[nanotech1433]

chuck you don't have a clue at all about speed , 60mph at 12 never is going to happen! sorry end of story , daddyball at it's best!

[ChuckLetson]

nanotech is in error. I've seen several girls around 12 pitch at or near sixty with control. Some are open door and some slam it. One of my daughters is more open, the fastest one is all the way open and slams all the way closed. Every one is a little different. If your girl wasn't doing it naturally she would already be hurting. Good job Dad.You love her enough to be honest. Coaches wont molycoddle her and you can't either. Long journey ahead. Have fun with your girl and both of you enjoy!!

[nanotech1433]

bad form , you need to look for a different pitching coach, the hip sould never close till after the ball is released. that slam the hip closed at realse is old and out dated. Speed is good but a 60mph fastball down the middle goes out alot faster, then a 55mph ball with movement. I say put the radar gun away , and learn proper form.

[Strikes97]

wow wait to go dad!!! give her a boost of confidence dont tell her it was so weak it wasnt even 50!!! anyway shes a great pitcher and i pitch too