Schmick wrote:In 6 years of pitching lessons I've not heard any of those terms. Course I'm not in the cage or really even close enough to hear everything being said.
I have a few questions for the pitching coaches here.
1. How long should a pitcher go to the same coach before changes are made?
2. Is it normal for a pitcher to lose velo as she grows? For example my pitcher could routinely hit 60-61 MPH at age 13. Now at age 15 she is only hitting 57-59 MPH. Her coach says she's too tight and over thinking, Im hoping she just isn't tuning the coach out and regressing.
3. Would pitching coaches be upset if one of their students worked with other pitching coaches from time to time to maybe emphasize something the normal pitching coach hasn't emphasized?
1. I moved mine when I felt she had reached a plateau for a relatively long period of time or if I felt she needed to work on a specific pitch which was a specialty of a certain pitching coach. For the top level coaches, you can wait quite some time before being afforded a spot in their schedule.
2. Could be a sign of overuse. I'd have her shoulder checked.
3. Don't know, but I know that top pitchers do seek help from multiple instructors.