What to ask pitching coach
My 1st year 10U daughter has become her rec league’s #2 pitcher. This happened because 1 pitcher hurt her arm, and the other 2 are 2nd year players but have a lot of spring commitments and can’t make every game. My daughter, until March had no interest in pitching but decided to try it 1 day at practice and here we are. She’s done really well with some basics from a high schooler who helps out but we’re looking at lessons for the summer since she seems to have decided she’d like to keep going with it. She’d like to get good enough to try for her travel team. Currently her tournament coach let her do an inning and has been encouraging but I don’t think she’ll get another shot for a bit.
What should we be looking for in a pitching coach to make sure we get someone who is focused on teaching good mechanics over speed to start? What questions should we be asking? We’re in a fairly populated area with a lot of college girls coming back for the summer and posting about offering lessons and workouts. Her dad and I are more than willing to catch for her, just want to make sure she’s learning properly.