12u pitcher struggling
Hey all— my 1st year 12u daughter is struggling to find the zone this season— lots of walks. Spring she was much more consistent. She has been going to lessons and I try to be laid back about it because I think more pressure will just get in her head and makes things worse. Plus— she’s a kid and it’s a game! She has been working on extending her step/leap and since last week her instructor has her doing release point drills. Her pitches are all just misses— very few wild pitches, they just aren’t quite strikes. Some are low, some are high, inside, outside. It’s not consistent. In practice she looks much better. Anyone else deal with this?
We’re in the thick of the season with a few weeks left. I’d like for her to finish strong because she does seem to be losing confidence. I’m struggling between having her take a break for 4-5 days until next weekend’s game, or really pushing her to work on her release point drills. Trying to be realistic here.