Today Chandler Bess had her first softball practice. New team, new coach and it will be her last season in coach pitch. I'm really proud of how she has continued to improve each season. She seems more and more confident out on the field and genuinely looks like she is having fun out there. One of the coaches on her team this season was a coach on her team last season, Coach James.
I'm really glad Coach James was there tonight because he picked up on something when Chandler was hitting that I never would have. When Chandler started off, she was swinging and missing at everything which is not normal for her. After about 6 or 7 pitches, James told the coach to throw the ball harder. He told the coach who was pitching that he pitched to her last season and she likes it fast. Sure enough, she starting hitting line drives all over the field.
Sometimes it's the little things other people can pick up on that make all the difference. I wonder how this season would have progressed for Chandler at the plate had James not pointed out how to pitch to her? I'm sure it would have ultimately been fine but I'm really appreciative of the fact that Coach James was there tonight. In fact, I'm also really glad that there are good people like Coach James in our league who take the time to help coach my daughter and actually pay attention to the little things.
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What a little slugger! Hitting finesse always seems to come in last on the list for our teams/coaches. Not sure why, because it can be so much pressure for the girls. Reagan is definitely American league - she would pitch all day long and never bat if she had her choice.
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