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Should 6 year olds be trying to a hit off a 40mph pitching machine?
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:31 pm
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:31 pm
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Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:31 pm to loogaroo
nope, should be up to 65-75mph by now
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:32 pm to loogaroo
Individual parent decision
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:33 pm to loogaroo
Borderline. Depends on the kid.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:34 pm to loogaroo
The average speed of an 8 year's old pitch is 40 mph(39-41) so have a 6 year old hit off of pitching machine isn't that out of line.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:34 pm to loogaroo
Hell yeah, cause little Travoniquarius, who throws that fast, too, can't control his placement as well as the machine. Took many a beanball at that age that hurt like a mofo.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:35 pm to loogaroo
6 years old? Wtf that was coaches pitch 20 years ago.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:38 pm to The Boat
6 was tee ball.
7-8 was pitching.
7-8 was pitching.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:38 pm to The Boat
quote:
6 years old? Wtf that was coaches pitch 20 years ago.
That was t-ball 30 years ago.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:39 pm to southernelite
We didn't do coach pitch from part. Think it was only if the matter walked so many in a row or something.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:39 pm to The Boat
Better than some coaches pitching
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:40 pm to Fusaichi Pegasus
How shitty are 6 year old pitchers? The inability to get the ball over the plate is one reason why that's too young.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:42 pm to loogaroo
Sure, if you want to teach terrible habits
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:43 pm to The Boat
6yo can't pitch
Options are
Coaches
T
Machine
Some coaches lob that shite like they're retarded
Options are
Coaches
T
Machine
Some coaches lob that shite like they're retarded
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:44 pm to loogaroo
When I played, 6 was still t-ball. 7-8 was pitching machine. 9-up were regular pitching
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:46 pm to loogaroo
You're going to get a lot of people saying yes they need to learn ect....
But as a coach of multiple teams ages 7-12 I think 40mph at 6 is too fast. They are going to learn bad habits as many of them struggle just to swing that bat at that age.
They really should be in coaches pitch not machine, but if they are on a machine it should be more like 30 or 32, not 40. How far away is the machine?
But as a coach of multiple teams ages 7-12 I think 40mph at 6 is too fast. They are going to learn bad habits as many of them struggle just to swing that bat at that age.
They really should be in coaches pitch not machine, but if they are on a machine it should be more like 30 or 32, not 40. How far away is the machine?
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:47 pm to QJenk
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When I played, 6 was still t-ball. 7-8 was pitching machine. 9-up were regular pitching
We went from t-ball at 7 to regular baseball at 8, but you were beaned almost every game.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:49 pm to loogaroo
Sure they can for fun, machines don't really get much slower, but they also need to have people pitch slow to them.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 7:09 pm to loogaroo
30 yrs ago it was 5-6 yr olds pitching machine 35 mph 7-8 yr olds coach pitch 9 yrs old kid pitch 5 balls a walk.
Girls okay softball but the boys out here are coach pitch 5-8
Girls okay softball but the boys out here are coach pitch 5-8
Posted on 5/7/15 at 7:13 pm to Fusaichi Pegasus
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coaches
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