My dd is 11 almost 12, she has been playing travel ball since 8u. Last fall coming out of 10U, she pitched 45-48mph. Now she is playing 12u and was clocked last weekend (by two different guns) pitching consistantly at 50-51, she did hit 52 one time on a breaking ball. Would you consider this average for her age group? (she is a big girl)
I agree that speed is not as important in 12u as it is in 10u. My dd is currently throwing fastball, breaking ball, change up, knuckle change, offspeed, offspeed screw, triple pitch, screw, curve and drop ball all pretty effectively, that is why she has two different change ups, and three different offspeed pitches, because if one particular one is not working she can switch to the other one.
What should be her next pitch to learn?