We didn't have many plans this week, we decided on a staycation to get caught up on life so when we got an email about a batting clinic through Riley's new softball league, we decided to sign her up to dust off her bat and swing. I was a little worried that she would be the youngest there but it turned out that only 6 girls signed up for the time we chose and they ranged from 6-9 so it was perfect. There was a professional batting coach running it along with two high school players who were college bound so they were able to individualize the instruction to fit the level of the girls. The batting coach had an app that measures the trajectory of the swing along with swing time to the ball. It was pretty cool. He then took Riley's swing and layered it over professional athletes' swing. He compared Riley's swing to Jennie Finch (USA Olympic player) and Riley has a pretty similar swing to her. It was crazy, he also said her reflexes and bat swing are fast enough that she could play player pitch this year (versus the coaches pitch her age and grade default too).
I love watching Riley play any sport but particularly softball. She becomes a different person on the field, her focus is unbreakable, she matures about 10 years and she's passionate and dedicated to it. It made me very excited about this upcoming softball season!
