If you are a beginner pitcher and you are looking to become a better pitcher then the first thing you need to know is you need to practice a lot and talk to your parents about a pitching instructor. I have pitched since i was 10 years old as well and i am now 14 years old and i have progressed to now pitching at a speed of 55mph to 57mph. If you would like to know more just click on on my pic and add me as a friend and i will help you as much as i can.
Hope you become a great pitcher someday just keep working at it!

You need to begin, if you haven't already, by attending a pitching clinic to try pitching with someone who knows what they are doing. They can tell you if it is worth your time and money. If you want to be a pitcher you need to understand that you will need a pitching coach and that it will be a year round commitment and a big financial one as well. Good luck!

Clinics and Lessons...And always throw hard, strikes will come later. It is a big commitment, somewhat financial but more that you need a strong work ethic if your going to be good. :)

Sorry, I should clarify that I am a Mom/Coach. All of this is great advice to pass on to my daughter so thanks for that. I am also wondering if any one has tips for me as coach to pass on to my players. Thanks again for the responses

ok, you dont want to start them out throwing hard that will only throw their arms out. you want to work on accuracy before you build up the speed. That isnt important at first. And just remember, you dont want players with bad attitudes. your team is only as good as your worst player.

I agree with Carson, I am also in 8th grade and I have pitched since I was ten, What I did was I practiced in my back yard a lot and started to get speed and accuracy, then EVERY winter I am pitching EVERY sunday at a clinic with one of the best coaches in MA. and a williams College coach.. your daughter might not be able to get as lucky as I am, but I'm sure you will find a great clinic, to get good, you have to work hard and it helps a lot when you have a parent that can catch for you, all I can say is that you have to practice, practice, practice and eventually you will get everything put together,her mechanics, her release point and her speed.

Thank you all for your tips. We are working hard and I think things are going pretty well so far! All the tips have been very helpful!

How's your pitching? Hope you're getting better.

Here are some more tips which may help you
http://www.softballperformance.com/softball-tips/softball-pitching-tips.html

here is a tip stretch out with arm circles(small and then big)after that you could throw the ball further then you are suppose to do so then you could be stretched out that way.

Why don't you ask one of the greatest softball pitchers ever, Jenni Finch? She's on weplay, and she may already have posted the information you are looking for.

work on spaning your wrist and dragging your foot

I am actually surprised by the number of folks suggesting the first thing to do at age 10 is find a pitching instructor. As a guy who teaches baseball pitching - in person and on the web - and has been doing so for 20 some years, and has seen a lot of mistaken advice float around over that time, he's my number one suggestion. Don't teach a 10 year old to pitch. Instead help him to learn how to throw better. There's a difference. Throwing (from a fielding position) should be a natural process of dis cover, without the tension or pressure that happens when a youngster climbs up onto the mound. Even when working with 15, 16 year olds, I find the best students are athletes who have played ball for years but have not pitched. Those are the guys who can be turned into pitchers more readily. At ages like 9-12, I see too many "pitchers'" who have had the athleticism coached out of them - who are stiff on the mound, not fluid, who throw the ball with more force than necessary. And I have also seen too many injuries from guys who throw too young.

A side note - some of these answers are for softball, not baseball - the pitching mechanics, the demands on the body etc, are far different. Softball pitching is reverse throwing - different arm arc, and as such is less strain on the body. But for baseball, the demands on the shoulder/elbow are higher - especially in those 9-12 year olds not fully developed (growth plates still forming and growth spurts causing imbalances.)

Candy,
Find a reputable pitching coach to teach you right. Remember that it takes twice as long to correct a poor or incorrectly learned skill as it does to learn it right from the beginning.

here's one advice. if you want to get faster than build your arms up

Hello i am a pitcher in softball and we won 3 or 4 tournaments this year so hopefully i can help... start off doing like wristsnaps then go to the K position, then go from the wrist and around, and then step back and do the full pitch, and you can also do that kneeling down. make sure that she doent lean over and keep her on the power line( the power line is a emaginary line that you stay on... your foot and your arm while she goes around. as she gets older if she still wants to pitch, do some weight training, that makes the ball go faster. and finally, to make the batters confused... when your relese snap your fingers up to your palm!! Also (sorry this isnt finally) bring her to a pitching clinic, that is how i am as good as i am today.

Hope that my advise works!!!
~Sincerly Megan

the best thing for aa pitcher is to practice but if there still young dont over do it !!

yup just practice but donnt practice to hard that they r aching

start out with speed.then work on striks!it will make u a fast pitcher that can also throw stiks!

You HAVE to start with accuracy.Thats your goal.so you can throw strikes.after you try faster.Also if you can try to practice 2 hours a day.BUT,with breaks in between.try not to rush,MOSTLY while doing accuracy.if you rush through you won't pitch well.I'll give you a drill you can do,draw a square on your fence.then try to pitch inside the square.do it for a long time,evan when your an advansite stage.thats how accuracy.

first you should really set up your fingers on the baseball/softball and practice pithching and making a target on the fence hope that helps!!!

just fastballs no curves or splitters

Work on mechanics before you do any fancy stuff

learn the basics first then once you're good you can do the fancy things

Start out pitching from the stretch.

Start from the wind up
also just throw as hard as you can

have fun and dont use the wind up

Fill up the strike zone!

Have fun - throw strikes.

Get a pitching coach that will stay with u 4 a long time

TAKE LESSONS!

Form, speed, then control. With good form, you get speed. Once your form is dialed, strikes will come. Strikes first almost always means poor form. A kid who can throw strikes early on will often get passed by by the kids who listened to their pitching coach and focused on form. Parents and coaches want strikes and are often willing to sacrifice form. It's always sad to see, but the lucky ones who have a good PC and supportive parents and coaches are usually the most successful.

Thanks, Ken, for helping get people away from thinking what you should do first is aim for the strike zone. What happens if young pitchers follow the many who suggested "just throw strikes" or similar, is that they start to "aim" their pitches which then wrecks whatever natural throwing ability they may have. Form is the ability to throw freely. Speed is the indicator that your form is smooth, that the kinetic chain is connected well, no hitches, or alignment issues. Adding intentsity to that will get you towards more speed. That for the first year or so might be enough. Control will be developed later.

u do not have to have an instructor or pay for a clinic i am 10 years old and pitch i am self taught,have speed up to 54 mph,and am the best pitcher on my team,and i am on a travel team so we have all of about 5 pitchers not including me and they all take lessons and here i am self taught and best one i can throw 5 diffrent pitches so dont waste your money on something she can do on her own just have her go outside when ever she gets a chance

i think you should get lessons!