Should you learn softball movement pitches from easiest to hardest? Most effective to least effective? Should every pitcher master a dropball before learning a riseball? Or should you start with whichever pitch comes most naturally?

At Practice Pro, we take a different approach: 

We introduce all the movement pitches at the same time. 

Ideally, by fifth grade, I want every Practice Pro pitcher to demonstrate the correct spin for each movement pitch from the snapping position. That's the foundation. Turning those spins into effective pitches is a much longer process.

Now, at the risk of contradicting myself, I'm going to explain which pitches I've found players typically catch on to the fastest, even though they are learning about them at the same time. Some are easier to execute than others. Every pitcher is different, of course, but after years of teaching, I've noticed that certain pitches tend to click sooner than others.

Can you hear criticism without allowing it to destroy you? Can you try something before deciding it won't work? Can you ask a question without worrying that the question will make you look foolish? Can you fail at something today without immediately retreating to what you could already do yesterday?