- Feb 7, 2013
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For the right type of players, I see nothing wrong with 8U travel ball if they can't get that experience through rec league. My DD was fortunate that she didn't have to play TB at 8U because she was always on an all-star team every spring/summer to get her "fix". I look back at 8U all-star tournaments the players and families had some great times at tournaments that cannot be replicated during regular season rec leagues.
To the OP, continue to work on swing fundamentals, do lots of coach pitch practice with your team (preferably with the coach who will pitch in games so you can groove the pitch for each player), and don't worry too much with hitting stats at this age since most "hits" should be technically scored ROE (reached on an error) anyways. Lastly, find a few players who would want to pitch and work with them so that they will have some familiarity with the mechanics when they move up to 10U kid pitch.
To the OP, continue to work on swing fundamentals, do lots of coach pitch practice with your team (preferably with the coach who will pitch in games so you can groove the pitch for each player), and don't worry too much with hitting stats at this age since most "hits" should be technically scored ROE (reached on an error) anyways. Lastly, find a few players who would want to pitch and work with them so that they will have some familiarity with the mechanics when they move up to 10U kid pitch.