That was a nice read. I've mentioned this before but Ken's approach was the same approach the coach used who coached my dd when she was this age. My dd could blow the ball past hitters. Instead, he wanted that change developed. Most often, at that time, she bounced it or aimed it. Later on, that approach paid off. It was the same for positions. All players played multiple positions. My dd pitched, played SS and CF. Most often, in the same game. The amazing thing is, at the end of their first year of 10U, they won a huge tournament. We have 4 pitchers ready for the tournament and the coach could mix a lineup out there that was pretty seasoned for 10U. Again, Ken, nice article.
You obviously didn’t ump my DS's 7U baseball game two weekends ago. 3 or 4 kids bunted for the other team..in Coach pitch. Exactly what a 7/8 YO kid wants to do..bunt.
I think the guy was afraid of losing to a rec team since it was a close game and his team was a big,bad 8U "TB" team.
Not all in one game. Throughout the season.
