- Jun 8, 2016
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My 1st job was cleaning parking lots and toilets at a highway rest stop..it sucked big time. Hated it. Boss expected me to do a good job so I did the job the best I could.The difference is that three of those four are always important. It's not difficult to convince a kid that P, C, and IF are important because they're even important at 8U. But they watch the games, and they know the OF is less important (until it's not).
I do think getting the buy-in from players can be difficult. The girls I've had the best success turning into outfielders are ones who had little to no experience playing before playing at a level where the outfield mattered. Their entire experience is knowing that not only will they get a ball or two a game, if not more, but that catching those balls is really important.
As a parent you shouldn't have to convince your kid of anything other than you need to work as hard as you can to be good at whatever it is you are doing...As softball is a game (and not a job) then if a kid isn't able to enjoy doing that playing OF then they should find something else to do with their time.
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