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[quote=Anonymous]The bad news is, your kids are starting a little late.

The good news is that the advanced motor skills for catching, throwing don't kick in until around 8 years old. So presumably, your kids don't have any bad habits ingrained yet.

I would look for quality instruction and lots of repetition. Defense first because that'll help your kid stick on the field (cannot be a defensive liability), hitting second, and pitching third (pitching can be developed later b/c they don't start until 8/9 years old).

I'd look for some individual or small group private instruction (no more than 4 kids). At big camps, there are just too many kids to slow things down. Get some basic defensive and hitting fundamentals down cold.

I'd do Rec ball and tryout for travel teams even if they don't make it. If you can find a travel team that is practice heavy preseason and during the season, it'll be much better than a team that just plays tournaments every weekend.

Once they've caught up, take the winter off and play another sport.

There's a ton of failure in baseball and part of being a good player is just hanging around long enough to develop. The fruit that ripens first is also the first to rot.[/quote]

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