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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is 9 yo (3rd grade, Arlington) and has expressed an interest in playing baseball in the spring, even though he's never played baseball before (his current sport is soccer). Probably because he has fun going with me to Nats games and watching on TV. Looking at LL and Arlington Babe Ruth, I get the sense that at his age group everyone has baseball experience already and the games wouldn't be that friendly to a complete novice. Is my assumption correct? Is one league better than the other for learning from scratch? Or is it just a bad idea overall?[/quote]

9 is the tail end of the window.
In my opinion, by 10 a "solid" player is expected to be able to:
make a catchable throw from shortstop to 1st with 50%+ accuracy
make almost all routine ground ball plays 
catch most pop-ups and weak hits to the infield
make the occasional play on a line drive or hard grounder or diving play
make contact with the ball most of the time and hit the ball well enough to get on base 1/3 of the time
develop enough plate discipline to draw their fair share of walks
steal 2nd base with enough regularity to be a threat
bonus if you can pitch at least one good innings.
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