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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A suggestion:

It is not a big issue to start at 12, but obviously there is some catching up to do.  How do you do that?

1.  Sign up for Fall ball near you.  Does not really matter as long as his placement on a team is assured.

2.  Make arrangements for several half-hour batting lessons at a baseball training center near you.  Twice a week through the summer should be good.

3.  Make arrangements with a local high school player from your immediate area to meet twice a week for an hour at a local field early in the morning for throwing, catching and fielding lessons.  Ask around. You are looking for a 16-18 year old who plays on a local team and who would like to work with a beginning kid who is 12.  Your kid will respond better to a young instructor.  An hour is sufficient time.  Early mornings are great as fields are unused and high school kids are available.  I would say - pay $50 an hour and you will have no problem finding guys welling to do the job.  They can focus on fielding and throwing mostly.

By September your kid should be ready to go.  You can decide how much to continue on based on time.  I would add though that lots and lots of kids keep up private training year round.[/quote]

The only thing I would add to this is he should practice catching/fielding the ball daily. He can literally just throw the ball in the air and catch it for practice. My 12u son uses a tennis ball and soft tosses it against the wall or furniture in the house to practice fielding. It’s learning how to anticipate where and how the ball is going to move.[/quote]

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