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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP these parents who are saying go ahead and sign up your son who has never played before don't realize your son is at least league age 13 starting this fall if he is already 12 years old (and if he turns 13 this summer he will be league age 14). If you can find a little league that has intermediate (ages 11-13) there is no way your child can keep up if they have never played any sport that involves hand eye coordination. And it will be worse in juniors division.

This is different than someone who is league age 11 or 12 starting. You missed this spring season. The intermediate level kids pitch way to fast and no one will be happy to see your son strike out over and over again. By that age many kids will have been playing for 6 to 8 years since they were 5 or 6 years old. [/quote]

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My kids ARE those kid that started t-ball at 3 and 4. I still say it’s ridiculous to say a kid can’t start playing ANY sport at 12.[/quote]

This! I know someone who started playing lacrosse in high school and went in to play at Duke. Get a high school
Player to tutor him and do the coach Padgett camps. He will be just fine. Also, we are past age change for the year. It’s April 30th. So he still has a year to play at 12s. There are 13 year old on my kid’s majors 70 team, and he’s 11. If they don’t make majors 70, then default is majors 60. The head of babe Ruth loves baseball and wants the kids to have FUN!!! He will be thrilled that you son wants to play and will have lots of suggestions if you contact him. Definitely sign him up for fall ball. Registration is in the next few months. [/quote]

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