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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most kids don’t seem good at 2nd grade especially baseball most kids play tee ball or coach pitch at that age[/quote]

Man, I wish I lived somewhere where this was true. In our little league, second graders (baseball age 8) are vying for the first level of kid pitch and it’s competitive. The all star selection process is a whole thing (which started at age 7 with first graders). And a lot of the kids are already in private lessons and developing some serious skills. It’s a real hummer for the more average kids who just want to play baseball with their friends and not take it so seriously. [/quote]

In my area, little league age 7 and 8 is machine pitch, and its definitely competitive. 8s can be selected for the county Tournament of Champions, as well as All Stars which plays in the little league district tournament and potentially qualify to the state tournament. And then there's Challenge baseball, which is in addition to little league, which starts at league age 7.

I know some kids did private lessons during the winter. Others have dads who played baseball and work with them all the time. T-ball starts at age 4 and there are lots of families that start their kid the moment they are eligible. Kids who join baseball for the first time in second grade (or even first grade) are at a huge disadvantage, even in our rec little league program. For a kid who has never so much as hit off a tee before, suddenly they're facing a machine that throws 40mph. The naturally gifted athletes figure it out. The rest spend the most of season swinging and missing, sometimes being terrified of every at bat (and there's one kid on DC's team this year who I don't think has ever made contact, not even a foul ball). There's not enough practice time and not enough coaches to spend time one-on-one with the kids who are brand new--and its volunteer dad coaches, some are great, some are good, and some have zero idea what they're doing.[/quote]

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