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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a 9 year old on my son's baseball team (kids are 9 and 10) who is absolutely terrified of getting hit by the ball. He stands in the back corner of the box and as soon as the pitcher releases the ball he backs out. He looks terrified and miserable. His first 20 at bats he never even swung the bat. He finally swung once with his eyes closed after his dad promised him $20 to swing. I heard his dad talking about signing him up again next year because this is the only sport he plays. Why, just why?[/quote]

They're 9.  They're learning.  Sounds like he's made progress.  I agree that parents should do something if their kid is misbehaving (what the pp describes is not that) but I disagree that kids who don't have it all together at 9 shouldn't even be there.  Geesh.[/quote]

TOTALLY agree with this poster. The PP complaining about a kid who is afraid of the ball and not great at playing is not at all addressing the same issue as OP. OP is talking about a bratty kid acting out, which is not the same thing.
The observation of the kid wincing at the ball and "looking terrified and miserable" may not be an issue for that family because maybe the kid really WANTS to play...just hasn't overcome his fear of being hit yet. This isn't the majors, dude. Lighten up.[/quote]

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