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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In baseball we don’t expect little league coaches to teach kids how to throw and catch a ball either. It is expected. Coaches teach the game, even at young ages.

The only “skill” somewhat developed is batting and pitching as they are progressively implemented.

That we have an expectation that skill building should be a part of the club process is the problem but it is not unexpected considering the number of parents who never played the game themselves and lack the ability to pass the skills on at early ages. [/quote]

Exactly.  
I recall helping coach Tball and a kid on the team missed the first practice and showed up for the game with batting gloves. 
I asked him if he is left or right batter and he didn’t know.  I asked have you ever batted before and he said no.  
I just thought his parents were great for signing him up.   And I thought they can buy batting gloves but not time to teach their kid to play. 
It ain’t always about knowing the game.  Just time.

And yes at the end of the season the parent asked what he should do that summer tomfet better as he wanted to play for the Yankees.  
I told her he should go have fun take the summer off and be a kid.  She was disappointed in my answer and felt I was keeping some secret about training from her.

I see these parents in soccer all the time except they think they know more [/quote]

Why didn’t you tell her that if her son loves baseball so much, she should sign him up for baseball camp?  Not to pick on you, but just curious why you didn’t give her a few tips. [/quote]

Because the kid was 6 and parents are adult and they need to make their own choices.  
Suggest baseball summer camp? Good grief [/quote]

Well. You did not indicate it was a 6 year old. Seriously, why do you bother using an example of a 6 year old TBall?[/quote]

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