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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This fall, we switched my 11 year old son to a new team where most of the kids have been playing together for the past couple of years.  It's a pretty good team and they have won the majority of their games.  My son is decent, but not the best and also pretty reserved, but plays and practices hard and loves the sport.  He really doesn't get much playing time and and is almost always placed in right field, except for pitching when he gets the chance.  Besides for practicing a lot in the off season, anything else we can do to get him more playing time?  How is he ever suppose to improve if he doesn't get to play in the games?  Also, at his age, is always playing right field a bad thing and a position we should try to get him out of? ( I don't plan on switching teams either as an option).  Thanks in advance for your help!!![/quote]

OP here. Sorry I hadn’t checked back in a bit. 
So it’s a misnomer that kids get better thru playing time. It’s thru practice and understanding the game as much as possible.
There’s so much to learn at a young age from the bench. Specifically about how the game flows, positioning, what some kids are doing wrong vs. right etc.
I would encourage your son to try and affect the game from the bench. Be loud, be motivated, cheer on your team non-stop. That’s leadership and that’s not only a good life lesson, it will - I promise, get your child noticed which should result in more playing time.

As for positioning - make him the best right fielder possible. It will pay dividends and when he jumps up in age group. At 12/13u outfield becomes one of the most important positions. Just for context the highest avg salary in MLB per position is right field.😉[/quote]

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