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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]

OP don’t listen to this person.

Yes, if he is already 12 he will have aged out of little league for future seasons. But there are lots of other options. I’ve seen athletic kids pick up a bat and ball for the first time in middle school and they have the hang of it faster than anyone who has been throwing money into travel ball and private lessons for 5 years wants to believe. I hope your kid has a blast! [/quote]

The key word you used was “athletic”. I absolutely would encourage an athletic kid or a kid who has played another sport involving hand eye coordination to play at any age. On my sons team a 12 year who had never played  before played  league major  division and was amazing by the end of the season and made the all star team. He was 5’9” and played years of tennis. Another kid joined at 11 and did great because he had played lacrosse.

I still insist that a kid who has never played anything involving hand eye coordination shouldn’t start baseball at 12. It isn’t safe and to see a kid strike out every single time at bat is disheartening for that kid and fior the other players. [/quote]

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