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[quote=Anonymous]My 14yo DS has a travel teammate who didn’t start baseball until the spring he was 12. Super athletic kid. He was blazing fast and athletic at age 12 so the coaches worked with him in the outfield- in his very first season, he became a very serviceable centerfielder.  Couldn’t hit at all at that time, but contributed from nearly day 1 on defense.

He liked baseball, so his parents put him in some lessons and camps over the summer. The following year at age 13, he joined my DS’s travel team as a “practice player” (coaches were intrigued with his speed and outfielding skills) attended practices with the team but still couldnt hit at all. Kept taking lessons and practicing.

This year (age 14) he had improved enough to make the travel team as a regular player but didn’t play much in the fall despite being one heck of a center fielder. Still couldn’t hit. But suddenly this spring? The kid can hit- something has finally clicked. Has had a couple of extra base hits in the last few weeks and is looking pretty good at the plate.

He will very likely make his high school JV team next year, and has pretty much fully caught up to the travel kids.

Starting baseball at age 12…the odds may be against the kid, but it definitely is NOT impossible! Especially for a very athletic kid or a kid who has a valued physical attribute of some sort (speed, very strong arm, strength/size). [/quote]

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