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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]

With a helmet on how could you know his eyes were closed?[/quote]
I am scorekeeper for our team so I sit in booth right behind home plate and umpire that is slightly elevated. I have the best view of game. I can see if a kid turns their head away from ball away from pitcher towards me. This league starts kid pitch for age 7 and 8, by the 9/10 division kids have been facing kid pitchers for the past 2 to 3 years. They are wilder at age 7/8. Several kids are afraid particularly with some of the faster throwing pitchers and several bail out. But it can be the tinest kid throwing soft rainbows and this kid still backs out and sighs in relief after not getting hit and has to take deep breaths. Baseball is different than other team sports like soccer because when you come up to bat everything stops and every player and every parent is watching you. Not every kid wants that attention particularly if you have really poor hand eye coordination/ depth perception. The kids on the team ask him why he plays because he doesn't pay attention in the outfield, doesn't listen to the directions the coaches give, and clearly doesn't want to be there. He says because his dad wants him to play. [/quote]

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