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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So many of the problems outlined in this thread could be easily solved if the league itself established ground rules that all teams must follow.

Every kid gets 50% infield and outfield positions, batting orders must give each kid 1/3 in the top 4, 1/3 in middle 4 and 1/3 in bottom 4, etc.

Yeah, maybe it shouldn’t have to be this way…but it solves a lot of problems if every team has to compete on the same basis.[/quote]

The coach of my daughter’s kid pitch little league softball team (minors) told them at the beginning of the season that everyone was going to play every position including pitcher and catcher. It sounded nice in theory, but there are some girls that have no interest in pitching and, more importantly, he has provided 0 instruction on how to pitch.

His daughter pitched 2 innings last game. She had an illegal pitch almost every time - a double wind up, or swinging her arm back and forth a couple of times or pulling the ball in and out of her glove. He said nothing and the umpire and other team’s coach let it go while she walked in the max runs (5) each inning and recorded no outs in 2 innings. Everyone else (batter included) stood around.

How is that good for anyone? Especially the girls on the team who really want to pitch! My daughter’s worked at pitching since last summer. Her coach last year (same level) primarily pitched the experienced girls and she wasn’t there yet. She worked in the off season on it, did evals as a pitcher and was placed on this team as one of the pitchers. She was the starting pitcher in the first game, but doesn’t think she’ll have another chance until everyone else has their “turn.” It’s a short season, so she may get 1 more chance.

It’s incredibly frustrating especially when hers is the only team like this.

In short, make sure your players have a clue before putting them in certain positions. [/quote]

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