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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Exactly. It is not realistic to say everyone should have a chance to play every position. You can't put a kid who can't catch at first base. It is dangerous for the kid who can't catch and it isn't fair to tell the shortstop don't throw so hard to the kid playing first base, just lob it in.  That is what clueless dad who was coaching said to a kid on my nephew's team who could throw field the ball with ease and make a laser throw to first. The coach also thought everyone should play every position. It was the first season of kid pitch. When my nephew pitched he often put his son who couldn't catch and was afraid of the ball at catcher. My nephew would pitch a strike and the catcher would stand up and immediately block the umpire's view of the ball. The umpire repeatedly would tell the catcher to stay down, which he wouldn't so he would just call it a ball because he couldn't see. Or the catcher would jump out of the way leaving the umpire to be hit by a ball. The coach also let his son pitch who couldn't throw strikes because he could not throw hard enough to reach the plate 9 out of 10 times. He eventually sat down on the mound and started crying. The coach wanted the whole team after the game to congratulate his son for trying his best. [/quote]

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