Posted by: Jane, the baseball mom () on Wed Oct 15 21:09:02 2003

Hey Lousy Louy, If you read my post, the suggestion for my 10 year old to switch hit is his, not mine. HE is pestering me all the time, and I need to know if he is too young and could harm himself. This is a boy who loves baseball and wants to improve. He is on a competitive, all-star team and is thrilled, and yes so am I as I am very proud of his efforts, hardwork and abilities. He team won their Little League World Series District Championship, because they all work hard, have fun and love the game. He wants to improve his hitting, he wants to improve his pitching, he wants to improve his fielding, and as his mother I WILL help him. He is never told to go practice, but does it of his own free will and usually argues with me when I tell him no. Sounds like he's not having fun, huh?

I posted to learn more about a sport he loves and to find out if he was too young, because if he is, I wouldn't encourage him because I don't want him to get hurt.....same reason I tell him just to throw fast balls when he pitches and stop trying to throw junk and pitches he's too young to throw, so he doesn't harm himself.....because he trying to immitate the pros and improve, get it?

Funny when I read through this board and read all the posts by fathers about their young sons, see photos of batting cages in the backyard, tapes of their swings being submitted to this site, not one father gets a nasty comment that he's too involved in what's supposed to be a game.

Looks like you have a problem because I'm a woman and taking interest in my son's sports. Sorry, Louy but this mom and any good parent does take interest in their children's activities, whether they're boys or girls. Would you have a problem if I set up a tee in the backyard for him? So why the problem with basement equipment for winter practice.

Consider that you may have a problem with mothers taking interest in their sons activities.

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All these suggestions to leaIs there a good age to begin switch hitting?
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> > My 10 year old son really wants to learn to switch hit. While at the batting cages recently with friends, they all tried it. I was surprised to see how natural a swing my son has hitting lefty. He looked pretty good and actually hit a few nice shots, while the other boys displayed awkward swings and never touched the ball.
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> 10 is a good age to let the kid play and have fun. All this talk of switch hitting and batting equipment in the basement is too much. Younger kids don't have the coordination to do a lot of moves. Switch-hitting is was too complicated for a 10 year old. Think of the pressure the kid is would be under trying to please his mom trying to do something most big leaguers can't do. Conisder that you may be too involved in what is supposed to be a game.
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