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<blockquote data-quote="crazyfish" data-source="post: 1709544" data-attributes="member: 2347"><p>It's all about the drink tickets and who gets to hand them out after the game! </p><p></p><p>Mostly I would say to keep it fun. I always told my kids and parents that rule number one was to have fun. Rule number 2 was to learn the basics along the way. And I agree with what has been said above about teaching them the right way to do things. We got our tails kicked the first year while learning to throw the ball. Everybody else was chasing people down and tagging them out. My parents all understood that we were going to do it right and that it was better in the long run. We moved up to pitching machine in the fall and while the other teams were trying to re-learn how to play, we were running circles around them. As for fun drills, you can do the caterpillar game. Line everybody up in a straight line facing you. roll the ball towards them and they have to let the ball go between their legs down the line and try to get it through everybody's legs. It helps them work on team work by having to watch the person in front of them, and it also teaches them to center the ball between their legs. Another one is to play cat and mouse. Have one runner (mouse) start and let them get a head start before sending the next runner (cat) after them. They have to touch all of the bases and try to make it home before the cat catches them. One last trick is to use balled up socks for them to play catch with for the first couple of practices. It lets them settle in and not worry about getting hit with the ball. They can focus on glove control and learn to trust their gloves.</p><p></p><p>And make sure you have a thick skin! You're going to get yelled at. there's always one of "those" parents that think they know better and will tell you. </p><p></p><p>I would just let your son try it both ways. He'll settle in and show that he can throw with one hand better than the other. It took one of my girls half the season. And I know it sounds crazy, but I would make my kid bat left handed. If they are just starting then it won't make any difference to them. Either side will be foreign to them. But just in case they stick with it, batting lefty will come in handy. Plus in Tball they are a little closer to first so they won't get chased down as easily.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crazyfish, post: 1709544, member: 2347"] It's all about the drink tickets and who gets to hand them out after the game! Mostly I would say to keep it fun. I always told my kids and parents that rule number one was to have fun. Rule number 2 was to learn the basics along the way. And I agree with what has been said above about teaching them the right way to do things. We got our tails kicked the first year while learning to throw the ball. Everybody else was chasing people down and tagging them out. My parents all understood that we were going to do it right and that it was better in the long run. We moved up to pitching machine in the fall and while the other teams were trying to re-learn how to play, we were running circles around them. As for fun drills, you can do the caterpillar game. Line everybody up in a straight line facing you. roll the ball towards them and they have to let the ball go between their legs down the line and try to get it through everybody's legs. It helps them work on team work by having to watch the person in front of them, and it also teaches them to center the ball between their legs. Another one is to play cat and mouse. Have one runner (mouse) start and let them get a head start before sending the next runner (cat) after them. They have to touch all of the bases and try to make it home before the cat catches them. One last trick is to use balled up socks for them to play catch with for the first couple of practices. It lets them settle in and not worry about getting hit with the ball. They can focus on glove control and learn to trust their gloves. And make sure you have a thick skin! You're going to get yelled at. there's always one of "those" parents that think they know better and will tell you. I would just let your son try it both ways. He'll settle in and show that he can throw with one hand better than the other. It took one of my girls half the season. And I know it sounds crazy, but I would make my kid bat left handed. If they are just starting then it won't make any difference to them. Either side will be foreign to them. But just in case they stick with it, batting lefty will come in handy. Plus in Tball they are a little closer to first so they won't get chased down as easily. [/QUOTE]
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