![]() ![]() Rosters of ten, twelve or more makes the players endure what is an agonizingly long wait, for a very young child, to get a chance to bat. We take the game to the Tee-Ball level with delusional thoughts that our little tykes can do the same. When we watch the game played at higher levels the players sit patiently on the bench waiting for their turn to bat. These over-sized rosters create additional problems on the offensive side of the game. Let’s give the idea of making Tee-Ball a game of 6 v 6 a chance played with kids at the four infield positions, pitcher and catcher. What is the logic in mimicking the game played by mature teens and adults and having teams of a dozen or more players and stashing half the team in the outfield where few balls are hit (at least early in the season)? How much action are those six outfielders having? What is the experience like for this young of a human when asked to sit still for 5-10 minutes waiting for a dozen teammates take their turn to bat? We are fighting human nature to ask a 4-6 year old to sit and watch other kids play, but not be allowed to join in. Many youth baseball organizations continue to have teams of 12-14 kids, with all of them playing in the field together. When was the last time we saw a youth soccer game comprised of 4-6 year olds that had two sides of eleven playing against each other? No, they are playing 4 against four on an itty-bitty field. The soccer folks have figured this out baseball has been slow to figure this out. Sports, especially baseball, are very different when played by 4-6 year olds. Baseball? Hmmmmmm.yes, there are bases, and the players are hitting the ball with a bat, but really, Tee-Ball is a bunch of kids in the park playing a different version of tag. ![]()
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