Reply to "Catcher AND Pitcher...is that a problem?"

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Originally Posted by CaCO3Girl:

Then he said, once again, that he REALLY doesn't like pitching and in the same breath asked when the next catcher only practice was...

Just have him catch. He's 12 and he doesn't like pitching, he likes catching, so let him catch (on a different team if his current one won't let him). He should be having fun playing, not be forced into something at age 12 that he doesn't want to do. That seems like a recipe for an unhappy kid. And if his future (i.e., high school varsity, college, etc.) really, truly is on the mound, he won't be harmed by NOT pitching in travel ball at age 12. Heck, it might actually help him to NOT throw 100 innings or 500 curveballs this year.

2/6/1510:40 PM

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