Question for those of you who have been in this or a similar situation. My son is playing rec. & (local/in state) travel ball this year. Rec. ball is 9-10 with no leading off, stealing bases until the ball passes the batter, etc. Travel ball is 11u with leading off, stealing, etc. My son starts at 3rd for both teams. He's the #1 pitcher for rec. and #3 for travel. I haven't seen any problems with either position other than getting used to holding runners on. However, a very "baseball minded" man in the community thinks I'm making a mistake by letting him pitch for the 11u travel team b/c of the distance between the mound and home (not sure of the distance but it's USSSA for travel and Dizzie Dean for rec.). He's a young 10y.o. playing for this 11u team but is as big, if not bigger, than most on the team. Do you all think the 3, 4, or 5 ft. (whatever it is) will hurt his arm or game in the long run? He doesn't seem to have a probelm throwing from 3rd to 1st or from the mound to home from this greater distance but wanted some advice.
thanks in advance!!!
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