Under the old rules, a kid that turned 13 on January 2nd (for example) was considered a baseball age 13 year old. Now, under the new rule, that same kid will be considered a baseball age 12 year old.
There needs to be a push to adopt the Ripken size infield for the majors in LL. 50' distance from the mound to the plate and 70' bases and allow leads for the baserunners.