OK folks, interested in your opinion on this one.
7-8 year old boys in a coach pitch league. 13 boys on the team. 9 boys are into baseball, 4 are not. Of the 13 boys, 7 of them hit well. The other 6 are automatic strikeouts 95% of the time. We work hard with them for our 1.5 hour practice per week, but the 6 who struggle don't work on it at home.
Do I bat the 7 batters in order, and then the 6 who struggle? Or do I mix and match the good, the bad and the ugly?
All of the batters hit, whether they are in the field or not.
I ask because some of the good 8 year olds are getting frustrated because the 6 who don't work at it almost always kill rallies.
Should we just try to make hay 2 of the 6 innings, understanding the other 4 will probably be goose eggs?
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