Mound heigth for a 9 year old.

[Ohplayer]

I'm building a mound in our backyard from my 9 year old who wants to pitch. What is the mound height for his age?

[bluezebra]

I'm building a mound in our backyard from my 9 year old who wants to pitch. What is the mound height for his age?

FIELD DIMENSIONS RULE
Pitcher's mound and distance to home plate and to fences
Little League - The rubber is a 4" by 18" slab that is set 6" above the level of home plate. The slope starts at a point 4" toward home on the home plate side of the rubber. The drop of the slope is 1" down for each 12" toward home plate. The distance is 46 feet from the home plate side of the rubber to the apex at the rear of home plate.

Have fun.

Bob

[Ursa Major]

I can't speak to Little League, but in many leagues 9 and 10 year olds pitch from no mound whatsover -- the rubber is placed on flat ground. If he's just trying to learn to pitch at this age, it probably isn't necessary to have a mound right off. The only exception would be if he is going to be pitching off a mound in live games this summer and needs to get used to the slope, however gradual. Absent that, I'd wait to see if he really wants to pitch before making a big bump in the back yard that will get in your way and irritate any maternal units in the household.