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I am trying to obtain some quality advice on what to expect, things to watch out for, helpful tips and anything else that you wish you would have known or learned along your journey through the LL baseball program. I realize that different LL's are run differently, but maybe a quick summary of where I am in my coaching journey and the options we have available will make it easier to share some advice and experiences.
I have coached my older sons' youth baseball team for 7 years, and for the past 2.5 years concurrently with my younger boy's team. We played these years through city leagues that were not affiliated with LL baseball. I have coached two years of youth football through another city organization who also has a Pony league baseball program offered. I am leaning toward the LL program because it seems to be run better than the Pony league organization and appears to be a better fit than the city leagues given the competitive nature of my younger son. I like the rules of Pony better but I think there is time to decide if Pony is a better option later on down the road.
My youngest just turned 7. We have the option of playing Coach Pitch 1 or Coach Pitch 2 through LL. He can hit pitched balls very well and I would say he throws/catches and understands the game in the above average category for his age group. CP1 would have him playing with kids his age or maybe a grade younger. CP2 would have him and his teammates playing with kids the same age or older, the field is bigger and the rules lean more toward what they can expect in kid pitch. I have 6 kids that want to come play LL on my team and those kids all are plenty capable of catching and throwing accurately on a fairly consistent basis.
Some of the things I am wondering and looking for advice on are does CP2 sound like the place for our kids even though it puts them on the younger side of the age fulcrum? I have read where some of y'all would play LL and then grab a group of kids and play weekend tournaments together. Is that something to start looking at now or did y'all do that at the kid pitch level? How did you go about getting that team together? I feel confident in my ability to continue and teach these kids about the game, I have a great assistant coach who also was my assistant in football, so we work well together.
So what can you offer? What are your experiences? What advice can you give other than the obvious of having fun and enjoying the journey, lol. Any potential pitfalls to going the route we are looking at? Maybe I am over thinking it but I have learned a lot from reading here, talking to others that have been down the road I am about to travel and hope to obtain a better perspective on how I can make the game as enjoyable as possible for my son and his teammates going forward.
Thanks for the help,
MPH
I have coached my older sons' youth baseball team for 7 years, and for the past 2.5 years concurrently with my younger boy's team. We played these years through city leagues that were not affiliated with LL baseball. I have coached two years of youth football through another city organization who also has a Pony league baseball program offered. I am leaning toward the LL program because it seems to be run better than the Pony league organization and appears to be a better fit than the city leagues given the competitive nature of my younger son. I like the rules of Pony better but I think there is time to decide if Pony is a better option later on down the road.
My youngest just turned 7. We have the option of playing Coach Pitch 1 or Coach Pitch 2 through LL. He can hit pitched balls very well and I would say he throws/catches and understands the game in the above average category for his age group. CP1 would have him playing with kids his age or maybe a grade younger. CP2 would have him and his teammates playing with kids the same age or older, the field is bigger and the rules lean more toward what they can expect in kid pitch. I have 6 kids that want to come play LL on my team and those kids all are plenty capable of catching and throwing accurately on a fairly consistent basis.
Some of the things I am wondering and looking for advice on are does CP2 sound like the place for our kids even though it puts them on the younger side of the age fulcrum? I have read where some of y'all would play LL and then grab a group of kids and play weekend tournaments together. Is that something to start looking at now or did y'all do that at the kid pitch level? How did you go about getting that team together? I feel confident in my ability to continue and teach these kids about the game, I have a great assistant coach who also was my assistant in football, so we work well together.
So what can you offer? What are your experiences? What advice can you give other than the obvious of having fun and enjoying the journey, lol. Any potential pitfalls to going the route we are looking at? Maybe I am over thinking it but I have learned a lot from reading here, talking to others that have been down the road I am about to travel and hope to obtain a better perspective on how I can make the game as enjoyable as possible for my son and his teammates going forward.
Thanks for the help,
MPH
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