What, a Tee in Minors?

[Danny R]

I have much less experience than you, but I wouldn't put as much emphasis on developing pitching abilities in the 7-9 yr-old age group as you seem to do. At that age level I think develop solid fundamental teamwork, fielding, and batting skills is more important. So I would opt for coach pitch or machine pitch. I'm noticing that in Minors there are a lot of walks and steals. So much so that the kids aren't getting enough fielding work during games, especially outfielders. However, your league's invention seems kind of weird. It seems like pulling a tee out all the time would slow things down too much. BUt don't quit. Stick with it. LL Baseball desperately needs good coaches to make it successful.