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Expert: - 6/21/2010


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My son is 11 and is having a tough year. The coach keeps benching him more than other players. The last game he sat 3 out of 5 innings. Is there any rule or guidance on sitting a player?

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Joe:  Joe:  Thank you for your question.

Generally speaking, league rules for amount of time played, or not played vary league to league.

If there is a policy, the best person to contact would be the League President for the current league your son is playing in.  That individual should have all the particulars on that league.

Yours in baseball,

Rick

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Rick Bundy

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I can answer all questions relating to the fundamentals of baseball from t-ball to college, individual and team instruction, game strategy, drills, practice organizaton, coaching philosophies and, last, but not least, the mental game.

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4 years little league 4 years high school baseball( 2 varsity) 2 years junior college baseball 1 summer, Central Illinois Collegiate League, Galesburg, Pioneers 2 years, four year college

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I am the owner/builder of theoleballgame.com, a website for playing and coaching youth baseball.

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Retired teacher 31 years (retired 4) 36 years high school baseball coaching/15 as a head coach/19 varsity asst, 2010 was the 36th. I am in my 10th year as a coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks Training Centers, the official youth baseball and fast pitch softball camps of The Arizona Diamondbacks.

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