my son is 13 but a little info for all you guys worrying about the next derek jeter, please take it from experiance ,let your kid play and more importantly learn how to play baseball .do not worry so much about winning at 9,10,11 and even 12u.when they get too 90 ft bases the difference in their abilities will show.let them get on a team with a teaching coach not a daddyball guy or a lunatic gotta win guy.do your self and your kid a favor lighten up they are 9,10,11,and 12 yr olds.did you play college or div 1 or even div 2 ball in college ,well your kid has your genes ,let them play ball for fun. there are no more pick up game sjust highly competetive baseball.that is not always fun.they need to have fun.wait until they can understand the science of baseball,which comes at about 13 /14 yrs old.90ft bases leaves alot of kids(derek jeters ) in the dust.