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Choosing the Right Youth Baseball Gloves for Your Little League Team
Michalis 'BIG Mike' Kotzakolios


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Coaching a Little League team can be very rewarding. Of course, this also means that parents may solicit your help in picking the right equipment for their kids to play on your team. When it comes to youth baseball, gloves, here's a few pointers to pass on.

One of the most common problems is kids trying to play with youth baseball gloves that are either too large or too small. A good rule of thumb is to remember that a child who is of average height and weight around the age of seven or eight will most likely require a ten to a ten and a half-inch glove. Sporting goods stores will carry several difference sizes. Just as a parent would have a child try on shoes before purchasing them, let the child try on the glove before purchasing it.

Make sure all youth baseball gloves are purchased as a store that focuses on sports equipment. Those gloves that can be picked up at a discount store are okay for tossing a ball around a yard, or for casual play at school. But if the child is going to participate in Little League, the equipment needs to be something that will hold up well for the entire season.

Another factor is the orientation of the glove. Quality youth baseball gloves are available for both right hand and left hand throwers and catchers. Parents sometimes don't take these youth baseball gloves into consideration. The end result is a glove that may be excellent in all other aspects, but is not really right for the child. It is important that the glove act as a natural part of the child. Otherwise, it will be much more difficult for the young player to perform at their best.

When it comes to choosing youth baseball gloves, make sure the parents and caregivers of any child on your team understand these basic concepts, and the result will be a young player who will enjoy the season and be able to do his or her very best.



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