Believe it or not baseball season is right around the corner. Most Select teams have started practicing and the recreational leagues will hold tryouts and start forming teams in February. This is also the time of year lots of players enroll in baseball lessons.  During the last month I’ve had a number of parents ask me, “Do you think my child is ready for baseball lessons?”

Most parents think the age is the primary requirement for lessons.  The answer is yes and no. I’ve successfully worked with players with ages ranging from 6 to 18. I’ve worked with 7 year-olds that ARE ready for lessons and I’ve worked with 11 year-olds that ARE NOT ready for lessons. So age is not the only requirement.  I usually tell parents to ask these questions before they enroll their child (or children) in baseball lessons:

*Does my child want to take lessons?

*Does my child have the attention span and focus to work with an instructor?

*Will my child practice between lessons?

If the answer is YES to these 3 questions most likely your child is ready to take baseball lessons.