[madmmac]

Congrats on your being there for your kids, trust me there are so many that are not.

The bat is fine.

I have played and coached for many years and the most critical thing as far as starting right is learning the correct throwing action.

When somebody says, "You throw like a girl." I can tell you that they have never seen my 16 year old daughter get radared at 75+ mph. It's not that a girl throws like a girl, she was just never taught the correct way to throw. Throwing is huge, and it becomes so much more important as they get older in the upper leagues.

+ 10x on making it fun. I always coach, Fun--we are going to make it fun, Duh--once you have learned it, you don't have to think about it, you just react, Mental--the higher you go in age/league play, the mental part of the game becomes so much more important. Everyone pretty much has the talent, but the smart ones rise to the top.

Tennis balls are great for no glove fielding or catching tossed fly balls. It enforces the use of both hands to make the catch. Set goals, like how many can you catch in a row and then try to improve.

Make it FUN and keep things moving...Enjoy it while you can, I sure do.