As an ump I see the effects of kids not being able to grip the ball. Plate umping the 8-10 year olds is horrible. Most of them can't get a grip on the ball and they float out of the strike zone - its ball after ball after ball. The bigger kids who can grip the ball are unhittable because they can put speed on the throw. I've seen the small balls but, I don't know I'm at the point where this has been irrelevant to me for a few years.
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