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One of the faults of young ballplayers and parents is to become a fixture in a position at an early age. For instance, some kids may only catch or play shortstop because that’s the position he likes the most or possibly the coach doesn’t trust any other player in those positions. Sometimes the parents only want the child to play the position he is best at. Well I believe this is wrong. Ballplayers need to be well rounded and be able to play just about every position on the field.

Let’s take a look at some great major league players who have switched positions at sometime in their professional career.

* Mark McGwire- Pitcher to 1B * Babe Ruth- Pitcher to Outfield * Alfonso Soriano- Infield to Outfield * Craig Bigio- Catcher to Infield to Outfield * Dale Murphy- Catcher to Outfield * Alex Rodriguez- Shortstop to 3rd Base

We coaches love those players that can be filled into any positions at a moments notice. Injuries occur or players transfer, often resulting in a void on the field that needs to be filled and the kid who can fill in may just be the one waiting for his big chance to impress the coaching staff at that position. I know a number of coaches who will keep the kid that is on the bubble for making the cut just because they have the ability to be an asset to the team as a utility player.

Too many times I see talented high school and college players that are being scouted heavily and don’t get drafted because they don’t have a necessary tool at their current position and can’t play anywhere else. An example would be a great hitting shortstop that doesn’t have much range in the infield and has a slightly above average arm. This player may have a better shot at getting picked up as an outfielder.

From the big leagues down to little league traveling teams, coaches want those versatile players to put the best possible defense on the field.

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Coach Rau has been an instructor at baseball camps and clinics for over 20 years, and has ten years of high school and college baseball coaching experience. He has worked with a number of current and past professional baseball players over the years helping them improve their skills and mental approach to the game. He primarily handles the Play Ball pitching lessons, but has also spent many hours studying hitters and their swings. Coach Rau is a

I was a little tired able to elevate the sport of soccer, but I simply can not help myself. I know he wants to become the great USA but that is never going to happen. The problem is that everything is too boring to watch television. They are not score enough goals and the customer is still waiting so low. It reminds me completely hockey only without the ice and ice skates. The basic rules are the same and therefore the results. If hockey hasn ‘been able to give up soccer.

The only way it could become more interesting is that if soccer should consider changing the rules a little. They should try to make it more like soccer in America. For each customer could just add six points instead of one and a free kick as a field goal. This would be the client and consider a larger number as scores of soccer. This seems to be the same problem with baseball today. More people continue to stop watching sport because the scores are so low. I know it sounds ridiculous but this is the truth. And I do not think this will change in the near future.

Establish a player washed to America, David Beckham, was a mistake. In soccer, seniors at the age of 32 are generally not continue to play at a high level. However, given our soccer players are much worse than others in the world, it will probably succeed. It was a way to try to get people to notice soccer and have some interest in it. The truth is the only place where I think it has helped, it is in California, where he plays for LA Galaxy.

soccer has become very popular in the States to play and it ’s mainly because other sports are much harder to play. The reason, people can catch the soccer very easily. When I was in high school that children could not play other sports soccer. They need a lot of players on the field so that it gives children many opportunities to play in the game. Like many people who have played in high school, it is regrettable that it will continue to be boring to watch for Americans.

The more we get foreigners to America, soccer becomes more popular. However, I do not think it will ever be able to compare one of our major sports such as soccer, basketball and baseball. It must catch up in America as our major sports have to catch up in other countries. Even if our major sports such as basketball and baseball are in greater progress in other countries that soccer is in our country.

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