By the time kids are at this age group they will have played and know the basics and fundamentals. If they were new to the game they are at an age where they are going to be better listeners. They kids will be better athletes as they age and when they play the games they can now play three outs with the game still moving along. Three outs are the way the game is played by the professionals. So, at the ages eight and above the kids should play three outs.
Kids love to keep score and win.
At the younger ages such as 8 and below, we the Park Board Employees encourage rotating the positions of players. There are only going to be a few players that are good enough where they should be in a specific position. With those few players, you will put them in the positions that they want to play in. Usually they will want to play in the positions that the ball will be hit to the most such as the infield positions. Some kids won t want to play in the positions where the ball is going to be hit.