Our t-ball league gave you a certain amount of Coach pitch and then you would get a chance on the tee. It was my husband’s goal to get all of his team hitting a pitch. We even had an older 3 yr. old on the team. My husband also wanted them to throw the ball instead of running kids down. By the end of the season, all of our kids were hitting coach pitch. We lost in the playoffs because some of the other coaches went straight to the tee.....never even bothered to pitch. We were knocked out in 2 games. Who cares, the kids were more interested in the after the game snacks anyway and the pool party!!!!
BTW, that little 3 yr. old, ended up getting an in the park HR, off the pitch!! 8 yrs. later and I still see the Dad around town once in a while. He still comes up to me and talks about that team, LOL! The Yankees!!
He sounds like a great coach. I’ve coached Middle and high school football at a large school.
But coaching coach pitch kids was some of the most rewarding. Kids at that age can learn rapidly but it takes the right coach to coach that age of child.