I am a father of 3 boys and a girl. I am the son of a life long baseball coach, I played baseball since I was 5, and my wife played division 1 softball, so I have a little back ground in baseball. All 4 of my kids started off in a traditional house baseball league, similar to what I grew up with. I thought this was the only way to get started in the sport. Then, 2 years ago, I heard about the WOW Rookies baseball league and I decided to move my two youngest boys over to this league. My old two kids had already moved on to travel ball, but I wish they would have had access to this league. I absolutely love WOW Rookies! At these ages, the kids need a ton of at bats, and lots of chances in the field, and this league does exactly that. Kids who are younger then 9 don’t need to be pitching or catching in games. There are very few kids who can actually do either, and all it does it make the games go slower and last longer. Plus, when you have kid pitch, you are either getting strike outs or walks, and not much else. This doesn’t teach the kids anything about becoming better players. In WOW rookies, kids will get at least 5 at bats a game, and will get many chances in the field to see a ball hit to them. The games are fast paced and the kids have a ton more fun. I love the rules for this league, and I can tell you, my two younger boys have a much stronger skill base to get into travel baseball then my older two kids did. I highly recommend this league to anyone who is looking to get their son or daughter into baseball. They will have a great experience, and they will also learn the game of baseball.