I empathize with you; however, I agree with the above poster that a 6th grader should be able to play every position. Been thru many, many years of travel lax here on Long Island and it's for the kids to play and learn in 6th grade. Its not (contrary to some thoughts) a recruiting year. Yes, my kids have had not so great years...some teams just don't mesh. The have had phenomenal champ.years and continue to play as adults and now coach themselves. Your son is at every practice? and every game? Coach seems to be confident in your son's ability to switch positions. Maybe he sees a skill in him that no other coaches have. Maybe the other kids are better on some days. If a kid is truly passionate about a team sport, then he knows that that riding the bench, switching position, helping their team win is all part of it. | 
