Play All Positions in Youth Baseball….

From Ask the Baseball Pro:
Stacey wrote:
My son plays 10 year old competitive baseball. During any tournament, he can be found at any position except 1st base. Is being a utility player ok at this age or should he ask his coach to put him in a particular position and leave him there? His team is really good and he is just very versatile and can play any position well. Thanks for any advice you can give me.
From the Baseball Pro:
It is very good for you son to play all the positions he can. I was a short stop all the way through college. In fact I was a Division I baseball All-American in 2000 as a short stop. Yet when I signed my first pro contract the first thing I did was put on catcher’s gear. So no matter what position you play today you might not be playing that position tomorrow.
Your baseball pro, Steve Holm