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Why people think it's bad for kids to play these shots is beyond me. Learn them from a young age in the same way they learn a forward defence, cut, hook, etc.
I think the issue is when you don't see the kids attempt to play forward defence, cuts or drives.
Off side fielders forward of point seem to have very little to do from my observations of kids cricket. Hopefully that changes when the kids get a bit older and get sick of getting out to slogging across the line, top edging reverse sweeps and trying to ramp good length balls on off stump. I can't imagine it's a new phenomenon. There are just a few more acrobatic ways to get themselves out than the heave to cow-corner from my day.