cute idea. you can see the concentration on his face. Another way you could present a new glove is to show it banded shut with the ball inside next to a bottle of glove oil. I like how you did it too, with the little guy breaking it in. the clarity of the photo is great and the lighting is nice too. looks like he's been practicing hard with those rosy cheeks. nice shot and good luck with the challenge.
While I'm not crazy about the boy's shoulder and upper half of the ball being washed out, the rest of the image is great! I esp. like the ball in motion part. Nice touch. (were you throwing as well as picture taking? If so, impressive) While I had initially scored this as a 9, the glare is really bugging me. No, let it ride! Swash
Like the ball in flight, slightly slower shutter speed would have blurred it to give the impression of movement. Cute kid although the highlights on his shirt are a bit overexposed.