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[quote=Anonymous]Long-time Little League parent (and board member, and coach's spouse) here. I'm sorry that your first experience with assessments felt so chaotic. It's a lot of kids in a small space for a short amount of time -- our league has gone through a couple different iterations of the process and despite the best efforts of all the volunteers, it's still just something to be endured rather than enjoyed.

DO NOT worry that your child won't get picked for a team -- there will definitely be a place for him/her. The process is so that kids can be ordered for the coaches' draft, which allows for teams to be balanced with a range of abilities. This make the regular season much more fun than if there's one superstar team crushing all the others. It also allows coaches to learn about players other than the ones they've had on previous teams.

DO NOT worry that your player fumbled a catch/missed a throw/fouled off a ball. There is no expectation that kids are playing anywhere close to their best in the middle of winter -- that's what the whole "development" aspect of a good LL team is for. And the assessments aren't pass/fail. Coaches are looking for body position, range of motion, mechanics, etc. Not just "this kid caught the ball and this kid didn't."

Things will be much easier (and much more fun!) once everyone can get out on the field this spring![/quote]

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