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[quote=Anonymous]All stars is an extension of recreational Little League- basically they take the top kids per Little League l, put them on a team and play against the top kids from neighboring little leagues (districts). The winner of the district (usually 10+ teams) advances to the state tournament and plays against other district champion teams. At the 12u level (the last year of little league) there are also regionals etc with the top teams advancing to the little league World Series that they show on TV.

Travel ball is completely separate. There are a million different tournaments, and teams at all different ages and levels. Not only do tournaments divide by age (10u 11u 12u etc) but also by skill level (AA, AAA, Majors etc). Teams play against similarly skilled teams, and there is a tournament winner for each level (so 11U Majors, 11U AAA, 11U AA etc). Some even break it down further and have different brackets with a “gold winner” “silver winner” etc. This gives most teams a reasonable chance of success to win a “championship” against kids the same age and skill level.

Championships don’t mean much, without context. It is really just for fun. For example, a champion 12u AA team would get stomped by a losing 12U Majors team. My kid is playing on an all star team that won our district and is headed to the state tournament- this team would be stomped badly by his travel ball team (which is a good team but not outstanding).

So- pretty much any kid can be on a championship team at some level or another. It doesn’t mean a whole lot without context. There are many winners and championships teams at various levels. [/quote]

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