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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem with NWLL is that they were doing some obvious things that set them up for someone to challenge the status quo...and it looks like they were met with some crazies.

The LL handbook mentions repeatedly that the President of a LL should NOT coach an all-star team.  It's right there in the handbook.  Why NWLL allowed this to happen for years is honestly a complete head-scratcher.

The only exceptions are they realize some LLs only have like 100 players total and get almost no parent help.[/quote]

These kids leagues (of all sports) and year-round training programs really need some regulations.

On my wish list are some limits on the amount of training that coaches can demand from kids or families.  The precedent is that high schools, NCAA rules all establish boundaries on this.  There is an off season.    Eight-year-olds deserve the same if not more.

Not that I am hep to regulations, it's just that these diffuse loose knit organizations run by volunteers, part-timers, low salaried coaches etc.  just aren't going to be able to govern themselves in any meaningful way.  Most of the programs appear to be geared towards extracting as much money from parents as they possibly can.[/quote]

LL isn't a diffuse organization (and neither is Babe Ruth, for that matter). It's got a governing body.

Neighborhood rec soccer, basketball, etc. programs don't, and travel orgs are crazy. But of all the places to drop this comment, I'm not sure a thread on a Little League is the right one.[/quote]

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