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[quote=Anonymous]I am sorry. This sucks. The world isn't fair and you can not ensure that your son gets a fair shake. Coaches are human and subject to their own concious and unconcious bias. I've been in your shoes and definately felt my kid was overlooked and it stinks. However, trying to fix it will in all liklihood make it worse for your son.
 
You and your son have to decide whether you will a) accept the fact that this coach plays favorites but stay becasue he likes to play with this team or b) move on for greener pasture. If you do say anything to the coach I would wait at least 3 days until your emotions have cooled. Then, I would encourage your SON to email the coach expressing his disappointment that he wasn't recognized and asking how he can improve to meet the all star criteria next season.
 
I suggest you reframe the favoritisim as an opporunity for your son to learn some grit. He should take pride in the fact that he works hard not because he's recognized as an All Star but because he gives it his all no matter what. The team does have an interest in developing other pitchers and sometimes individual goals are sacraficed for team goals. No coaches are perfect.  If your son likes this coach and you choose to stay on the tem,  try to support him as much as possible.

Finally, when something similar happened to my DD, we made the coveted award a bit of a joke in our family to take the sting out of the situtaiton. Something akin to calling each other "All Stars" whenever you blow your top "Ha Ha." A sense of humor helps heal all. [/quote]

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