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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My SN child played Little League baseball for a couple of years, enjoyed it, had fun, and wasn't bad at it, but when he aged out of the league and needed to move up to the next level, we were told that he needed to stay at the lower level - despite the fact that he was too old and all of his former teammates were moving up. Team selection was held, but he was never called back and we had to inquire about what happened. That's when we learned he wouldn't be moving up. It really soured my opinion of team sports after that.[/quote]

Ugh! This doesn't even make sense! Why wouldn't they let him stay with his correct age group?![/quote]

Because after about age 12 LL becomes tryouts only, not rec. [/quote]

Adding -- and they have barriers to keep some out of tryouts for the "majors" level -- e.g. lists of skills that must be mastered [/quote]

Yep. It was right after 'A' ball. They were ok with breaking the age rules to keep him at the lower level, though. SMH.[/quote]

Little League unlike some sports leagues have flexible age groupings that are based on skills, so while most 8 year old play in the same division there might be a really good 7 year old, a bunch of 8 year olds, and some weaker 9 year olds, and maybe even a 10 year old who has never played baseball before. I appreciate the flexibility. I would rather see my 9 year old play with 7 and 8 year olds and get to play infield and not bat last. If my 9 year old were playing with 9 and 10 year olds he would bat once in a game and only play outfield and sit out many innings on the bench. [/quote]

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