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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, in our area at least, fall is more low-key and developmental.  Spring is more competitive and when they do a draft.

Daddy ball is a real thing, and there are some volunteer parent coaches that will stick some kids in outfield all game long, while their kid always gets to play shortstop or pitch.  But hopefully you get a good coach who gives every kid a chance at the key positions.[/quote]

Alexandria Little League All Stars 10-13 last year were.... I shit you not... only the coaches kids. Not a single kid whose dad wasn't invloved made the cut. Shame on all of them.

Pathetic.[/quote]

ANSLL is almost all like that, too[/quote]
Arlington Little League is like that too.  Daddy ball is real![/quote]
We’ve really lucked out in ALL
And have had very good coaches. Some aren’t even parents of kids on the team[/quote]
ALL regular season is great, we too have lucked out.  All the all star teams are a coach’s kid and his best friends/aa rec team though (since the teams are formed when they are 8 and with little change unless you know someone on the all stars committee).  All stars is daddy ball at its finest though.  I went to one of the games last year— pitcher was the main coaches kid, only infield position that wasn’t an assistant coaches’ kid was first base.  Stayed that way the entire game, they would rotate the coaches kids in the infield, and every one else was delegated to the out field or first base.  Talking to other parents over the years, this isn’t an anomaly.  My youngest just graduated out of little league, but honestly the all star stuff really disgusted me.  Selection was really extremely subjective, they have kids vote but then ignore the results if the committee feels a parent was slighted, they have “try outs” for all stars but then cancel them and don’t bother to reschedule.  [/quote]

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