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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our league is in a trial period for joining little league for softball and I really hope they ditch it after this year.  It is a headache for everyone.  Seems wonderful and organized for baseball but not worth it for softball.  [/quote]

100%!  Little League is a horrible option for girls and if any other rec programs exist, should not be considered. The boys outnumber the girls by such a large amount, there's no way to keep resources equal and girls will always take a backseat. Girls will always receive less attention and they're given the leftover equipment The uniforms (for older groups) are rarely female fit, but instead unisex. The age groups are too broad, it hinders development. In the youngest ages, girls always are merged with boys and it's such a disservice! Our 6U teams bat from a tee the first couple of weeks, and quickly move to coach pitch.  Girls are so much more attentive than boys, they learn more and have much more fun without the distraction and should not be held back because "we need to form a complete team and don't have enough girls".

I've been in the fastpitch world for over 30 years, having daughters play LL, fastpitch only rec leagues, travel ball and college. We now run our own rec program and the difference between our faspitch only league and LL is night and day.  I understand the convenience of LL if DD is practicing or playing at the same time/park as DS, but that's the only plus and rarely is the case.

Sorry for the rant, I know I didn't answer OPs question. [/quote]

Not always. We have little league baseball and softball, but they’re run by different programs and boards. There were two little league baseball leagues in town, but they’ve now merged so there’s 1 ll baseball and 1 ll softball. They both run programs from T-ball to Juniors. Each have issues, but none that this PP describes. It’s more lack of field space and sketchy politics in all-star picks (which seems to be the norm everywhere).

For registration the residency requirement is pretty lax on the softball side until you hit all-stars. Then they require all the paperwork and have it checked. [/quote]

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