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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But why can't the rec league be an "everyone plays" league, given that there are so many options for those who want a more competitive experience?
There are tons of local tournaments and travel teams. 
For the kids who work hard but still aren't very good, we are effectively shutting them out at a very young age. 
My son has never missed a practice or game and we even got some private batting lessons. 
He still mostly just strikes out. 
And he's not great in the infield.  But it's not for lack of trying. 
And yea, we have tried other sports.
I just wish there was room for kids like him, because he's too young to give up on it, and he enjoys the camaraderie and exercise from being part of a team [/quote]

He should play down a level. If most boys his age are AAA he should play AA. DS has friends who are not good and this is what they do. Play AAA as an 11. At 12, if he doesn't pitch he can still play AAA. If he still isn't competitive as a 12 playing AAA, it may be time to find another sport. [/quote]

+1 We have seen kids do this throughout the years and it seems to be a good compromise.

I also disagree with PP that a kid should have to play travel at age 9 or 10 in order to get a decent amount of competition.  Rec leagues should be allowed to be competitive--in terms of trying to win games, not in terms of cutting kids from the team.  It's extremely frustrating that [b]with sports in this area, 9 and 10 year olds are expected to join travel teams if they are good athletes[/b], rather than just have the rec league get more competitive each year (again not in terms of cutting players), as is warranted by the kids' ages.  Travel teams are extremely pricey and a huge time commitment. [/quote]

i think this only applies to soccer. just one sport.[/quote]

Why do you think it only applies to soccer? It absolutely has been our experience in baseball and my boys play both, and I think it is worse in baseball. My kids tried a couple of different BCC rec teams where kids were cycled through all positions rather than fielding the best players in the infield. It is tough for a competitive kid to have major losses all the time. The answer for these athletic kids is always, move to select or travel, if you have the time and money. [/quote]

Tough on your competitive kid? What a little puss you are raising! Both the parents and kids and big cry babies. Whaaaaa, I didn't win. Go plug a pacifier in his mouth.[/quote]

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