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To: BWAC who wrote (6087)	3/19/2008 9:31:16 AM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29244

8 years old seems a little young for a select league. Most summer leagues draw from Little League majors, age 9-12.

To: BWAC who wrote (6087)	3/19/2008 10:52:45 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29244

I mandated that our league standardize its all-star selection process. Basically, all the coaches get together and decide who the consensus picks are. There are usually about eight or so. Then the coach(es) fill out the team by need (as opposed to talent, because who needs three kids who can hit well but only play first base?). We don't have t-ball. We have coach-pitch. We even discourage kids from using batting cages because you get in bad habits (like swinging at everything or not learning to find the pitcher's release point and follow the ball in). With kids who are eight and hitting off a machine, I can't see how you can pick and choose the "all-stars" among them. When in doubt, coaches will choose kids they know. You'd probably do the same thing. We established a winter program called ASDP (advanced skills development program) and invited the better kids to attend. We got complaints from parents asking why it was so exclusive such that their kids were left out. So we opened it up to everyone, and then the kids were so "fair" that the better kids dropped out to take private lessons instead. You can't win! - Jeff