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[QUOTE="upperdeck, post: 3736002, member: 474"]
had this conversation many times with locals.. the lower ranks are to try and build the kids up so that when you get up higher and it gets harder you have the kids who can actually play the sport best because 99% of these kids are never playing past HS in almost any sport, especially kids coming from lower level schools.   instead they try to beat down the kids. no so much the everyone gets a trophy thing but lets win 25-1.

the better programs are when the better players try to build up the  kids who need help instead of destroying them.  everyone small school struggles for players in sports and there are always 2-3 kids who do quit because of how it started for them and 2-3 makes a difference in baseball and 1-2 makes a difference basketball.  even fball a D school might have 5-6 decent player and then a handful that fill out a team. hard to scheme half the field  just 2-3 more decent players is sometime all it takes to go from 1-8 team and 5-5 team and a chance to make playoffs or more.

baseball is all about have 2-3 pitchers at this level..  often 1 more arm or one more kid who can catch the ball changes a team. but if that kid quits 10-15 kids dont have as much fun.
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