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Originally posted by TyroneThunder
My sonÂ’s team has played in AABC and USSSA leagues for years and I have seen some teams that would embarrass the best Little League All Star teams.
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Well, sure. With absolutely no National regulations limiting the area from which players are drawn, what do you expect? A team could be comprised, and often is, of players from several different communities. While we do not have USSSA here, I have read their regulations. We do have the Connie Mack division of AABC, however. Those teams are always comprised of players from various communities, and they play other teams comprised of players from various communities. Those teams are often stacked with talent.
With Little League, players must be drawn from distinct boundaries. In fact, in order just to qualify for tournament play, a Little League All-Star team must provide a map marking where each player lives and show that they are within the alotted league boundaries. Neither AABC nor USSSA have such National regulations for boundaries. Instead, they leave such a dicey rule up State Directors.
So, you're comparing apples and oranges. You cannot expect Little League, with its strict protected boundary regulations and unprecedented number of member leagues, to play on a level playing field with either AABC or USSSA. While you say those leagues are for, "everyone," their regulations are set up so that a team can pick and choose talent. Little League is truly for everyone in a community-based fashion, and has the national regulations to back it up.