Well let me chime in on this one as the parent of a child who made All Stars from the time he was 9 until he was 12. My son was one of those players that was subbed in for his 1 at bat and one inning of defensive play. Was he the best player on the team, no! But he certainly was not the worst. In the Championship game against Groves National last year for the Major Division championship my son hit the ONLY homerun of the game, giving his team the lead and we did win the game. His reward from the coach after hitting the homerun, have a seat back on the bench son. Do you think that was fair???? I certainly do not!!! All Stars is and always has been about the daddy's!! By the way my husband nor myself have never served on the Little Board or coached a team yet our son always made the team. His ability should speak for itself and I'm sure when some of these boys reach high school they won't even make the team!!