South London Little League controversy

[MountainThunder]

http://www.sentinel-echo.com/local/local_story_205100935.html

 

Interesting. If the evidence shows it was not a legit residence, South London could lose their little league charter. Wow.

[The Scribe]

Parents and their idiocy are going to be the ruination of youth sports in America

[scamp]

SAD

[HOOPSCOACH]

Nothing surprises me anymore.

[Jim Schue]

:lol:

 

But Denis didn't tell us where the kid moved from?

[LudlowBushmat]

:lol:

 

But Denis didn't tell us where the kid moved from?

 

Yes, he did:

 

"The Jeffers have a home in Crooked Creek, which is in the North Laurel district. The apartment in question is located on Crescent View Drive."

[Jim Schue]

Yes, he did:

 

"The Jeffers have a home in Crooked Creek, which is in the North Laurel district. The apartment in question is located on Crescent View Drive."

 

Oops, guess I missed it in my skim. Sorry 'bout that, Denis.

 

Of course, him living in the NL district makes it that much funnier.

[MountainThunder]

South London lost in the state title game to Logan County and the young man was not allowed to play.

[4chs]

There was a somewhat similar case in Corbin a few years ago. A kid that no one knew signed up for the 9-10 year old league and turned out to be an extremely good pitcher. He was picked for the all-star team and the Corbin coaches became suspicious while trying to verify his residence, so they contacted the same district administrator involved in this case and he told them to get utility bills with the kid's parents names on the bills and canceled checks. When they could not come up with the proper paper work, they would not allow him to play all-stars and was not allowed to play in the Corbin little league after that as well.

 

Kids are often allowed waivers to play out of their boundaries, but are ineligible for all star play. I believe that the London LL board thought that the kid was declared eligible, although someone did not do their homework on the residence not being permanent, which resulted in the fiasco at the state tourney.

[Dlbdonn]

What was he a superstar ? how old are we talking about here ?

[pigman]

All you have to do is run a league and you will find some amazing things parents and coaches will do to try and get the upper hand.

[3wishes]

South London lost in the state title game to Logan County and the young man was not allowed to play.

 

Was this by chance 11-12 year olds?

[cooperstown]

Was this by chance 11-12 year olds?

 

Pretty safe bet, as only the 11-12 year old division advances to World Series play.

[3wishes]

Pretty safe bet, as only the 11-12 year old division advances to World Series play.

 

OK, just wondering because I was watching my cousin play for the Daviess County All Stars 10 year olds and the team that played after them was Logan County, I honestly thought they were a high school/college team from a distance. They are huge, everyone on the team is tall and bulky. I was amazed.

[cooperstown]

OK, just wondering because I was watching my cousin play for the Daviess County All Stars 10 year olds and the team that played after them was Logan County, I honestly thought they were a high school/college team from a distance. They are huge, everyone on the team is tall and bulky. I was amazed.

 

Kind of off-topic on my part, but that is exactly the problem I have with the 11-12 year old division of Little League play. These teams are composed of the best kids in their area and are more than capable of playing "real" baseball rules - stealing, dropped third strike, leadoffs, longer pitching and base distances, etc. The rules make perfect sense at the 9-10 age level, but after that it's time to learn and play real baseball.