All Star selection conundrum.
Here’s the situation:
Majors Boys division
Our by laws state the top 9 players with the most votes get a guaranteed spot on the team, the remaining 3 players are then chosen by the coach and only from the list of nominated players. Now, I’ve always had issues with this format because IMO there is a highly likely chance that too many kids will end up tied with votes, which is what happened to us this year. We had 4 teams in our division, so 3 kids were unanimously voted in with 4 votes each, but then we had 7 kids each with 3 votes. So, the board is trying to force it upon me that I must take all 10 kids on the team, leaving me with only 2 spots left to choose. The problem is our by laws don’t say what to do in the even of a tie. I am asking them to allow me to decide which one out of the 7 won’t make the team.
Personally I would change the rule to only allow the kids who have unanimous decision a guaranteed spot on the team, and then allow the coach to fill the rest of team by picking from the list if nominated players. The whole point of AS is to build the best possible team to go far in the tourney.
What really bothers me about all this is that I’ve been coaching my oldest son for 7 years, and our last 4 season including this one, we have finished 1st in our division and I’ve had the pleasure of coaching all stars 4 years in a row. So I’ve been watching this group of boys play baseball a long time, I know who is capable of what, and I’ve shown that I have the ability to pick the right kids to form a winning team, so I feel insulted kinda that the board is not considering all this when making this decision.
Right now I’ve spoken with the VP and had a great conversation about all this and he is 100% on my side and trying to convince the rest of the board.
What do you guys think of all this?