Welcome to Daddy Ball 101! I agree with most of what's been posted about not holding grudges and just staying involved in whatever role that may be. That being said, there will always be those who try to manipulate the system in their little town league to their advantage
Our town rec league is the best. We don't have a draft. The league president "picks" the teams based on girls' skills so that all our teams are even. Completely coincidentally, from 3rd grade through 8th the league president's teams won the championship. The other managers even called it the "Pres name" cup. His daughters have now aged out; so either someone new will play the same game or if the town is lucky someone will finally make some much needed changes.
Point is, it really doesn't matter. The girls knew it, the parents knew it, the coaches knew it. But, we played some good ball, had some fun, and hopefully taught the girls to compete and that you can learn more by being David instead of Goliath. DD stopped playing town a couple years ago when club became more time consuming. But she still plays on the Pres's town travel team for some extra innings and to be able to play with her school friends. She didn't hold a grudge from those rec league days; and at the end of the pres is actually a nice guy, so no point in worrying about the things or people you can't control.
Our town rec league is the best. We don't have a draft. The league president "picks" the teams based on girls' skills so that all our teams are even. Completely coincidentally, from 3rd grade through 8th the league president's teams won the championship. The other managers even called it the "Pres name" cup. His daughters have now aged out; so either someone new will play the same game or if the town is lucky someone will finally make some much needed changes.
Point is, it really doesn't matter. The girls knew it, the parents knew it, the coaches knew it. But, we played some good ball, had some fun, and hopefully taught the girls to compete and that you can learn more by being David instead of Goliath. DD stopped playing town a couple years ago when club became more time consuming. But she still plays on the Pres's town travel team for some extra innings and to be able to play with her school friends. She didn't hold a grudge from those rec league days; and at the end of the pres is actually a nice guy, so no point in worrying about the things or people you can't control.