re: Little league - managing substitutions

I lived in Atlanta so there were plenty of clubs within a reasonable distance of me so I never would have had to leave the city. I will say that the very top kids from other cities (Macon, Columbus, Athens) etc... Eventually found themselves on the elite teams in the Atlanta area by age like 14 or so.

There would be a Columbus area team that survived for a little based on 2 elite players and you'd remember them because it was so obvious, and then the next year, the Columbus team got "relegated" and the 2 elite kids were on a top 3 team in Atlanta.