[Snurple]

Jericho’s coach and parents say the boy is being unfairly targeted because he turned down an invitation to join the defending league champion, which is sponsored by an employer of one of the league’s administrators.

After raising 4 boys and being involved in little league for years Id say this is the crux of the matter.

[Teflonic]

Yep, I agree.

[Onelifetogive]

After raising 4 boys and being involved in little league for years Id say this is the crux of the matter.

My wife was recruited a few years back to coach a girls, youth softball team (~9-10 years olds, maybe). Of course, being recruited to fill the last coaching spot, the other coaches (one of which was the league organizer) has already selected the players for ALL the teams. Of course, my wife gets the "Bad News Bears"-type team. The leftovers...

The prize after the season was the opportunity to represent the league in a tournament among teams from all over the area. The tournament was to be put on by...the organizer of this league and coach of one of the other teams, the presumed league champs.

Of course, my wife, with all of 1 year experience playing softball, coached her team to the league championship. The tournament was promptly cancelled...