[teenerted1]

here my two cents on this with two of my own experiences as a kid

my first few years in LL were coach pitch and i have no recolection how we did at the time.

but at the same time in the winter i was involved in very competative hockey. my first year at 6 was a complete washout.
but when i was 7 i was the team goalie. we got into the finals at the end of the season because of my goal keeping...had the most saves for the top two teams. we played the final game in Market Square Arena or what ever they called the downtown Indianapolis arena back then when the WHL Racers were the big team in town. to this day that was my proudest memory of youth sports. so in some cases it does matter to try to win. my dad is still proud of it too 36yrs later, he brings it up almost every time a hockey game comes on TV.

with the coach pitch i dont think winning is the goal so keep things as they are. seems to be working at this point so the top team should qualify for the trophies they deserve. but keep in mind teaching kids it is ok to win can never start to soon. sports are a confidence builder and winning fairly is the best way to build up strong young men.