Selection of All Star Players
Players are selected to an RPLL All Star team by a combination of player vote, Spring-season Manager vote and All-Star Manager selection. Players and managers should consider voting for candidates who throughout the regular season have exhibited talent/skill, a positive attitude, coachability, good sportsmanship, commitment (excellent attendance at games/practices), team leadership, have been good teammates and who represent RPLL and the PQ community in a positive manner.
- Player Vote. Players in each division will vote for other players in their division who they feel meet the above criteria. A Player Agent(s) will facilitate this voting before or following a designated regular season game prior to the end of the season. This voting will take place by paper ballot and will only be attended by the players, Manager for the team and the Player Agent(s). Players shall not discuss All Star votes during the voting. Neither Managers nor Player Agent(s) shall give players any guidance on who to cast votes for. Each player shall be permitted to submit ten (10) votes for RPLL’s National League and ten (10) votes for RPLL’s American League in their division. If a player does not participate in the voting at their team's designated time, no makeup period will be provided. At the conclusion of the voting by all teams in a division, the Player Agent(s) will share the voting results of the top five (5) vote getters per division with the Executive Board and those players will be automatically selected to an All-Star team.
- Manager Vote. The Managers for each division will be provided a ballot with all eligible players including those that have already been selected by the players. There will be no indication of which players were selected by the players. Managers will then submit their top 10 selections for their division to the Player Agent(s). The Player Agent(s) will share the voting results of the top five (5) vote getters per division with the Executive Board and those players will be automatically selected to the All-Star Team. At the conclusion of the Spring Season-Manager vote, each All-Star team will have 10 players on its roster.
- All-Star Manager Choice. Upon conclusion of the Player and Spring Season-Manager vote, the selected and approved All-Star Managers for each All-Star team will select the remaining players for their roster from the remaining pool of eligible players. Lower division managers are encouraged to form 12 player rosters to ensure maximum playing time unless there will be known absences from games. The All-Star Managers will submit their choices to the Player Agent(s).
Note: Players will only be selected to one All-Star team (or one District Tournament team). If a player is eligible for more than one All-Star (or District Tournament team) prior to All Star selection, he/she will be asked to prioritize which team he/she would prefer to be added to.
Note: Players may not participate on an All-Star team that is representing a division lower than the player played in during the regular season. An example is that an 11-year old that plays in Intermediate cannot play on the Minor A 9-10-11 year old team.
Player Notification
Players chosen for an All-Star team will be notified on the first date permitted by Little League International rules. All Star selections are
confidential and CANNOT be released prior to the approved date. Releasing All-Star selection information before the authorized date, is grounds for Little League International disqualifying all of the offending league’s All-Star teams from postseason play. All players selected will have their names posted on
www.rpll.org and will be notified by their All-Star Manager in accordance with the dates set forth by Little League International.
Potential All-Star Teams
Registration numbers vary from season to season. The number of players that self-nominate can vary from season to season as well. Because of this, the number of All-Star teams per season can vary.
RPLL typically attempts to field one All-Star team per league (National and American) per age group. Depending on the number of interested players in a particular age group, additional or fewer teams may be formed. RPLL typically creates All-Star or District Stars tournament teams for the following age groups:
- Juniors – League age 13-15 year olds
- Intermediate – League age 11-13 year olds
- Intermediate/Minor A (District Stars Tournament) – League age 11 year olds
- Minor A – League age 9-10-11 year olds
- Minor A – League age 8-9-10 year olds
- Minor A and Minor B (District Stars Tournament) - 8-9 year olds
- Little Stars (District Stars Tournament) – MAPS 7-8 year olds
Note: 10-year olds that play the regular season in Minor B are eligible for the Minor A 8-9-10 year old and 9-10-11 year old All Star Team. However, 9 and 10 year olds that played their season in Minor A will be considered first, making it unlikely that in most years, a 10-year-old that played in Minor B will be selected for the Minor A 8-9-10 year old or 9-10-11 year old All Star team.
9, 11 District Tournament Teams and Little Stars Tournament
District Tournament teams are different from Little League International All Stars in the fact that the team is created for one particular tournament and will not move on to the various regional or state levels that an All-Star team may progress to. No extra eligibility paperwork is required for these teams, however players on these teams are still considered “All-Stars” as only talented, committed players are chosen for these teams.
Players League age 9 years old, who have not been selected to an All-Star team, may be selected for the 9 District Tournament Team (aka “The Scripps Ranch Summer Classic”). Players will be voted on to the 9 District Tournament team by a vote of all current Minor B division managers conducted by the Executive Board. The top twelve (12) vote getters in each league will be placed on their respective league (American or National) 9 Tournament team.
Players League age 11, who have not been selected to an Intermediate or 9-10-11 All Star team, may be selected to the 11 District Tournament team. Selection to the 11 District Tournament team may be based on player vote and manager vote (if they applied for All-Stars) and Executive Board approval.
Players League age 7-8 may be selected to the District Little Stars tournament. Selection to the team is based on manager selection, tryouts and Executive Board approval.