It is important for children to know how they are doing. If we keep stats during the year children can set personal goals for themselves and that will teach them to strive for more in baseball and in life. The athletes can then be rewarded at the end of the season for the most homeruns, batting average, stolen bases, etc. This will teach the children that hard work pays off. Each child should be able to experience different positions while in little league.
Many players can play many different positions.
It may even take a while to know where a child feels comfortable playing at. This will also teach teamwork by having the best players at each position. The children will learn to work together. Cutting A player should be able to play at this young age if they want to. With the two brackets the less skilled players can participate in the lower bracket.