jschroeder said:
"Again, I am not saying there is anything wrong with this, but it's not very common. "
I'd go so far as to say it's actually the norm for any league that has a reasonable hope of making it past sectionals. "Who do they play for?" is always the first question about other league all star teams, assuming you don't already know.
My son's team plays in a ton of USSSA tournaments and we're always scrimmaging other teams as well. It is not a question I ask, nor is my observation the end all be all, but I know zero tourney kids who are still playing Little League.
Our team tried to get in LL just for All Stars, but we would have to tear the team apart for that to happen. They wouldn't allow the team to stay together and there is no way you could meet practice and game schedules in that manner. If the teams remain intact, you could practice for season games and tournaments at the same time -- while also scheduling your tournaments around the LL schedule. If your tourney team had kids on 6 or 7 different LL teams, it's just not possible.
I am sure there are ways around all of this and some of the better LL All Star teams are making it work out somehow.
No matter what it is, the LA team is very impressive. I didn't think anyone had a chance to beat Curacao.
Edit - You seem to be a little more versed on Little League. How are they making the schedules work?