All of the parents on my daughter's team love where we're at, and very few of us think our kids will be a "star", including me. So I think there are good reasons for the "elite" leagues. Mostly, our kids love it, are learning leadership, goal-setting, discipline, teamwork, and other things too numerous for me to think of right now. Yes, there are leagues/clubs/coaches to sell snake oil and something should be done about those situations. I wish there was a magic wand we could wave and take care of those dishonest actors. Promotion/relegation is one very big thing that I believe would help. Also, putting more power into the hands of the parents & kids would help, but as a concept, there's nothing wrong with someone starting an "elite" league, even if there are many "elite" leagues already.