Advice needed

My oldest son plays little league and is an average player. He has fun and seems to always be on a winning team, so he generally has a good time with the sport.My issue is there is a traveling all-star team that typically has tryouts mid-season during the regular little league season. It's the same league and there is no conflict in scheduling.My son always wants to try out. My wife and I support him, but having played as a kid(every day back then) I know there isnt a chance in hell he will make the team. Yet he keeps trying out.Im proud of him for the courage to try, but im left scratching my head, as why would a kid with average skills and speed tryout for a best of the best, when he doesn't ever practice at home?He never practices period. Then he's devasted when he gets cut. I make a point to advise him about practice, and how the kids who make it, practice regularly(they do and they are all-star material).When I get into it with my wife(and mention the practice thing) she gets irratated and says im being negative about our son.Im Trying to avoid the drama of my Son not making the team by trying to instill some semblance of logic or cause and effect with him but all im doing is clearly not getting anywhere with him and making the Mrs. angry with me. My Son is 10.Why go out for the All-Star team, be crushed when he doesn't make it, when he'd literally rather play games with his friends, or build Legos, etc. My only hangup with this smart amazing kid is that he's a legend in his own mind and I wish he had the drive to practice or not try out for the teamThanks via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/3v5d0XP