The problems that I keep seeing are many fold with regards to try outs and teams.
Part 1 - small solo team starts, and may have some success with local small unsanctioned type tourneys. We've all seen them, 4-6 teams, maybe even pay at the plate. Well the small team wins a couple and gets a little 'froggy'. Then comes along 2nd year 12U or 14u, they get sanctioned with USSSA, or USA, and "hell, we won a bunch, guess we are A level". SO, when they now get in a B/C tourney (or Open) and get totally blasted tourney after tourney, it's everyone else fault.
Part 2 - This same team is when they moved to 14U, start posting on social media and such, come join our A level or Showcase tourney, When they are really pretty clueless as to what they really entails, and are leading people ( and themselves astray). Then when the beatings start, and noone really comes to watch, it's someone else's fault.
Part 3 - And the mommy / daddy ball team that forms so Princess Petunia can pitch or play SS every inning, implodes because coaching is lacking, parents upset, etc. But yet again, it's someone else's fault they can't win games (or truly be competitive).
people are not stupid, they can check and research team's records. tourney machine, game changer, etc. All the grandoise claims of college recruiting help, etc. IT IS NOT AN OVERNIGHT THING.
You know why the best teams and Orgs aren't advertising and having tryouts in early July? They don't need to. They have proven track record of success and have players asking them all the time for chances to tryout come August.
There are teams for every level of skill, no question. The problems arise when people really can't judge the levels.