So my question. Am I crazy? Am I doing it all wrong? Or should I stick to my guns. I feel like I'm all alone on my philosophy here, so I want to just do a gut check with people other than the parents on my team.
Yes, you are crazy...for letting the parents help. Other than that, you are running the practice perfectly. (I am pretty good at quickly hitting ground balls.)
You don't win rec leagues by having five good players. You win rec league games by elevating the play of each individual on the team.
NOTE: You should have one station where you practice SS to 2B and 2B to SS force outs.