Dear Safety Officers: I hope this letter find you and your loved ones healthy and safe. As information continues to become available regarding the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, we strive to continue to provide you with guidance and support as you help to oversee the health and safety of your league’s members and community.  Here are […]

  By Darrell J. Burnett, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist; Former Member, Little League International Board of Directors Families are faced with a real challenge during the “home-quarantine” period connected with the Coronavirus outbreak. The challenge is to try to keep our immune system strong, so we can fight off the virus if we come into contact […]

To All Our Dedicated Little League® Volunteer Umpires: While we are all dealing with the current global pandemic, I just wanted to take a few moments to personally thank all of you for your dedication to the Little League® program. As we anxiously wait for the season to begin or resume, I would like to […]

Little League International mourns the passing of Terry Coburn, former Senior and Big League Softball World Series Umpire Coordinator. He was 76. Mr. Coburn began volunteering at Vicksburg (Michigan) Little League in 1976. He started coaching, served on the grounds crew and was a member of the Board of Directors, but most of all he […]

Little League® International remembers Mike Aker, Nevada District 4 Administrator, who has passed away. He was 71. Mr. Aker was the Nevada District 4 Administrator for 22 years. Prior to his election as D.A., he volunteered in many capacities in the Las Vegas area’s Central Little League, serving as League President for more than 25 […]

While Little League® programs around the world may be temporarily shut down due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Little League International is finding new ways to keep all of its players, volunteers, and fans in a positive mood with the launch of #LLPepTalk. Brought together from celebrities and notable alumni from every aspect of the […]

Dear Little League® Families and Volunteers, It’s officially spring. We should be getting out our lawn chairs, celebrating opening days, and hitting the Little League fields. We’re not. We know you want to get out and play baseball and softball, so do we. The time spent on fields around the world is so important – […]

Health and Safety are paramount for everyone in Little League® and our entire organization is doing all it can to assist with stemming the tide of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Leagues activities have been disrupted in countless ways, and the suggested May 11 resumption is weeks from now, but being prepared to execute the A […]

With the recent guidance to suspend/delay Little League® seasons around the world, Little League International has made the difficult decision to suspend its National Little League Awards Program for the 2020 season. “Based on the projected late start to the season for many of our local Little League programs around the world, and the challenges […]

Little League® International mourns the passing of Ann Chadwick, a 50-year Little League volunteer, and the wife of Junior Softball World Series Director, John Chadwick. She was 83. Mrs. Chadwick began her volunteer service to Little League in 1969, shortly after registering her son, Doug, to play Tee Ball while the family was living in […]