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Children from the age of 4 through 16 are eligible to participate in the Little League® Baseball and Softball program.
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Managers and Coaches, Don’t Forget the Fun!
Survey after survey in youth sports shows that the top reason kids play sports is to have fun. One key survey from Michigan State University’s Institute for the Study of…
Essentials for Reviewing a League’s Constitution and Bylaws
When preparing to charter, every league should review its constitution and bylaws. These documents stipulate everything from the election of officers at the annual meeting to the selection method for…
Submitting an Interleague Play Request Using the Little League® Data Center
Interleague Play provides leagues with additional flexibility and options to meet the required minimum of a 12-game regular-season schedule for each team through scheduling games with teams from other nearby…
The Suggested Steps for Selecting Tournament Teams
The process of selecting players for teams to compete in the Little League® International Tournament can be a challenge, and too often is misunderstood. If your local league conducts its…
Registration Checklist for Local Leagues
There are a lot of moving parts that go into a successful Little League® Registration Day. Creating a registration checklist of actionable items to be completed prior to registration day…
International Tournament: League Eligibility Requirements
Any community with a youth baseball or softball program chartered with Little League® International in Williamsport, Pa., is eligible to enroll a team or teams in the annual Little League…
Don’t Let This Happen: Concession Stand Calamity
At Little League® International in Williamsport, Pa., and at our Regional Offices, calls and emails come in all year long about different situations that are happening at some of our…
Preparing Team Rosters
One of the most intriguing components of the Little League® program pertains to team selection with roster preparation in the various divisions offered by the local league. Preparing for this…
What are Little League Tryouts?
Little League® player evaluations, also referred to as tryouts, are an annual activity for all local leagues, whether a league redrafts all of its team rosters each year or only…
Hey, Blue! – Does My Pitcher Get 85 Pitches Per Arm?
This month, we will explain and outline a manager’s parameters for utilizing a player who could pitch effectively with both arms (ambidextrous). The situation described below is dictated by the…