Defining Interference and Obstruction
The terms interference and obstruction are often misunderstood and confused by managers, coaches, and umpires alike. Using the current edition of “Make the Right Call: The Casebook of Little League…
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Did He Go? Getting Help from Your Partner on a Checked Swing
There are times when it is appropriate for one umpire to check with his partner as to whether or not a call was made correctly. The most common occurrence is…
Successful Coaches Know that Smiles are More Important than Stats
Charles Dean has some simple advice for Little League® coaches — get your head out of the scorebook and keep your eyes on the field. He urges coaches not to…
Tips for a Top-Notch Tournament Team Experience
Managing and coaching a postseason tournament team provides unique challenges and opportunities. Competitive levels are ratcheted up, which is a challenge and opportunity in and of itself! Then there is…
Krissy Wendell-Pohl: From the Little League Baseball® World Series to the Hockey Hall of Fame
A 1994 graduate of the Little League Baseball® World Series, a 2004 enshrinee of the Little League® Hall of Excellence, a six-time IIHF World Champion medalist, and a two-time Olympic…
21 Little Leaguers® in the Baseball Hall of Fame
With the recent addition of Phoenixville (Pa.) Little League’s Mike Piazza to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, there are now 21 former Little Leaguers® to achieve the game’s highest honor.…
The 20 Girls Who Have Made Little League Baseball® World Series History
In 1974, the Little League® Federal Charter was amended; allowing girls to play Little League Baseball® and the Little League Softball® program was created. Since then, millions of Girls with…
Little League® Sandlot Fun Days Excite, Inspire During Pandemic Doldrums
Where there is a will, there is a way is cliché, but for Woodstock-Edinburg Little League in Virginia District 3, it proved prophetic to its league and community during the…
#GWG50 Staff Spotlight: Jen Colvin and Regina Sanso, Alumnae from the Original Class of 1974
When Little League® opened its doors to officially include girls in 1974, it ushered in a new generation of baseball and softball players. For two of Little League International’s current employees,…
Safe and Structured Training, Conditioning Protects Players
Keeping young players safe over a long season — and thus keeping them on a trajectory to keep improving over the long term — should be a coach’s top priority.…