Pace of Play: Time Management
It’s always important to keep the game moving at a steady pace. To speed the innings along, here are a few tips that are effective from before the first pitch…
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Tee Ball Drills: Defensive Rotations
Fundamental Focus: Defensive Rotation will make your players more familiar with each position and keep them engaged. Rotate Players on Defense: Rotating players during the inning on defense is a…
You Make the Call – Blown Count Results in an Out
Situation With the bases loaded and a count of two balls and two strikes on the batter in a Little League® Major Division baseball game, the next pitch is called…
Foul-Tip Mechanic
The Foul Tip Mechanic is used to let players, coaches, and fans know that the result of the pitch is neither a foul ball nor a swinging strike. You can…
Hey, Blue! – How ‘Bout An “Out” Call for Not Sliding
We will explain and define whether, or not, a base runner is required to slide into a base if a play at that base is imminent. The situation described below…
6 Innings with Tim McCarver & Howard Johnson
At the 32nd Annual Little League® Golf Classic, Former Phillies Catcher Tim McCarver and Former New York Mets Third Baseman Howard Johnson play 6 Innings with Little League answering some…
Alternate Methods of Play for Regular Season Games
Little League® Baseball and Softball has developed alternative game concepts designed to improve pace of play, encourage more activity and increase overall interest in the game for youth players in…
Little League® Sandlot Fun Days
Come together and play. A player-led, unstructured opportunity for local Little League® programs to provide a fun, relaxed, activity for baseball and softball players, where kids make the rules, make…
Uncaught Third Strike (obvious) – Mechanic
The “Uncaught Third Strike” Mechanic is used when the batter becomes a runner due to the third strike not being caught with two outs or first base unoccupied. If you…
Common Little League® Rule Misconceptions: What Parents Need to Know
Throughout the season, in almost every set of bleachers at Little League® fields everywhere, there will be discussions about certain rules and regulations that parents and other spectators have questions…