10 Things Wrong with Youth Baseball and Softball (And How We Can Fix Them)
Written By: John O’Sullivan, Founder of the Changing the Game Project My friend Jay Coakley is a sport sociologist at the University of Colorado, as well as the author of a…
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Roles & Responsibilities of Local Board of Directors
Annually, the regular membership of each Little League® is required to meet and elect a Board of Directors. Following the election, the Board of Directors will meet and elect its…
One Wheel, One Dream: Jonathan Luders’s tour from Little League® to the Texas Tailgaters
For Jonathan Luders, baseball has always been about more than just stats or scoreboards. It began in third grade on the fields of Lynnfield (Mass.) Little League, where fun and…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – NOTRE DAME’S CAPTAIN, PAT CONNAUGHTON: FROM LITTLE LEAGUE® TO THE MAJOR LEAGUES TO THE NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
When the University of Notre Dame’s men’s basketball team pulled off two upsets over Duke University and the University of North Carolina to win the ACC Tournament this year, they…
International Tournament FAQs
The following is a list of questions a typical league might ask while preparing for the International Tournament. If you have additional questions regarding tournament play, please contact your District…
Tee Ball to Banana Ball: Bronson Balholm’s Journey from Little League® to The Party Animals
Anyone who grew up being a baseball fan knows there are nine defensive positions on the field. As a player, you might play more than one over the years, or…
Staff Spotlight: Emily Workman
For the March edition of the Little League® Staff Spotlights, enjoy this first-person letter from Emily Workman, Little League Softball® Operations Coordinator, as she walks you through her journey from playing…
State Laws on Background Checks for Local Leagues
Little League Baseball, Incorporated (“LLB”) requires that all chartered Little League programs conduct an annual background check on all persons that are required to complete a “Little League Official Volunteer…
Six Innings with Katie Reyes, 2009 Little League Baseball® World Series Graduate
In the top of the sixth inning of Canada’s third pool play game against Germany in the 2009 Little League Baseball® World Series (LLBWS), Katie Reyes, one of two Girls…
History of Little League
In 1938, a man named Carl Stotz hit upon the idea for an organized baseball league for the boys in his hometown of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Carl had no sons of…