As players practice and leagues prepare for the Little League® International Tournament, parents and guardians also need to be ready to join their Little Leaguer® on this all-star journey. While…

The Tournament Eligibility Affidavit – commonly a binder or book of some sort – contains a collection of forms and documents that are required by Little League® International, specific to…

On a warm summer day, kids are always excited to play in the water. With the spritz of a garden hose, and a plastic tarp, you can provide some fun…

At Little League® International and in our Region Offices, calls and emails come in all year long about situations that are happening at our local leagues. Many of these calls…

Preparing and maintaining playing equipment and facilities is a continual process. Knowing what to look for and when is the right time to repair, replace, and update should always be…

In the thousands of live group workshops Positive Coaching Alliance conducts each year for youth and high school sports coaches, parents, administrators and student-athletes, a question we often ask is,…

By Dr. Tommy John There is a wide-range of misunderstandings when it comes to physical health and youth sports, but here are two big ones that stand out: Practices aren’t…

Using detailed participation research, interviews, and real-world common sense, Little League® International learned that parents, players, and volunteers wanted to see Little League become, as a whole, a younger program,…

It is the responsibility of each local Little League® to develop an annual plan for fundraising. Such fundraising efforts should consider the necessary operating budget of the local league, income…

As part of its Little League® charter, a local league agrees to follow the set rules of our program – rules that have been carefully and diligently established throughout Little…