Just as you wouldn’t go through a baseball or softball season without regularly checking on equipment such as gloves, helmets, and bats; you shouldn’t take the game’s biggest piece of…

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…

Whether using a laptop, tablet, or phone, the first stop for most people looking for information on their local Little League® program is the internet. Perry Pierce, Connecticut District 1…

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…

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…