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Little
League Fall
Baseball & Softball
FALL of 2008
GET YOUR LEAGUE ORGANIZED NOW!
EASTSIDE LITTLE LEAGUES
OFFERS EXPANDED FALL BASEBALL PROGRAM!!!
Washington District 9 Little League
John Chadwick – Fall Ball Coordinator
(425) 641-3276
CHAD98006@aol.com
FOR A FLYER WITH THE BELOW INFORMATION CLICK HERE
Fall Baseball & Softball
The Little Leagues of WA District 9 created and tested a fall
baseball program in 2001. Twenty teams from across the District
participated. The program has continued each year thereafter. Do
not miss the opportunity to play Little League Fall Baseball this
year. Fall Ball is designed to give players an opportunity to
continue their involvement in Little League after the regular season
ends. The objective of the Fall League is to increase a player's
baseball and softball skills in a fun and relaxed environment.
Players who did not participate in the spring season are welcome to
join the Fall Ball program.
Fall Ball runs from the first Weekend after Labor Day in September
thru mid October (six or seven weeks). Games are normally scheduled
as double headers on Sundays.
Contact your local league for more information regarding
registration. The fee for the Fall Ball season is set by each
participating League.
Depending on the number of players who register for Fall Ball, and
the availability of managers and coaches, as well as fields we will
operate four Fall Ball divisions:
General – All Leagues
The four separate fall leagues are:
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Minor League – Players who were League age 7 or higher this past
Little League Spring season and will be moving to Player Pitch
next year. (Fee should be less than for Majors Fall Ball)
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Major 2 League - Players who were playing AA/AAA/Mickeys Level
(Player Pitch) of play last year and were not younger than
League age 8 nor older than League Age 11 this past Little
League spring season are eligible to participate in this fall
baseball league.
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Major 1 League - Players who were at least League Age 10
this past Little League spring season and were not older than
League Age 11 this past Little League spring season are eligible
to participate in this fall baseball league. Primarily for
players that played Coast or Majors or 10/11 All Stars last
year.
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Transition League - Players who were League Age 12 this past
Little League spring season (Major or Coast/Teds/AAA) and were
not older than League Age 13 (Juniors) this past Little League
spring season are eligible to participate in this fall baseball
league.
All games are played against other Leagues within WA. District 9 on
the home teams fields. All divisions except Minor League will play
2 games per week. Minor League will play one game per weekend. All
games will be scheduled on the weekends, and normally scheduled as
double headers on Sunday.
Fall Major 1
League for Baseball, Fall Major 2 League for Baseball & Minor
League for Baseball
The rules encourage the managers to give players the chance to learn
new skills and to try and play new positions in game situations. The
games will be umpired, but no standings or records will be kept.
Every player will be in the batting lineup and there will be no
limit to field substitution. Pitchers will be limited to 2 innings
per game to give all players a chance to learn how to pitch.
Transition League
for Baseball
For new Junior League players this will be a great introduction to
the larger 80 foot fields and the different rules. Players will
receive valuable experience that will help prepare them for the
Junior spring league. The rules encourage the managers to give
players the chance to learn new skills and to try and play new
positions in game situations. Games will be umpired, but no
standings or records will be kept. Every player will be in the
lineup and there will be no limit to field substitution. Pitchers
will be limited to 3 innings per game to give all players a chance
to learn how to pitch.
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Leagues
appoint a Fall Ball Vice President/Coordinator by last day in June &
notify
District of assignment
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Leagues
recruit managers and coaches by mid-July
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Leagues
arrange for fields by last day of July (MUST HAVE BATHROOM
FACILITIES AVAILABLE)
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Leagues
arrange for umpires by the last day in July
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Leagues
sign up players and form teams by first of August
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Leagues
notify the
District of number of teams and manager / coaches names/phone numbers
by first of August
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Leagues
notify the
District by August first (or earlier) of any “Partial Teams” or “Extra
Players” they have so
District can coordinate with other
Leagues
so they can be placed on another
League’s teams.
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District
develops a schedule of games for each Fall Ball Division of play
based on
League
reported number of teams in each Division.
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District
call a meeting in mid-August of all
League Fall Ball
VP’s / Coordinators
to review number of teams and schedules. Pass out schedules at this
meeting and collect Fall Ball Entry Fees from
Leagues.
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Leagues
start play first weekend after Labor Day in September
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League VP’s
report problems, successes and improvements to
District weekly
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District & Leagues
monitor program and make coordinated adjustments as required.
Softball Fall Ball
(WILL BE IMPLIMENTED IF INTEREST IS SHOWN) Will be similar to Major
2 League and Minor League Baseball Fall Ball with the same
responsibilities and forming of teams.
The rules encourage the managers to give players the chance to learn
new skills and to try and play new positions in game situations. The
games will be umpired, but no standings or records will be kept.
Every player will be in the batting lineup and there will be no
limit to field substitution. Pitchers will be limited to 2 innings
per game to give all players a chance to learn how to pitch.
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