Little League® Eastern Region Headquarters: Welcome

335 Mix Street
Bristol, Connecticut 06010
Phone: (860) 585-4730
Fax: (860) 585-4734

The East Region Staff would like to take this time to wish everyone throughout the Little League Baseball and Softball Community within the East Region a fantastic holiday and a very safe, enjoyable and relaxing New Year! 

May all of you be blessed with health, good fortune and happiness! 

 By Joe Fussner

Richard (Dick) Feldman, 85, of Margate City, passed away peacefully on December 13, with his family by his side. Born February 9, 1924 in Atlantic City to Joseph and Sophie (Gottlieb) Feldman, he proudly served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He founded Twin Glass Company in 1948 with his brothers Robert and Alan Feldman. He was active in the Margate recreation committee and was Little League District 16 Administrator for the past 48 years. He and his twin brother, Bob, coached the Margate team to the NJ State Champions in 1965. He is survived by Shirley Feldman of Atlantic City, Cindy Feldman of Egg Harbor Township, his loving children Joseph (Mala) Feldman of Louisville, KY, Steven (Diane) Feldman of Linwood and Sandy (Hal) Swanton of Castle Rock, CO., and his two stepchildren, Robert and Tracee. He will be sadly missed by his ten grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and his beloved furry friends Pebbles and Maggie. Relatives and friends are invited to attend graveside services today, Tuesday, December 15 at 1:00 at the Rodef Sholom Cemetery in Egg Harbor Township. The family requests in lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Little League Baseball, District 16, 307 Joanne Drive, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234. Arr. by ROTH-GOLDSTEINS' MEMORIAL CHAPEL, Atlantic City. www.rothgoldsteins.com

Attention District Administrators:

 Allow me to begin by saying that I truly hope all of you and your families are able to experience a very relaxing and enjoyable Thanksgiving Holiday. Being the time of year that it is and knowing that many of you have a tremendous amount of work on your plates, with not only the Christmas Holiday approaching, but also in aiding your local leagues in their preparation for the upcoming 2010 season, I want to inform you all of a very important Little League item that has come about.

This post is to formally advise all District Administrators within the U.S. Eastern Region that commencing immediately with the 2010 season a 9/10 Year Old Little League Baseball Invitational Tournament, along with a 9/10 Year Old Little League Softball Invitational Tournament, will take place for the first time in Little League® history.

If you are interested in becoming the host for either the 9/10 LLB Invitational Tournament or the 9/10 LLSB Invitational Tournament,  please take the opportunity to convey that interest to Mr. Corey Wright, Assistant Director of Little League's Eastern Region. In your correspondence, you will need to include a proposal as to what specific items and accomodations that you and your district would be willing to offer. Some items of interest and importance are hotel accomodations, umpire availibility, housing for players/umpires, meals for players, field accomodations, tournament format (11 teams: 11 states, pool play/double elimination), banquets for opening/closing of tournament, medical personnel, and last but not least parking/bathrooms/seating availibility.

The more detailed of a proposal that you are able to provide, the better the opportunity that we will have to make a qualified determination as to whom would be in the best position to serve as host of the 9/10 Year Old Little League Baseball & Softball Invitational Tournaments. Please send all of your specific proposals directly to:

Attention all local league Presidents, Player Agents and Safety Officers!!!

The 2010 Little League® Baseball and Softball East Region League Administration Clinic is scheduled to kick off the 2010 season!  Here are some details regarding the upcoming clinic that is geared toward assisting local league volunteers in the organizing and administering the Little League Baseball and Softball programs.

Location: A. Bartlett Giamatti LL Center - Bristol, Connecticut

Fee: $50 per person; Includes 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and ALL clinic materials

Date: January 23rd, 2010 and January 24th, 2010

*No housing will be offered at the Giamatti Center for this clinic*

League Presidents/Officials: Walk through a season with a typical Little League and learn the policies and procedures for league operation.  Experience real concerns faced everyday with leagues and learn how to address and handle them.  From promotion of registration to tournament time, this session provides valuable information to grow and manage your league. 

Player Agents: This topic reviews the many important roles of the Player Agent.  From assisting with registration to the tryouts and draft, this material provides great information for any board member.  Trades, releases and options are covered thoroughly as well as tournament affidavit policies and responsibilities.

Safety Officers: Review the step by step plan for a qualified safety plan to help make your league safer for everyone.  Learn the items needed to receive a 20% credit on your league's insurance fees. 

Registrations are limited and payment must be received to guarantee your reservation(s).  Reservations CANNOT be made via telephone.

Click here to reference and utilize the clinic brochure: 2010 LEAGUE ADMINISTRATION CLINIC

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Furthering our commitment to help each chartered program become the best it can be, we will once again team up with District Administrators and local volunteer personnel again this year to bring the education and support of the "Little League East Region Road Show" to a community near you.

The "Road Show Clinic" is a local league administration clinic, with an available umpire clinic component, that allows volunteers to have direct access to the resources that can help make their leagues become more organized and operate better.  The clinic revolves around the presentation of "A Year in the Life of Hometown Little League," in which the workings of a fictional league are followed throughout an entire year.  This format provides local league administrators an opportunity to review the latest information on Little League rules, equipment, and programs, while creating a forum to speak directly to Little League Staff members.

The East Region is currently planning the schedule of these clinics within different locations/states throughout the region.  The following sites will be visited during the 2009/2010 season:

Little League's Eastern Region Headquarters has released its 2009-2010 schedule of meetings, clinics, umpire schools, baseball camps, and tournaments. The Eastern Region Staff will continue to host the following clinics at the A. Bartlett Giamatti Little Leadership Training Center: (Please be advised that all of these dates are tentative at this time and subject to change)

Check our Regional Calendar for all scheduled events.  Check our Regional Documents for all clinic brochures.

 PLEASE NOTE: THE EASTERN REGION H.Q. IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING 2010 UMPIRE RESUMES.

 Attention Umpires!!! I would like to take this moment to send a special note of appreciation to all Little League Baseball and Softball Volunteer Umpires that plan to submit Umpire Tournament Requests to the Eastern Region Headquarters; all of which will be considered for a possible 2010 Little League Baseball and/or Softball Regional Tournament Assignment or World Series Tournament.

Please understand that the November 1st deadline is fast approaching...any application that is submitted after this date will NOT be considered.  There are many deserving umpires within this region that will request assignments and meet the deadline, and therefore any late applications simply cannot be considered.

The East Region Staff will review these applications/resumes during the months of November, December and January before officially selecting the umpires for all levels of tournament within the region. Official notification of such assignments will then be made to all specific umpires and District Administrators.

To download an Umpire Resume Form, simply click: UMPIRE RESUME FORM

To download a 2010 Little League® Volunteer Application, simply click: 2010 VOLUNTEER APPLICATION