LWAA: Welcome
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LWAA Fall Baseball online registration now open. Click here to register online.
LWAA FALL BASEBALL IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1. THE FIELDS ARE UNPLAYABLE.
DUE TO THE TIME CHANGE, FALL BASEBALL WILL BE HELD FROM 3-5pm ON 11/8 AND 11/15 TO ENSURE DAYLIGHT.
EVERY VOLUNTEER WITH LWAA MUST PASS A BACKROUND CHECK
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Minor League Playoff Brackets Are Here
Welcome to the official web site of the LWAA Little League - Where Dreams Begin. LWAA Little League began as a dream, and due to the support of our neighbors and friends is now fulfilling the dreams of our children. It is likely you are a parent or a coach if you are visiting our site, we thank you for your time, energy and support. Take a moment and review the rest of this site.
A reminder regarding volunteer duty - The league runs smoothly through your volunteer efforts as managers, coaches and umpires. Less visible perhaps, but equally critical to our success as a league are those who help out in other capacities including: opening day, buildings & grounds, field cleanup, etc. This league depends entirely on volunteer help - without it we simply don't run. Please take your volunteer responsibility seriously.
Please be mindful of the intent of our league - to foster a learning environment about softball and baseball. It truly is all about the children. This means understanding your role as a coach and as a parent. Root FOR your team, not against the other; let the umpires do their jobs, it is difficult enough without the pressure of an adult. The entire board of directors wish the children, the coaches and the parents a wonderful season.
See you on the fields and in the stands!
Jack Sugameli
President
Too Much Baseball is Not a Good Thing
Click here for some words of wisdom offered in a column by Little League International President and Chief Executive Officer Stephen D. Keener, reprinted from the 2005 Little League Baseball World Series Program.
Who We Are and What We Stand For
"The purpose and objective of the League shall be to implant firmly in the children of the community the ideals of good sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, courage and respect for authority, so that they will be well adjusted, stronger and happier children who will grow to be good, decent, healthy and trustworthy adults; and to thereby promote the health, social, educational and character development of our youth. All persons involved in this league, however, shall bear in mind that ATTAINMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL ATHLETIC SKILL AND THE WINNING OF GAMES IS SECONDARY(emphasis added), and the molding of future men and women is of prime importance."
We define ourselves, therefore, as a RECREATIONAL league wherein the level of competition is determined by the children, and not the adults. In a society where youth sports are increasingly plagued by exploitation, boorish behavior and even violence on the part of adults, and where 75% of children walk away from organized sports by the age of 13, we see our market as the children, and our mission as serving their needs. Within that context, no enterprise which loses 75% of its client base can be judged as successful.
N.B. Recent articles in the Wall Street Journal and other publications have put the rate of attrition from organized youth baseball at 10% in the last 3 years and near 30% in the last 10.
Mom & Dad, are you listening to me?- THE KIDS SPEAK
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Several recent studies have shown that between 70 and 75% of kids drop out of organized sports by age 13. Organized by whom?--ADULTS.
Jim Sundberg, a former major league player, and his wife, Janet, a psychologist, wrote a book called "Sports Parenting" in which they included the following survey of what boys and girls like MOST and LEAST about playing sports. Here goes:
BOYS
MOST LEAST
1.Relationships 1.Losing
2.Having fun 2.Parental pressure
3.Competition 3.Degrading comments
4.Developing character about performance
GIRLS
MOST LEAST
1.Relationships 1.Losing
2.Developing character 2.Time Commitment
3.Competition 3.Parental pressure
4.Having fun
Enough said?
Points to Ponder
"A man never stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child."
----- Sparky Anderson -----
"Baseball is a children's game that adults mostly screw up."
----- Bob Lemon -----
"Sports do not build character....They reveal it."
----Heywood Broun, journalist----
Thursday, December 27
Ground Breaking- First Field Becoming A Reality