London Youth Baseball League: Welcome
We are implementing various methods to raise funds and reduce costs at LYBL this year. If interested in making a special donation to the league, please contact Londonyouthbaseball@gmail.com. Also, we are targeting a reduction in mowing costs by requesting parents to volunteer their time during the week to mow. To mow all 4 fields takes about 4 hours when using our new mower. If interested, please contact the same e-mail address.
Finally, we are expanding our concessions this year to include Skyco with the ever excellent John Wells Meats. Skyco will handle the drinks and snacks area and will also offer their groceries (and catalogue) to customers. John Wells will continue to serve their hamburgers and hot dogs (and catalogue) to customers.
Have a great season!
LYBL All-Star Activity
Our 2012 Majors and Junior All-Stars played well in Poland, but were not able to win the competition. A good time was had by all.
Our Majors then went on to play in the British Baseball Federation (BBF) UK National Championship. Unfortunately, we were out-scored in the finals and finished in 2nd place this year after winning the National Championship in 2011.
Congratulations to the players and coaches for their great effort!
London Youth Baseball League Description
Over 250 children participated in our League last year. We field four divisions at Daws Hill. All divisions play official Little League rules with minor exceptions to accommodate play in London. The youngest division is T-Ball. The next oldest group is Minors. Minors baseball has a combination of child and parent pitch rules. Next is Majors which is played on 60 foot bases, is player pitch, and provides very competitive play. The final and most competitive age division is the Juniors, where play moves to 90 foot bases. All ages are "as-of" April 30th.
Both boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 15 play. Tee Ball is for children 5 to 7 years old, Minors Baseball is for children 8-10 years old, Majors Baseball is for 11-12 year olds, and Juniors is for 13-15 year olds. The League's regular season starts mid-March and ends in mid-June. We attempt to form teams on a regional basis to enhance practice time. In the past, teams have been formed with players from the following areas (or schools): Alconbury, Bracknell, Cobham, Croughton, East Anglia, Egham, Hillingdon, Horsham, Lakenheath, ASL, London, and TASIS.
Finally, our concessions are top notch with John Wells cooking delicious hamburgers and hot dogs linked with Skyco providing drinks, crisps, and snacks (in addition to their grocery catalogue). They provide a welcome (and always dry) spot for hungry players, coaches, umpires, families, and friends!
Sunday, October 9
