North Port Area Little League: My Site News

Please encourage newly graduating students who have played in the NPALL for at least 3 years to apply for the 2012 NPALL Scholarship!

You can find the application in the handout section of this website.

Please send all applications to NPALL 3125  Vineland Ave. North Port, FL 34286

The North Port Area Little League, (NPALL – www.npall.com) has announced plans to begin a College Scholarship Program for High School Seniors that are to enter their freshman year in a College, University or other Accredited Secondary Technical or Trade school. The Scholarship(s) will be provided directly to the award winner(s) school of enrollment to be placed in their student account.

The Scholarship(s) will be funded by monies collected by the NPALL throughout the fall and spring seasons and any public or private donations. “We hope to raise at least $2,000.00 by the spring season. Hopefully more.” said NPALL Vice President, Lou Tutino, “It is our goal to provide as many scholarships as we can to the kids that qualify.” The actual award(s) will be at least $250.00 and a maximum award of $500.00. The number of scholarships will be determined by the amount of money raised and deserving applicants. “Every cent that is raised will go towards scholarships.” said Tutino.

The eligibility requirements include having to have been a registered NPALL player for at least 3 years and carry at least a 3.0 unweighted GPA. Full eligibility requirements and scholarship applications will be available on the NPALL website as well as the North Port and Imagine High Schools no later than January 1, 2012. Please go to the handout section to download an application.

About the North Port Area Little League:

The NPALL is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization that was formed to provide the youth of North Port, FL with a way to learn and play the game of Baseball. Teaming with Little League Baseball, with worldwide headquarters in Williamsport, PA, the NPALL has had thousands, of both boys and girls, play on their fields. Beginning in the fall of 2011, the NPALL has moved to 5 new, state of the art, baseball fields at North Port’s Atwater Community Park.

For additional information, please contact Dave Santimauro, NPALL Information Officer at santi1116@gmail.com    

How to Address Parent / Player Concerns

The ultimate goal of North Port Little League is to provide its players and families with a positive baseball experience where children learn the game, improve their skills, and make new friends while having fun. 

Please realize that NPALL is an organization that is run solely by volunteers, many of whom work full time, have families and still are willing to give a little more back to their community by helping out.  We want every participant in the league to have a positive experience and truly value the feedback that we get from families.  While we know that we cannot make every person happy, we will listen to all concerns that are brought to the board’s attention and try to address them for a swift resolution.

In this respect, if you have concerns about your child’s team, coach, or little league experience we ask that you please address them with the appropriate individual in the following manner:

1.     First, please address your concerns with your child’s coach.  The coaches / managers are the ones that are working directly with your player so they are the best place to start.   

2.     If you are not satisfied with the resolution from your coach / manager, then take your concerns to the General Manager of your division.  You can find the name and email address of the appropriate individual by going to the NPALL website (www.npall.com) and going to the board page.  For the 2011 Spring Season, the General Managers for each division are:

Vince Weed - TBall & Rookie Divisions

Roman Villasenor, Sr. – Major & Minor Divisions

Kris Minnich – Junior & Senior Divisions 

3.    In the event that you are unable to find resolution with the General Manager of the division, then please contact NPALL’s Players’ Agent.  For the 2012 Spring Season, that person is Jerry Davidson. 

4.  If your issue or concern needs to go further up to the board, then  we ask that you contact the board Vice President, Lou Tutino before taking it to the President.

We ask your cooperation in addressing your concerns with the appropriate individuals on the board so that they may be addressed in the most efficient manner possible.  The ultimate goal of the NPALL is that each player has fun while improving their skills.