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Sunday, June 28
APLL Wins 8-10 Year Old District 9 Fun Tournament
Alexandria Potomac Little League's 8-10 Year old squad defeated West Springfield, 12-to-10, on Sunday, June 28, 2009, at Gardziel Field in Dumfries, VA to become 'Champions' of 2009 Virginia District 9 Fun Tournament.
Congratulations go out to: Manager Mike Aitken, Assistant Coaches Steve Luparello, Barry Becton, Gary Hoag and Marty Anderson; team members Patrick Aitken, Ben Anderson, Connor Becton, Nate Cermak, Kevin Cox, Chris Day, Matt Frame, Charlie Jones, Charlie Luparello, John Rupert, Danny Ryan, Jack Walter; and alternates Hunter Baldwin, Duncan Hoag, and Reilly Hughes.
All the players and coaches worked and played very hard and it was a perfect ending to the 2009 Spring season. The entire APLL family is very proud of your achievement, effort and sportsmanship – and most of all – that you had FUN.
APLL '8-10' Fun Tournament Record:
Against WSLL4, APLL Won 11-1
Against WSLL1, APLL Won 11-3
Against WSLL2, APLL Won the North Bracket 6-5
Against DTQLL4, APLL Won the Playoff 11-8
Against WSLL2, APLL Won the Fun Tournament 12-10
Congrats again to our team, parents and supporters!
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ALEXANDRIA POTOMAC IS NOW ON FACEBOOK!
Our league is now on Facebook! Please click on one of the links to get to APLL's Facebook page!
NO DOGS ALLOWED
While dogs can make good pets, Fairfax County has a law which states that they are not allowed on school grounds. We want to remind parents to please keep their dogs at home.
Besides the potential health risk from dogs doing their business in areas where children play, they could also bite and injure, which would be a risk that can be prevented.
Thanks in advance for leaving your dog at home!
Umpires Desperately Needed! Please Call To Volunteer Today!
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While things are falling into place for Alexandria Potomac to have a great upcoming 2007 season, the league is still short on volunteers who have signed up to be umpires.
Umpiring is a fun way to enjoy baseball from a unique perspective. After all, without umpires, who's going to yell "Play Ball?" You say you've never been an umpire? Don't worry! You'll be trained, be given an official "AP" umpires cap and will have the full support of the league in support of your efforts.
Please take the time to call our league hotline at 703-721-1600 to offer to volunteer your time to ump some games this season.
Thanks in advance for your support!
Handout: 2007 Little League Volunteer Application
GET GEARED UP FOR 2009 WITH OFFICIAL ALEXANDRIA POTOMAC GEAR!
Parents, guardians and supporters of Alexandria Potomac Little League!
Get ready for the 2009 Spring Season!
Buy official APLL gear at our online store! http://www.wickssports.com/apll/
Get APLL tee shirts, ball caps, wool caps, jackets, umbrellas and more!
Click on the APLL ball caps above and get "geared up" for 2009!
APLL'S "ZERO TOLERANCE" ON VERBAL ABUSE
Alexandria Potomac Little League strictly enforces what is the strongest 'zero tolerance' policy on verbal abuse among youth sports in the entire Washington, DC metro area.
Our policy is simple: If a team manager, coach, umpire or any league volunteer verbally abuses a child, no matter what the reason or circumstance involved, that person is immediately dismissed and permanently banned from participating in any future Alexandria Potomac Little League activity. The dismissal will be swift and absolute to ensure that we keep our program as one of the best for children in our area. As such, shouting or yelling at children will absolutely not be tolerated.
We feel that children should be involved in activities where they can have fun and be in a safe and nurturing environment, free of verbal abuse. Parents should know that we are diligent with our zero tolerance policy on verbal abuse, and, to date, since it was first instituted in the late summer of 2002, we have not had one single instance of verbal abuse to any of our children in Alexandria Potomac's program.
Thank you for your continued support of Alexandria Potomac Little League!
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PLEASE SUPPORT THE ST. JUDE'S CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL
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Competition freaks - Los Angeles Times
You know them, those people who just have to win. Now scientists are finding out what's behind the drive -- motivation, control, evolution -- and are trying to help.
By Marianne Szegedy-Maszak, Special to The Times
"WINNING isn't everything," Vince Lombardi famously said. "It's the only thing."
For a particular group of competitors, Lombardi's one-liner is less a wry comment on cutthroat athletic competition than a simple fact of life. In boardrooms and bedrooms, in playing fields and universities, the hypercompetitive person appears transforming even the most trivial transaction into a ruthless face-off with a winner and a loser.
We know it when we see it. The squash champion father who introduces his 12-year-old son to the game by beating him 15 to 0, three games in a row. The ruthless queen bee who dominates her social group with cattiness and designer everything. The out-of-control soccer mom berating the referee from the sidelines; the husband banned from playing family board games because he ruins the game when he wins and ruins the entire evening when he loses.
Today, a broad array of recent psychological research has led some researchers to conclude that hypercompetitiveness resembles a diagnosable mental disorder a volatile alchemy of obsessive compulsiveness, narcissism, neurosis and sometimes a dose of paranoia.
Psychologists have even linked the hypercompetitive personality to such seemingly disparate conditions and behaviors as road rage, drunk driving, eating disorders, addiction and depression.
TO READ MORE OF THIS ARTICLE, PLEASE CLICK ON THE LATIMES.COM LOGO ABOVE.
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MAKE AN EMERGENCY PLAN FOR YOUR FAMILY WITH MAKEAPLAN.ORG
MakeAPlan.org is designed to guide you through the baisic steps
that you and your family need to take to be prepared for emergencies.
Click on the banner above for more information.
COACHING TIPS FOR PROSPECTIVE APLL COACHES
Thinking about coaching for the upcoming Spring season, but feeling a little rusty about your baseball skills? Click on the above headline or go to the noted below to review some very useful coaching tips to help you feel more comfortable.
This site (http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/baseball.htm) also offers some excellent tips for both coaches and players.
Don't count yourself out just because you don't think you're good enough; provide a lesson in courage and perseverance by volunteering to coach a team. Try it, You'll love it!
Thanks in advance for being a volunteer in "YOUR" Little League!
Alexandria Potomac!
FIXING KIDS' SPORTS - US News & World Report Cover Story
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Parents, guardians and other volunteers of Alexandria Potomac Little League,
Please read the article that's hyperlinked above in the subject heading and logo, under the title of "FIXING KIDS' SPORTS," which is a very topical US News & World Report June 7, 2004 cover story.
The cover story's sub titles read: WHY THE FUN IS GONE AND THE PLAYERS ARE QUITTING - WHAT YOU CAN DO.
This is a "must read" for each and every one of us who volunteer for Alexandria Potomac Little League.
Pat Malone
THE JOE TORRE SAFE AT HOME FOUNDATION
There can be nothing more devastating to a child than abuse and violence at home. Home should be a sanctuary, a safe harbor from any storm. Yet, for many children, home is a place of danger and fear of an abusive adult.
Joe Torre knows that fear. He lived it as a child. Even in his formative years, Joe stayed away from home, fearful of his own father, who abused his mother. As Joe became a father himself, he realized that no child should have to live with that fear.
It is in that spirit, and in memory of his mother, Margaret, that the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation has been established. The Foundation's guiding principle is that every child has the right to be safe at home.
SUPPORT AMERICA'S PROMISE
Americas PromiseThe Alliance for Youth was founded after the Presidents Summit for Americas Future in 1997, where Presidents Bush, Carter, Clinton, and Fordwith Nancy Reagan representing Ronald Reaganchallenged the nation to make children and youth a national priority. President George W. Bush reaffirmed that commitment in 2001. Retired Gen. Colin L. Powell became Americas Promise founding chairman serving in that capacity until 2001. The mission of Americas Promise is to strengthen the character and competence of Americas youth. Wed like to see every child in America have the fundamental resources he or she needs to be ready for the future. These Five Promises that all children should benefit from are:
1. Caring adults in their lives, as parents, mentors, tutors, coaches
2. Safe places with structured activities in which to learn and grow
3. A healthy start and healthy future
4. An effective education that equips them with marketable skills
5. An opportunity to give back to their communities through their own service
Americas Promise is an Alliance that brings together communities, individuals, companies and organizations from all sectors to improve the odds for children and youth. Members of this Alliance work together to:
* Change the public policies affecting children and youth
* Change the scale and scope of resources devoted to helping young people achieve their full potential
* Change practice in the way that young people are served
Good SportsmanshipMore Than Just High Fives: National PTA®
Good Sportsmanship More Than Just High Fives
by Mark Bennett, National PTA®
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Michael Ribich Becomes First-Ever Batter In League History!
Michael Ribich, 5, who plays for the Alexandria Potomac Tee Ball 'Angels,' made history at 6:08 p.m., on Monday, March 29, 2004. Michael officially became the first-ever batter in league history, playing against the Alexandria Potomac Tee Ball 'Rangers,' with a line-drive shot into left field! Way to go Michael!
Click on the headline above to check out pictures on a day that began it all for Alexandria Potomac Little League!
Check Out Math Baseball!
While you are taking time to look at our site, check out this fun 'math baseball' game that you and kids can both enjoy!
SEARCHING for APLL's BOUNDARIES?
For registration purposes, Alexandria Potomac Little League covers four zip codes that either fall into or are within our borders:
* 22303, which is solely in Alexandria Potomac;
* 22306 and 22307, which we share with Fort Hunt Little League, and
* 22310, which we share with Central Springfield Little League.
"Alexandria" Little League is in the city of Alexandria and borders our northern border.
Central Springfield Little League borders most of our western border, from the Beltway, through Rose Hill, down Telegraph Road, past the runway of the Coast Guard station, down to Hayfield.
Woodlawn Little League borders us on our southwestern border up to Hybla Valley.
Fort Hunt Little League borders us on our southeastern border on Sherwood Hall Road, through Paul Springs, up to Wake Forest Drive off of Fort Hunt Road.
Please call our APLL hotline at 703-721-1600 if you have any questions regarding what league your child should play in if you're close to a border area.
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