Chesapeake Little League: Welcome

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Welcome to the home site of Chesapeake Little League (CLL) located in the beautiful city of Chesapeake, Virginia!

CLL was founded in 1994 and is entering its "20th" Anniversary Season in 2013.   Chesapeake Little League is charted under the  Little League International Organization located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.  We are a part of Virginia Little League District 6 which includes the areas of Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Western Branch area of Chesapeake.

Our Annual elections are held at our ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING in May. Terms will be for 1 year starting August 1 of the current year. Board Meetings are held the first Sunday of the month at Civitan Acres, 2210 Cedar Rd., at 5:00 PM.  (Check Calendar link for updates/changes to date, time, and place)   For Openings on our Board or Committees, please check the Board/Chairs Link to the left! If interested in any Board, Chair or Committee, please contact Tuesday Alaniz, President, at 966-1575 or chesapeakell@aol.com.

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Chesapeake Little League News FLASH:

The results are IN from our Annual Membership Meeting and Elections!

Congratulations and Thank You to the following people who have stepped up to run Chesapeake Little League for the 2013-14 Season!  Your commitment and dedication will keep the traditions of Little League alive and well in our great City of Chesapeake.

Board of Directors for 2013-14

President- Dawn Bofo

VP/Coach Training Coordinator- Jossy Sacre

VP of Softball- Chris Robbins

Division VP's

    Challenger- Ray Dilts

    Majors/Minor BB- Jossy Sacre

    T-Ball/Farm- Aaron McCoy

    Jr/Sr/BL BB- Greg Hyman

Secretary- Jennifer Applegate

Treasurer- Aaron McCoy

Umpire in Chief- OPEN

Player Agents

    Baseball- James Kent

    Softball- OPEN

Safety Officer- Chris Robbins

Information Officer/Promotions Coordinator- Jennifer Applegate

Fall Ball Coordinator- OPEN

Concessions Managers- Ashley Rivera & Helen Speight

Fundraising Coordinator- Leslie Perkins

Sponsorship Coordinator- OPEN

Team Parent Coordinator- Kate Sklat

Field Director(s)- OPEN

Terms will start on August 1, 2013 and continue until July 31, 2014 for the new board. (Including the Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 Seasons)

The old board 2012-13 will continue in their positions until July 31st and will be utilizing June and July as a transition period.

Appointed Committee Chairs for 2013-14:

Umpires: Umpire in Chief (OPEN)

Team Equipment  Manager:  OPEN

Field Equipment Manager: OPEN

Uniform Managers

     Baseball: Aaron McCoy

     Softball: OPEN

Head Groundskeeper: Joe Bofo

Trophy Coordinator/Roster Program Editor (Spring Only): Jodi Demetriff

Fundraising- ONGOING

    SCRIPT COORDINATOR: Leslie Perkins

    Restaurant Spirit Nights Coordinator: LeAnn Simmons

    CLL Spirit Wear Coordinator: Amanda Edwards

    New & Used Equipment Sales: OPEN

Fundraising Events:

    Opening Day Prize Drawing Coordinator: Leslie Perkins

Newsletter Editor: OPEN

Picture Day Coordinator: (Team Parent Coordinator) Kate Sklat

Head Scorekeepers: (Player Agents) James Kent

Opening/Closing Day Ceremony Coordinator (Spring Only): OPEN

Opening/Closing Day BBQ Picnic Coordinator (Spring Only): (Concessions Managers) Ashley Rivera & Helen Speight

Allstars Uniforms:

    Baseball: OPEN

    Softball: OPEN

Clinics/Camps Coordinator: OPEN

Nominating Chair: OPEN

Capital Projects Special Committees Chair: Tuesday Alaniz, Parks and Rec Liaison and Special Projects

Thanks again to the 7 members who attended the Meeting last Thursday and the 17 parent members who returned an absentee ballot.  Because of your interest in our league, we were able to make quorum and host the election! 

Tuesday Alaniz
CLL President

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Have Questions about our programs?? Not Sure which Division your child should play in??

Chesapeake Little League 20^th Year All Stars Tryouts

When:  Sunday June 9^th, 2013

Where:  BASEBALL: Crestwood 1 Baseball Field      SOFTBALL: Hugo Owens Middle School Softball field   

What:  Chesapeake Little League will hold tryouts to select the CLL All Stars Tournament Teams for the Little League Post Season Tournaments.

Little League Allstar Tournaments are not Division Specific but LEAGUE Age Specific.  It does not matter if you played in Minors or Majors, you are only eligible for the age division group based on your LEAGUE AGE.
        (For Baseball- Age you are on April 30, 2013, For Softball- Age you are on December 31, 2012.)

Tournament Team Divisions are broken down as follows:

9 & 10 Baseball and Softball
11 & 12 Baseball and Softball
Junior Baseball (ages 13 and 14) – NO TRYOUT- Talk to your Current Coach about playing!
Senior Baseball & Softball (ages 13-16)- NO TRYOUT- Talk to your Current Coach about playing!

All teams participate at the District Level Tournament. They will play at minimum 2 games!
District Champions advance to State, State 11/12, Junior, and Senior Champions advance to the Region,
Regional Champions advance to the World Series.

TRYOUT:

Players for our 9 & 10 and 11 & 12 Teams will be evaluated on the following 6 categories:
               Fielding (Infield and Outfield), Throwing, Running, Batting and Pitching.

Any Player who participated in Minors or Majors during the season is eligible for the 9/10 or 11/12 Tournament Team.   All players that are interested in being part of the All Stars teams MUST participate in the tryouts, NO EXCEPTIONS!!

Junior and Senior Baseball and Senior Softball:  All Players on the current teams are eligible to play provided they meet Tournament Team Eligibility Requirements (#of games played, residency and birth requirements) and Your Coach feels you are ready!  Please discuss with your Current Regular Season Coach!

Tryout times are as follows:

BASEBALL at Crestwood Field 1:                                                SOFTBALL at Hugo Owens MS Field 1:
11& 12 baseball:   2:00-3:30 pm                                                  11 & 12:    3:00pm
9 & 10 baseball:     4:00-5:30 pm                                                  9 & 10 – Talk to Bonnie McManus, 305-923-4467
                                                                                                                Need to determine if we have enough girls!

Time and dates of the District 6 Tournament will be ANNOUNCED as soon as they are available!
NORMALLY, the tournaments run from the last week of June through the second week of July (including the 4^th of July Holiday!).  ALL Players that are selected are expected to attend ALL PRACTICES (from the middle of June until the end of the tournament) and ALL GAMES.  This a great honor and opportunity but is a huge commitment for the coaches, players, parents and League!  Please make sure you are willing to make this commitment before trying out!  A Parent Signed AVAILABILITY FORM stating the Player is available must turned in before any Player may tryout!  Forms are available on our website, on our Facebook Group, and also at the Tryout!

In general: practices are six days a week and all players MUST be at every practice unless excused by the CLL Board of Directors.  Unexcused absences are grounds for removal from the team!  Remember this is a TEAM EFFORT! 

Questions??  
Contact:
Bonnie McManus,  VP of Softball (macsports777@gmail.com / 305-923-4467)
James Kent, Baseball Player Agent (usanavyat@hotmail.com / 240-434-1310)
Jossy Sacre,  VP of Major/Minors baseball (jsacre70@hotmail.com/  808-554-0647)

Chesapeake Little League understands that circumstances change and on occasion a refund is required.  The policy established by The Board of Directors is: 1) Refund requests must be made in writing, 2) Requests must be mailed to Chesapeake Little League P.O. Box 15016 Chesapeake, Va.  23328 and post marked prior to March 3rd of the current season (or September 1 for Fall Season), 3) A stamped, self addressed return envelope must be enclosed or a mailing fee will be imposed, 4) ALL REFUNDS (regardless of reason- ie: joined the wrong league, changed mind, etc.) will have a $5.00 Handling Fee deducted unless we were unable to form a team! 5) No refunds will be made after any part of the uniform has been distributed to the player, and 6) The league will not refund convience service charges incurred through registration on-line 7) There will be a $12 charge on all returned checks. 8) In addition, be advised that our League participates in the RESUBMIT IT Program to process all checks.