Dallas Center Grimes Little League: DCG LL Info
Tuesday, January 29What happens next? and when?
Tee Ball
Games and Practices on Tuesdays and Fridays
Coaches contacted by March 15th
Teams chosen and posted on Website by March 22nd
Practices start the week of April 14th
T-BALL Practice Time:
1st Session (5:00-6:00) 2nd Session (6:00-7:00)
Games start on the week of April 28th
GAME TIMES:
1st Session (5:30-6:30) 2nd Session (6:40-7:40)
Last games will be on the week of June 16th
Game times are 6:00 and 7:15
** May have 1 or 2 Saturday games at 12:00 and 1:15
Machine Pitch
Games and Practices on Mondays and Thurdays
Coaches contacted by March 15th
Teams chosen and posted on Website by March 22nd
Practices start the week of April 14th
Machine Pitch Practice Time:
1st Session (5:00- 6:30) 2nd Session (6:30-8:00)
Games start on the week of April 28th
GAME TIMES:
1st Session (5:30-6:40) 2nd Session (6:50-8:00)
Last games will be on the week of June 16th
Game times are 6:00 and 7:15
** May have 1 or 2 Saturday games at 12:00 and 1:15
Minors
Games and Practices on Tuesdays and Fridays
Coaches chosen and contacted by February 23rd
Skills Evaluation March 1st Dallas Center Middle School (see website for time based on age)
Team drafted week of 4th
Teams posted by March 15th
Practices start the week of March 26th
Games start on the week of April 23rd
Last games will be on the week of June 11th
Game times are 6:00pm
** Will have 1or 2 Saturday games at 10:00
Majors
Games and Practices on Mondays and Thursdays
Coaches chosen and contacted by February 23rd
Skills Evaluation March 1st Dallas Center Middle School (see website for time based on age)
Team drafted week of 4th
Teams posted by March 15th
Practices start the week of March 26th
Games start on the week of April 23rd
Last games will be on the week of June 11th
Game times are 6:00pm
** Will have 1or 2 Saturday games at 12:30
Juniors
Games and Practice are dependant on Jr. High schedule-
*these can and will be any day outside of Wednesday and Sunday
Coaches chosen and contacted by February 23rd
Team drafted week of 4th
Teams posted by March 15th
Practices start the week of March 26th
Games start on the week of April 23rd
Last games will be on the week of June 11th
Game times are 6:00pm
** Will have 1or 2 Saturday games at 12:30
Seniors
Practice will be any day outside of Wednesday and Sunday- Coaches will set schedule.
Coaches chosen and contacted by February 23rd
Team drafting week of 4th- **Must be completed by the 11th.
Teams posted by March 15th
Games will begin at Urbandale LL will begin on April 2 or 3.
Teams will play one weekday game starting at 7 PM and all teams will play Saturday.
No games are played after the High School season begins.
Big League
**Still need to see how many towns will be fielding teams. (League meeting in February)
Games are double headers on Sunday afternoons starting first week of April and completing prior to the beginning of the High School season.
Thursday, December 21
How are Coaches and Teams are Chosen?
How Minors, Majors and Juniors coaches are chosen.
**Only two coaches per team. Additional coaches must be drafted.
1. Identify number of coaches needed based on number of players signed up.
2. Rank those who signed up to be head coaches based on committees knowledge of coaches-comments/concerns expressed by parents and coaches from years past.
3. If head coach had a predetermined choice of assistant it was granted.
4. If no assistant, head coaches can choose from list of those signed up as assistant coaches or talk to someone else whom with they feel comfortable coaching.(Committee must approve choice)
Draft Procedures
Determine Draft Order- Lead by board member
Based on:
Age of coachs kids
If they have been chosen as an All Star
Once teams are ranked- Teams will choose which draft spot they would like to take.
Draft
Board member leads discussion of:
players who did not attend skills evaluation to help coaches rank these players
identify pitchers
identify catchers
identify those player who have been chosen as All Stars
identify parents willing to help coach
Drafting Order
Round One Round Two Round Three Round Four
1st pick-Team #1 1st pick-Team #2 1st pick-Team #3 1st pick-Team #4
2nd pick-Team#2 2nd pick-Team#3 2nd pick-Team#4 2nd pick-Team#1
3rd pick-Team#3 3rd pick-Team#4 3rd pick-Team#1 3rd pick-Team#2
4th pick-Team#4 4th pick-Team#1 4th pick-Team#2 4th pick-Team#3
Thursday, November 22
Where Your DCG Little League Dollars Go
DC-G Little League Charter Fees
DC-G Little League Insurance Policy
Iowa District 3 Administrative fees
All Star Tournament per team fees
Umpires for Minors Leagues through Seniors Divisions
Hat and Jerseys for player and coaches
New Equipment-Catchers gear, Helmets, Balls, Tees, etc.
Field Marking
Chalk and Paint Field
Diamond Dry
Equipment for field maintenance - Rakes, Shovels
Major Purchases
New drag for Dallas Center Complex
Pitching machines
The Dallas Center Grimes Little League Board thanks you for your continued support. We want you to know that we make every effort to provide a fun and safe baseball season for each and every player in the organization. If you have a concern, feel free to talk to me or any of your Dallas Center Grimes Little League Board members.
Thank you,
Tim Schiller
Dallas Center Grimes Little League President
Sunday, December 21
Assignment of players to divisions of play
Assignment of players to divisions of play Dallas Center Grimes Little League
Little League is a developmental League.
The assignment of players to a division is based on their League Age* and skill level, and the number of players in the divisions.
Example: If a player has never played in the Minor division, it is not automatic that a player 12 years of age will be assigned to a Majors division roster based solely on age.
*League Age is defined as players age on the 1st of April.
Per Local Option-Board has defined division ages to be:
Players 5 to 6 years of age are eligible to play in the Tee Ball division.
Players 7 to 8 years of age are eligible to play in the Machine Pitch division.
Players 9 to 12 years of age are eligible to play in the Minor League division.
Players 11 to 12 years of age are eligible to play in the Major League division.
Players 13 to 14 years of age are eligible to play in the Junior League division.
Players 15 to 16 years of age are eligible to play in the Senior League division.
Players 16 to 18 years of age are eligible to play in the Big League division.
Change of Division Request
All of the following situations (Requests) need to be submitted by players parents in writing to the League Player Agent(s).
A player who is league age 6 for the current season and has played a year in Tee Ball may play up" in the Machine Pitch division with board approval.
A player who is league age 8 for the current season and has played a year in Machine Pitch may play up" in the Minor division with board approval.
A player who is league age 10 for the current season and has played a year in Minors may play up" in the Major division with board approval.
A player who is league age 9 could "play down" in the Machine Pitch division with board approval.
Any player who is league age 11 or 12 could "play down" in the Minors division with board approval.
Any player requesting to play up must attend the Skills Evaluation Day. A panel of board members and coaches will evaluate the players skills and collectively give the Player Agent their recommendation. (Parents & past Coaches may also be contacted by the Board for player references.) The Player Agent will bring recommendations before the Board for discussion and a vote for action.
***Note: The assignment of divisional play level will impact what All-Star squad that the player is eligible to be nominated to.
Example: a 12 year old that plays in the Junior Division can only be on the roster of the 13-14 year old All-Stars. Only players from the Major League Division are eligible for the 12 year old All-Stars squad.
**All of these requests are secondary to number of players already eligible to play in a designated division. We will not move players up if it will push the number of players above an optimal level which allows for sufficient instructional and playing time for all players on all teams.
. Change of Team Request (Pre & Post Draft)
These will be handles on a case by case basis. Parents that insist or request that their child not play for a certain coach(es) or not with other player(s) will be handled in this manor. These cases will need to be extreme situations to allow serious consideration.
Wednesday, January 16
SKills Assessment Day
The Dallas Center Grimes Little League Player Assessment Day will be held on Saturday March 1, 2008 at the Dallas Center Middle School gym.
Drafting teams is an important part of the Little League process. With all of the new player participants we find it necessary to have a skills evaluation day. We will conduct this evaluation at the Minors and Majors level only(9-12). Players will be evaluated on hitting, throwing, and fielding. Our intent is to provide coaches some information about the kids participating in the league prior to the draft. What we hope happens is that we will have more parity among the league. This will provide for a more satisfying and rewarding experience for both players and coaches.
This will also help the Board to properly assign players to the appropriate division of play based on a combination of their skills, experience & age. This will be basis for creating the pools of available players for each divisions draft.
The coaches will use their observations of the players at the skills day, & along with information from past seasons of which player have played at what positions to be able to draft the right players to fill out the roster of their teams.
Players need to wear tennis shoes & appropriate clothing for the activities (sweats, t-shirt, shorts).
Players also need to bring gloves & bats if they have a preferred one.
Schedule will follow oldest players first moving is order to the youngest.
12 year olds 9:30AM-10:30AM
11 year olds 10:30AM-11:30AM
10 year olds 11:30AM-12:45PM
8 & 9 year olds 12:45PM-2:00PM
Times may change slightly to adjust for the number of players in the different age groups.
***Any player petitioning to play up must attend the Skills Assessment day in order for the Board to be able to determine if the player skills warrant granting the request.***
Monday, January 7
Assigning Players to All-Stars
Assigning Players to All-Stars - Dallas Center/Grimes Little League
Selection of Rosters
The “method of selections is to be determined by the Local League Board of Directors.”
The Coaching staffs of each team, Umpires & Board Members vote for the players to the All-Star rosters.
Selection of a player is based on a combination of votes received, availability to play, and the needs of the roster (must have sufficient numbers of players that can adequately play the positions of Catcher & Pitcher) for the requirements of the tournament schedule.
Eligibility
Big League All-Star Squad: Any player league age 16, 17 or 18 with amateur status, who has participated as an eligible player in 60 percent of the regular season games as of June 15 on a:
1. Big League Baseball team, or
- Senior League Baseball team.
- Big League Baseball team, or
- Senior League Baseball team, or
- Junior League Baseball team.
- Senior League Baseball team, or
- Junior League Baseball team.
- Little League Baseball (Majors Division) team, or
- Minor League Baseball team.
- Little League Baseball (Majors Division) team, or
- Minor League Baseball team.
- Little League Baseball (Majors Division) team, or
- Minor League Baseball team.
**All text in red is taken directly from the Official Little League Rule Book**