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District 8--Florida--Little League Leagues
Wednesday, October 11
Little League Modifies Tournament Pitching, Mandatory Play Rules
Incorporating many of the elements of the new “pitch count” rules that were released in August, Little League International today released the significant changes to the Tournament Rules and Guidelines for 2007. (To see the text of the changes, click the headline above.)
“The Tournament Rules regarding pitching and pitch counts in baseball closely follow the regular season regulation, with some modifications,” Joe Losch, director of the International Tournament, said. “We have allowed some leeway on pitching consecutive games between tournament levels, and the rest requirements are slightly different. Along with changes incorporated for the regular season, these rules will result in fewer overall pitches during the course of a season by individual pitchers in the baseball divisions of Little League.”
Another addition to the Tournament Rules and Guidelines is to provide a penalty of suspension of the manager for violation of the mandatory play rules in those divisions that apply. Formerly, the rule called for forfeiture of the game. However, forfeiture could still be imposed by the Tournament Committee in Williamsport if the violation warrants it.
And finally, wording has been added to the preamble to the Tournament Rules and Guidelines that reiterates the Tournament Committee’s ability to deal with instances of unsportsmanlike conduct.
Please keep in mind that extensive information on the best ways to implement the new “pitch count” regulation in baseball will be coming over the next few months from Little League International , as well as great advice for leagues on the care and conditioning of the pitching arm. Keep watching the Little League web site for frequent updates.
Wednesday, October 11
Little League Institutes Nationwide Sex Offender Registry Checks
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Sept. 13, 2006) – The Little League International Board of Directors has voted to mandate checks of the National Sex Offender Public Registry for managers, coaches and other volunteers who come into regular contact with players, it was announced today by Stephen D. Keener, president and chief executive officer of Little League Baseball and Softball.
The National Sex Offender Public Registry, coordinated by the U.S. Department of Justice, is a cooperative effort between the federal government and the states that host public sexual offender registries. The registry, which became available in July 2005, features a web-based search tool allowing the user to submit a single query to obtain information about convicted sex offenders in nearly every state. It now includes all states. Use of the registry is free and can be accessed by clicking on the headline above.
“Little League commends the Department of Justice and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on taking this important step,” Mr. Keener said. “Little League remains committed to providing its volunteers with the means to make Little League a safer program for children.”
Little League, the largest organized youth sports program in the world with more than 2.6 million players and 1 million adult volunteers, became in 2003 the first national youth sports program to mandate checks of state sex offender registries for its local leagues. Pop Warner Football later adopted the same mandate, but no other large youth sports programs have followed suit.
“We again call on all other youth sports organizations to take this important step in protecting children,” Mr. Keener said.
While the Department of Justice National Sex Offender Registry is a great improvement over individual state sexual offender registries, Little League International strongly recommends that leagues utilize ChoicePoint to perform background checks. ChoicePoint currently conducts a nationwide check in all states except Hawaii and South Dakota.
Sunday, August 27
Little League Implements New Rule to Protect Pitchers’ Arms
District Umpire Association Application Online!
Umpires, click on the handout below to open the application form to join the District 8 Umpire Assoiation. Remember, only members of the Association will be allowed to umpire tournamenet games!
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