Fremont Little League: Breaking News

Friday, July 17
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Proball
Saturday, September 26
New Softball & Baseball Training Facility in Hesperia!
Proball Training Academy was founded to train athletes to be the best they can be and prepare them to play at the next level. It is our belief that our clients need a solid GAME PLAN as a foundation to build their talent and maximize their true potential. Our entire training staff is committed to meeting the needs of our athletes. It is our goal as an organization to create opportunities for as many clients as possible to make it to the next level. As a result, a high percentage of our business is from repeat customers and referrals, your assistance with this is greatly appreciated.
We provide:
    Hitting, pitching and catching lessons for both baseball and softball
Strength and conditioning programs for all sports and ages
Specialized clinics and coaching for a number of team sports
Additional classes and programs to better serve your needs
Building space will be available at specific times for rental to host your events. Contact us for details.
We would welcome the opportunity to earn your trust and deliver you the best service in the industry.
Location:
173 Division HESPERIA, MI 49421
(231) 861-1432
 Training Hours:
Mon - Fri: 3PM - 9PM
Sat: 8AM - 5PM
Sun: NOON-6PM
Opening October 10th 2009


Sunday, January 4
Around the Horn with Jim Walker
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One of our goals this year is to bring in some new board members to help with the 2009 season and break them in for the 2010 season! If you are interested please contact any board member. FLL continues to grow and more help is really needed! So don't be afraid step up to the plate and take a cut at it! We are looking forward to the 2009 season and hope things go as smoothly as possible!  Please remember that this program is run by volunteers so before offering complaints...Please offer to help out! Thank you all in advance for your continued support!

Coach's / Manager's Role

The Little League manager and coach must be leaders. All must recognize that they hold a position of trust and responsibility in a program that deals with a sensitive and formative period of a child?s development.

 

It is required that the manager and coach have understanding, patience and the capacity to work with children. The manager and coach should be able to inspire respect. Above all else, managers and coaches must realize that they are helping to shape the physical, mental and emotional development of young people.

The Little League manager must be something more than just a teacher. Knowledge of the game is essential but it is not the only badge of a Little League coach or manager.

While an adult with training and background in the game is a desirable candidate for manager or coach, league screening committees should look for other important qualities. Screening of managers, coaches and others at the local league level who have contact with children is also important in attempting to discover those with a history of child abuse.

The heart of Little League is what happens between the adult manager/coach and player. It is the manager more than any other individual who controls the situation in which the players may be benefited. Improving the level of leadership in this vital area must be a continuing effort.

Children of Little League age are strongly influenced by adults whose ideals and aspirations are similar to their own. The manager/coach and player share a common interest in the game, a desire to excel, and determination to win. Children often idolize their managers and coaches, not because the adult is the most successful coach or mentor, but because the manager and coach are sources of inspiration.

Managers and coaches must be adults who are sensitive to the mental and physical limitations of children of Little League age and who recognize that the game is a vehicle of training and enjoyment, not an end in itself. It has been stated many times that the program of Little League can only be as good as the quality of leadership in the managing and coaching personnel. New leagues particularly, should make a determined effort to enlist the best adults in the community to serve as managers and coaches.

Anyone interested in being a Little League manager or coach should contact their local league president in person, and be willing to undergo a screening process that may include a background check, as well as interviews of those with personal knowledge of your qualifications.

The best way to train and qualify Little League managers and coaches is through the Little League Education Program for Managers and Coaches. A wide variety of materials are available for players and adults, as well as clinics and seminars led by experienced experts. You can learn more about this program by hitting the "back" button on your browser and clicking on "Education Programs."

Who is responsible for the conduct of the manager and coach? First and foremost, it is the manager or coach themselves. Each of us in Little League must take responsibility for our own actions.

However, as the chief administrator, the president selects and appoints the managers and coaches. As such, no person becomes a manager or coach without the approval of the president. All appointments are subject to final approval by the local league?s board of directors.

Only the local Little League board of directors has the authority to remove or suspend a manager or coach. If a parent or anyone else is dissatisfied with a manager or coach, they must present the issue to the local league president and board of directors. Because the local league president and board of directors are closest to the situation, it would be a disservice if Little League Headquarters became involved in disputes or personality conflicts between managers/coaches and parents.

However, any person who believes that a manager or coach (or any other Little League personnel) is, or has been, violently or sexually abusive to children should report the situation immediately to Little League Baseball International Headquarters as well as to the local police. It is Little League policy that no person who has a history of sexual abuse toward children be given any volunteer responsibilities in Little League. Read more about the Little League Child Protection Program.

If you have any questions  please email me and I will be happy to answer them.
Crystal Groenevelt crystalsun@sbcglobal.net
A note for those that are buying equipment, we will be trying to get all of the players in black pants this year.  If you already have pants from previous years and were planning on reusing them that is ok.  Black pants are not mandatory, we are just trying to move to a more uniform color (that you cannot see underwear thru).  All boys are also required to wear a cup.  If you are buying a helmet for your child, please make sure it has a face mask on it.  We are requiring all players to use the masked helmets to prevent injuries.  Any player without a face guard on the helmet, will not be allowed to use that helmet in practices or games.  You can buy face masks to attach to existing helmets for about ten dollars.

 



Friday, May 30
ANNUAL SPANKY'S LITTLE LEAGUE FUND RAISER
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Thanks to everyone that participated in the fund raiser. We truly appreciate the community support and all of our sponsors. We would also like to give special thanks Michelle Burt and her staff for a job well done.

Thanks from Fremont Little League!!!!!!

 



Monday, July 17
All Star Tournament Brackets (State thru World Series)
To view the Tournament brackets click on the above link.

Tuesday, October 17
Michigan Sports camps link

Do not forget to water the kids !
Dehydration Prevention- With the hot season approaching, coaches and parents need to review the problems with dehydration. The following tips may help you prevent dehydration. * To prevent dehydration during hot weather and exercise, drink 8 to 10 glasses of fluids, such as water or re hydration drinks each day. * Drink extra water before, during, and after exercise. * Take a container of water or sports drink with you when you exercise and try to drink at least every 15 to 20 minutes. * Use a sports drink if you will be exercising for longer than 1 hour. * Encourage your child to drink extra fluids or suck on Popsicles. Children between the ages of 4 and 10 should drink at least 6 to 10 glasses of liquids to replace lost fluids. * Avoid caffeinated drinks, such as coffee and colas. They increase urine output and make you dehydrate faster. * Avoid high-protein diets. Diets that provide more than 1.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day increase urine output and lead to dehydration. If you are on a high-protein diet, make sure that you consume between 8 and 12 glasses of water each day. * Avoid alcoholic drinks. They increase dehydration and make it difficult to make good decisions. * Do not take salt tablets. Most people get plenty of salt in their diets. Use a sports drink if you are worried about replacing minerals lost through sweating. * Stop working outdoors or exercising at the first sign of dizziness, lightheadedness, or fatigue. • Wear one layer of lightweight, light-colored clothing when you are working or exercising outdoors. Replace sweat-saturated clothing with dry clothing as soon as you can. Never exercise in a rubber suit, which can accelerate dehydration and raise body temperature to dangerously high levels.

University of Michigan Softball Camp Link.
Catch a winter softball camp with the 2005 National Champs!

Fun Sports Facts

  • Billy Loes, pitcher, was on hand and saw Gil Hodges, Joe Adcock, Rockey Colavito, and Willie Mays each hit 4 homers in a nine inning game. He was either a teammate or opponent each time.
     
  • In the National Hockey League, home teams wear white jerseys and visiting teams wear dark jerseys. That's because back in the 1960s, the league figured it would be more difficult to keep white uniforms clean while players were on the road.

  • Basketball became an official Olympic event in Berlin, Germany in 1936.

  • The average life span of a major league baseball is 7 pitches.

  • Fishing is the biggest participant sports in the world.

  • Around 600 B.C., a Greek athlete named Protiselaus threw a discus 152 feet from a standing position. That distance was not exceeded until over 2,500 years later, when Clarence Houser threw a discus 155 feet in 1928.
     
  • The original Stanley Cup was just seven inches high. The names of every player from each winning team are engraved on the base of the Cup. The cup and base now stands 35 inches high.

  • The San Diego Chargers of the NFL are named after a credit card.

  • As an amateur in 1962, Australia's Rod Laver won all four men's Grand Slam titles. He became the only player to accomplish the feat twice when he did it again in 1969 as a professional.

  • At Sano Course at the Satsuki Golf Club in Japan, they have the longest hole in the World. It is the 7th hole (par 7). It measures a long 909 yards.


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    Sports Quick Facts
    Fishing is the biggest participant sports in the world.

    Soccer is the most attended or watched sport in the world.

    Boxing became a legal sport in 1901.

    In 1975 Junko Tabei from Japan became the first woman to reach the top of Everest.

    Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina holds the record for the most Olympic medals ever won. Competing in three Olympics, between 1956 and 1964, she won 18 medals.

    The record for the most major league Baseball career innings is held by Cy Young, with 7,356 innings.

    The high jump method of jumping head first and landing on the back is called the Fosbury Flop.

    The Major League Baseball teams use about 850,000 balls per season.

    About 42,000 tennis balls are used in the plus-minus 650 matches in the Wimbledon Championship.

    A baseball ball has exactly 108 stitches; a cricket ball has between 65 and 70 stitches.

    A soccer ball is made up of 32 leather panels, held together by 642 stitches.

    Basketball and rugby balls are made from synthetic material. Earlier, pigs' bladders were used as rugby balls.

    The baseball home plate is 17 inches wide.

    Golf is the only sport played on the moon - on 6 February 1971 Alan Shepard hit a golf ball.

    Bill Klem served the most seasons as major league umpire - 37 years, starting in 1905. He also officiated 18 World Series.

    The oldest continuous trophy in sports is the America's Cup. It started in 1851, with Americans winning for a straight 132 years until Australia took the Cup in 1983.

    William George Morgan of Holyoke of Massachusetts invented volleyball in 1895.


    ANSWERS TO SPORTS qUIZ

    • 1) Frank Robinson

    • 2) Bernie Kosar

    • 3) Casey Stengel, Yogi Berra, Dallas Green

    • 4) The batter/runner is awarded 3 bases.