Illinois District 20: What's Happening
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We Will Rock You
Monday, November 2
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WORLD SERIES DATES AND LOCATIONS
2010 RULE CHANGES
2010 REGULAR SEASON PITCHING RULES-BASEBALL
2010 BASEBALL PITCHING RULE CHANGES FOR TOURNAMENTS
Friday, November 13
YOUTH COACHES AND UMPIRES
Little League Baseball and Softball has issued a statement regarding the use of youth coaches and umpires for all levels of play. This statement can be downloaded from the miscellaneous section in the handouts. All leagues should be aware of and follow these procedures for the up-coming season
2010 VOLUNTEER APPLICATION
The 2010 Volunteer Application ( one requiring social security number and one that does not) can be downloaded from the handout section of this website. When completing this application, you must include your social security number for any umpire recommendation for regional and World Series assignment. If your league or district does not require you to furnish your social security number, then the ap[lication without the number can be used. All volunteers must complete one or the other form
Tuesday, October 6
AGE CHARTS-2010
The 2010 age charts for both baseball and softball can be downloaded from the handout section.
STATE BOUND
In it's first year of existance, District 20 is going to the State Tournament in Big League Baseball. This tournament will start Saturday, July 11 in Oglesby. It is a 4 team tournament with District 20 going up against District 15 in the opening game. The winner of the tournament will advance to the Regional tournament in Wyaoming, Michigan.
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Monday, July 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNkrQ1OI_fM
SECTIONAL AND STATE TOURNAMENTS
The sectional and state tournament brackets shown on this site are the ones District 20 is hosting.
Tuesday, May 12
UTICA EARLY BIRD TOURNAMENT
Since the brackets were unable to be up-dated and shown on the website, here are the final results
3rd place LaSalle Rotary 9--LaSalle State Bank 8
Championship Spring Valley Cubs 8--Peru Travel 4
Congratulations to the Spring Valley Cubs on winning this tournament.
Monday, May 4
AND THE WINNERS ARE
Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 James R. McVey, Sr. Memorial Baseball tournaments.
11-12 Year Old LADZINSKI'S OF OGLESBY
9-10 Year Old PERU EAGLES
Saturday, March 28
DISTRICT 20 INTERLEAGUE INFORMATION
In the handout section, you are able to download a copy of the interleague rule highlites and the interleague pitching affidavit for the 2009 season.
IMPORTANT DATES
In order for a Little League program to be eligible to enter a team or teams into the International tournament the following must be accomplished no later than June 9, 2009
1.) The league must be chartered in the division(s) for which it wishes to enter a tournament no later than June 9
2.) The league must have scheduled and played, at a minimum, a 12 game (per team) regular season exclusive of playoffs and tournament games for each division entering tournament play. See Reg. VII (a)
3.) All waiver requests (for the league, team, player, manger, and/or coach) of any kind must be submitted and approved no later than June 9
4.) All regular season rosters must be submitted to Little League in accordance with the requirements outlined in Reg. IV (g) no later then June 9
5.) Team number revisions and fees incurred by the league must be paid in full by June 9. This excludes current year tournament fees.
6.) All combined team and interleague play requests that may involve tournament play must be submitted and approved not later than June 9
Leagues must elect to obtain accident and general liability insurance through Little League or provide proof of coverage by June 9
The deadline to complete your tournament enrollment and background screening confirmation form is June 13. Leagues that elect not to participate in tournament play, must fill out this form to confirm that mandatory background screening was accomplished.
Saturday, January 31
SPECIAL GAME GUIDELINES SOFTBALL
A new bulletin from Little League pertaining to softball -special game guidelines-can be downloaded from the handout section
Tuesday, January 6
Have your umpires check out the umpire section of this site to find out details and to register for the 2009 Umpire registry
Friday, October 31
2009 RULE CHANGES
By going to the handout section of this site you can download copies of the 2009 rule changes for both baseball and softball and including regular season and tournament play. These changes came about on October 30th.
Monday, October 13
TOURNAMENTS ABOVE DISTRICT LEVEL
For the 2009 season, District 20 will be hosting the following tournaments
BASEBALL
SECTIONALS
Junior League--LaSalle
Senior League--Oglesby
STATE
Senior League --Mendota
SOFTBALL
SECTIONALS
9-10 Year Old--Peru
10-11 Year Old--Mendota
Junior--Peru
A publication which explains the difference between Ground Rules/Local Rules By-Laws and the Constitution can be downloaded from the handout section of this website.
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CHILD ABUSE
By clicking here you can find information on the subject
VITALCHEK PROGRAM
By going to the Little League website, www.littleleague.org, and click on "Obtaining Birth Records", you will be directed to VitalChek page. Little League Baseball and Softball is offering this link to ChoicePoint's VitalCheck program as a safe and convenient way to secure your child's birth records. By using this service, you can order a birth certificate on line.
VitalCheck is officially authorized by the United States government to provide this service.
LOCAL RULES
Your league's local rules, ground rules and bylaws are developed, maintained and approved annually by the Board of Directors and are not considered part of the Constitution. NONE of the local rules should conflict with Little League Rules, Regulations and Procedures.
12 YEAR OLD WAIVER FOR MINOR DIVISION
A new form has been developed by Little League that can be used by leagues requesting a waiver to place a 12 year old in the Minor Division. You can download this form from the handout section of this webiste.
Wednesday, October 17
REGULATION V.1
The new Regulation V.1 reads:
The selection of players for the various teams within a league shall be in complaince with the Little League Draft Selection System as detailed in the Operating Manual. NOTE: All candidates who are league age twelve (12) must be drafted to a Little League Major Division team, or to a Junior League team. Exceptions can only be made with written approval from the District Administrator, and only if approved at the local league level by the Board of Directors and the parent of the candidate.
The purpose of this new regulation is to ensure that local leagues are using the Minor Division as a training ground, and not keeping capable 12-year-olds from "moving up"
Friday, August 31
BAT SAFETY
To learn more about Little league's position on the ongoing issue between wood bats and non wood bats.
Friday, August 31
HEADS UP NOTICE
Youth sports will be under the microscope of the IRS in the near future in regards to violation of employment tax rules. Make sure your league can justify any paid personnel being an independent contractor and not an employee. Agents will be looking at how much control the assocations have over their work schedules, equipment used, etc.
Tuesday, August 28
Have you ever been curious as to which district goes to which sectional? If so, click here and when the home page appears, scroll down to "divisions". This information is based on the 2007 tournaments and are subject to change from year to year depending on which districts participate.
Wednesday, August 29
By clicking here you can find out which leagues belong to which district
LEAGUE BOUNDARY CHANGES
If your league is considering a change in their boundaries, you need to contact the District Administrator and check Regulation II (a) and II (b). The District Administrator will contact Regional Headquarters as needed.
Any changes must be reviewed and approved by the District Administrator who in return send the revised map (s) and written boundary description to the Regional Headquaeters to be placed in the league's file
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GOOD COACH
Sunday, May 14
NEED A BETTER NO MESS GRIP?
Click the heading for information on getting a better no mess grip on your bat
Sunday, March 25
CLICK HERE for some history of Little League Baseball, past years' scores, many interesting links.
SUPPORT YOUR LEAGUE
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Monday, December 18
WHAT CONSTITUTES A COUNTABLE PITCH
Friday, November 3
WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COUNTING PITCHES
Thursday, July 20
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
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Monday, January 23
Little League Uniforms
Little League Baseball is offering custom uniforms for the first time in the history of the Little League organization. These uniforms for both baseball and softball are being offered to leagues in high quality, at great prices and excellent delivery service through Little League International and their partner, XP Apparel. Check out the choices by clicking on the heading.
DANGLING THROAT PROTECTORS
An interesting article by Andy Konyar, Little League International's umpire consultant.
Friday, September 30
CHILD PROTECTION PROGRAM
Check this link to read the latest up dates from Little League Headquarters on the Child Protection Program. You will be able to download several items.
9-10 SB Max Lauritzen Tournament - View "9-10 SB Max Lauritzen Tournament"
11-12 Yr SB Max Lauritzen Tournament - View "11-12 Yr SB Max Lauritzen Tournament"
Dist 20 9-10 Yr BB American Div - View "Dist 20 9-10 Yr BB American Div"
9-10 Baseball National Division - View "9-10 Baseball National Division"
9-10 Baseball District Championship - View "9-10 Baseball District Championship"
9-10 SB District 20 - View "9-10 SB District 20"
10-11 Year Old Baseball District - View "9-10 Year Old Baseball District"
Little League Baseball American Div - View "Little League Baseball American Div"
Little League Baseball National Div - View "Little League Baseball National Div"
Little League Baseball Championship - View "Little League Baseball Championship"
Dist 20 Little Lg Softball - View "Dist 20 Junior Lg Softball"
2009 Junior Lg Baseball Dist 20 - View "2009 Junior Lg Baseball Dist 20"
2009 Junior Lg SB Dist 20 - View "2009 Junior Lg SB Dist 20"
Dist 20 Senior Lg Baseball - View "Dist 20 Senior Lg Baseball"
9-10 Year Softball Section 1 - View "9-10 Year Softball Section 1"
10-11 Year Old Softball Section 3 - View "10-11 Year Old Softball Section 1"
Junior Lg Baseball Section 5 - View "Junior Lg Baseball Section 5"
Junior Lg Softball Section 1 - View "Junior Lg Softball Section 1"
Senior Lg Baseball Section 1 - View "Senior Lg Baseball Section 1"
Senior League Baseball State Tourn - View "Senior League Baseball State Tourn"
Big League Baseball state tournament - View "Big League Baseball state tournament"
