Illinois District 13: Welcome

Wednesday, June 25
2009 District 13 Little League Tournaments

2009 Logo

The 2009 regular season has come and gone as fast as the rain this season. As we wind down upon us is the tournament season beginning on July 5th. To all of the players, managers, coaches, whom were chosen to represent your leagues and teams good luck along with great sportsmanship this tournament season. At the left you will find a link "District 13 Tournaments" which has all the brackets for all of the tournaments hosted by District 13. Find yours print it out and watch the results as they will be updated daily. I do also want to note that these schedules are subject to change so keep reviewing your brackets. Good Luck to all and lets bring home a few State Championships for Illinois District 13.



Illinois District 13 Leagues
Bartlett American Little League     Bartlett National Little League    
Crystal Lake American Little League     Crystal Lake Continental Little League    
Crystal Lake National Little League     Elgin American Little League    
Elgin Classic Little League     Elgin Continental Little League    
Elgin National Little League     Fox River Grove Little League    
Hampshire Little League     Hanover Park Little League    
Huntley Little League     Marengo Little League    
South Elgin Little League     Streamwood Little League    
TriCities Little League     Woodstock Little League    

Thursday, June 25
2009 Tournament Managers Meeting

District 13 Staff will be hosting a 2009 Mandatory Tournament Managers meeting on Sunday, June 28 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Westfield Community School located at 2100 Sleepy Hollow Road in Algonquin. This meeting will cover all the rules, paperwork, etc. that all managers will need to know for the upcoming tournament season. This is a mandatory meeting and if your team is not represented your league will be fined and you will be suspended from managing the first game of the tournament. Please click on this link for a map to the school.

Thursday, June 25
2009 Birth Certificate Verification

District 13 will be conducting our 2009 Birth Certificate Verification on Monday, June 29th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the VFW in Carpentersville located at 301 Lake Marian Road. Click on the heading link for a map to this location.



Friday, May 1
Eteamz Spotlight Site Winner

Spotlight
District 13 is pleased to announce that our website has been named a Eteamz Spotlight Site winner.

Monday, May 4
2009 Tournaments

The 2009 Tournament season is right around the corner and you can view the tentative sites and dates for all tournaments and special games by visiting the handout section.

Wednesday, February 4
District 13 Softball

Little League
Please click on the link to go to our new District 13 Softball website. This site is a work in progress and will give you everything you need to know about softball in our district including, leagues, teams, managers, schedules, standings, etc.

Friday, February 13
District 13 Teams up with Chicago Bandits

Bandits Logo
In support of the partnership between Little League International and the National Pro-Fastpitch League, The Chicago Bandits are partnering up with District 13 Little League Baseball and Softball.
EVERY YOUTH, WHO IS REGISTERED TO PLAY DISTRICT 13 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL, WILL RECEIVE ONE (1) 2009 SEASON TICKET TO ALL CHICAGO BANDITS HOME GAMES FOR  FREE! TICKETS VALID FOR OUTFIELD SEATING ONLY.
To learn more about the Chicago Bandits click on the headline and link to their website.


Saturday, November 8
2009 Rules and Regulation Changes

To review all the rules and regulation changes for the upcoming 2009 Regular and Tournament Season click on the heading and link to the website.

Tuesday, February 17
Dugout YouTube

Dugout YouTube

Click on the headline to visit Little Leagues mascot "Dugout" and his youtube site.



Saturday, February 14
TriCities Charters Challenger Program

District 13 is pleased to announce that TriCities Little League has chartered a Challenger Division for the 2009 Season. This is the districts third chartered Challenger division which includes Bartlett LL and Elgin American LL. Click on the headline to see a nice article written in the Daily Herald. 

Saturday, November 8
Little League Coaches Resource Center

New to Little League Managers and Coaches is a online Resource Center. Click the heading and it will lead you to a website that has valuable information on drills, plays, etc.  



League Boundary Maps

Information for leagues on boundary maps for the 2009 regular and tournament season.

Volunteer Background Checks

Visit the website to look at the improvements for the Choice Point System

Online Coaches Courses

Online course for coaches thru Little League and Positive Coaches Alliance

Local League 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 Policies.

Sunday, July 8
Pool Play Guidelines

To find all the information on how the pool play format works including the tiebraking systems, please click the tournament link on the left. This will bring you to a handout that will supply all the data available.

Sunday, April 5
Labels on Certain Bats

Click on the above link to find out an important bulletin from Little League in regards to bats used in the TBall, Minor, and Major divisions of Little League Baseball.