Metuchen Little League: Welcome

METUCHEN LITTLE LEAGUE

Welcome to the Metuchen Little League web site.

We are a member of New Jersey District-10 Williamsport Little League. District 10 site

contact us via e-mail at metuchen.littleleague@verizon.net

Go to this link and find the survey button below the team schedules. Take the survey and help us make our organization better. Thank you.

http://sites.google.com/site/metuchenbaseball/

yes, this is the same link as the tournament team schedules below, the survey link is near the bottom.

Our Tournament teams are beginning their schedules (weather permitting) and the players would love to have more fan support.

The schedules for the 8's, 9's, 10's, 11's, & 12-year old Baseball teams are available via the link below. Come out and cheer on the players from any or all of the teams.

http://sites.google.com/site/metuchenbaseball/

The Softball schedule will be posted as soon as it is available.

In memory of Charles G. Smith:
Mr. Smith was a baseball fan, Little League supporter, Grandfather, Father, and Husband. This flag was purchased with a donation made in Charles Smith's name and was hung above the Fater Field scoreboard in his memory. His grandchildren and their family will be able to look upon this flag whenever they are at Fater Field for years to come. He is and will be missed.

Metuchen Little League extends it's gratitude to the Metuchen Fire Department for their assistance in the installation of this new flag. A donation has been made to the MFD for their help in this project. Thanks also to Art Flaherty and Steve Epstein for coordinating that effort.

Congratulations to the 2009 Champions

AAA Minors - Blue Bench  
 Majors - The Seadogs
Junior League - Metuchen Elks 

NEXT LEAGUE MEETING:
Wednesday, September 9th @ 8pm in Little League Clubhouse

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

Metuchen Little League continues to offer you a way to rid your basements and garages of the used uniforms, cleats, and baseball/softball equipment that your players outgrow.
You can always bring these items to the clubhouse and when we have enough collected, we will donate them to a worthy cause such as Baseball in Africa (see the article link further down this page). 
Anytime the clubhouse is open, you may drop off the items in a bag marked "Donation". If you have any questions, send them to the league's email address shown at the top of the page.

We have new styles of jackets and windshirts and new logo combinations. Samples are on display in the Snack Bar at Fater Field.

Click the link below this paragraph. Take a look at the flyer for selections and then download the order form and submit with your payment by mail. Screen printing orders will be placed with the vendor when the minimum of six per style is attained.

Embroidered items do not require minimum quantities. 

Click link below for information and order forms for:

1) Sponsoring your player's team

2) Sponsoring any team

3) Outfield Banner advertising and league support

Satisfy your workbond requirement early and often!  Get 3 hours workbond credit for each shift worked!!   Sign-up to work a snack bar shift today via the link in the left margin!!!

Metuchen Little League is a non-profit organization staffed entirely by volunteers.  As such, the League requests all parents to assist in the League operation whenever possible.  In our volunteer program each family is required to post a $125 workbond deposit during registration.  After completing the requisite service, the family notes their service time on the Workbond Tracking form and submits this to the team parent for their player's team or mails it in to the league's PO Box. After the season, a refund check will be issued to each family who has fulfilled their workbond committment.

To receive a refund, a family must perform at least 9 hours for 2009 season of "work" on Little League activities.  Sample activities are serving as a team parent, coach, or manager, field preparation, snack bar duty, etc.  A full list of volunteer opportunities is available below.

(NOTE: THE LITTLE LEAGUE CALENDAR YEAR CLOSES ON JULY 31ST AND SO REFUNDS ARE NORMALLY PAID IN LATE SEPTEMBER/EARLY OCTOBER)

The 9 hour refund policy is per family, therefore if 2 family members work in an acceptible activity both of their hours count toward the same total.

An additional requirement for families whose child plays on either Fater or Hoyer Fields is to work at least 1 shift in the snack bar.  The only exception is for volunteers who Manage a team.

Snack bar time is awarded as 3 hours per shift and a normal shift is usually only 2 hours of actual time, therefore in many, BUT NOT ALL, situations - a volunteer will work only 2 hours in the Snack Bar and get credit for 3.

The success of our Little League is a result of all the hard work of our volunteers.  The Executive Committee of the MLL Board of Directors thanks everyone for their past participation and encourages everyone to get involved to help continue to make our program an enjoyable experience for all our children!

Any questions to this policy can be directed to our Little League e-mailbox metuchen.littleleague@verizon.net.

FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF AVAILABLE VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES AND THE FORM USED FOR TRACKING SERVICE HOURS, CLICK THE LINK BELOW HERE......

The all important tasks of Team Manager and Team Parent fall into the category of exempt positions. In this case, exempt means that the person performing this duty does not have to file a work bond form outlining his or her service at the end of the season. these positions have now been enhanced to include some new responsibilities, they are outlined on the download below. If there are any questions, please contact the league by email at the new address on our home page or attend a monthly meeting.