Mt Tabor Little League: Welcome

Welcome to the 2010 Spring Season!

The season is quickly approaching and our online registration is open for your convenience. Click on the banner for registration. If you would prefer to register off-line we have the registration form below that you can print out and mail it to:

Mt Tabor Little League
PO Box 33590
Portland, OR 97292-3590

Registrations fees are: 1st child - $70   2nd child - $65   3rd child - $60   4+ kids  $55/each

We have fundraiser (cookie dough or pepperoni) or buyout options as well.

Tryout and Registrations in person will be held from 12-3pm at Mt Tabor Little League Snack Shack on SE 87th and Stephens Saturday (2/20), Sunday (2/21), Saturday (2/27), and Sunday (2/28). Please bring a mitt for players aged 7-12 for the tryout (Tball age 5-6 and Upper Division age 13+ do not have to tryout). Please note that tryouts are not an elimination! We use these evaluations to make sure that we place the kids in the right division according to their skill level.

Other fundraisers that we have during the season includes our Annual Plant sale on the first Saturday of May. We also have a Raffle Basket sale that same day where our teams put together creative baskets that you can purchase tickets for. We draw the winners of the baskets that day. The teams with the most ticket win a donation to their end of season party!

 Our league is run completely by volunteers. No one receives any salary or monetary benefit from working in the league. Due to this we need lots of help to run Mt Tabor successfully!

We are in need of Managers, Coaches, Umpires, Team Parents, Field crews, Snack Shack leads, and many other jobs. If you are interested in helping out, please fill out a 2010 volunteer application. We will do a background check insuring the safety of our kids. 

Our snack shack is ran by a schedule of team parent volunteers. Each team will be given selected days that they are responsible for providing 3-4 parents from the team to run the shack for no more than a 4 hour shift. All parents are responsible to assist in volunteering at least one shift per player to keep our largest fundraiser (MTLL Snack Shack) staffed and operating. Please be prepared to be asked by your team parent to sign up for a shift. Thank you in advance for your help! 

If you have any questions, please email Sherilynn at mobley@mac.com or call at 503-306-3220. 

RAINOUT LINE - 503-256-4071

We often have many questions at the beginning of the season. Here are some of those answers:

 When does the season start and end?    **Games start in the beginning of April and regular season ends mid-June. We do have a post season for ages 9 and up for Honors and All-Star Tournaments that extend their season (if participating) into July.

 What happens after tryouts? When do practices start?   **After tryouts we will draft teams in the beginning to middle of March. (Tball and Rookie level ages 5-6 at the end of March) Coaches will call shortly after the drafts to set up practices in March. First games start in April.

What days/times are practices and games?   **Practices are set up by the coaches in March but will be adjusted once the season opens as field availability does change when games start. Practices are usually one per week once games start and are usually 5:30 or 6pm start times. When Games begin in April your player will most likely have one practice during the week, one game during the week, and one game on Saturday. Schedules are not set until the end of March so we will not know what days your player will play until after that time. Games start at 6pm with coaches usually wanting the kids there 1/2-1 hour beforehand to warm up (the older kids about 1 hour before, Tball/Rookie 1/2 hour before).

How long are practices/games?  **Our younger players (5-6) will usually have about 1 hour practices and games. Age 7-8 are around 1 1/2 hours. Age 9+ are around 2 hours.

Why do you need proofs of residency?   **Little League requires that we only register players within our boundaries. In order to prove that you live within our boundaries we are required to receive 3 proofs of your residency within our boundaries. These proofs must contain the parent or child's name and address of your residence and they all must match. The name (if parent) must match at least one of the parent's names on the child's birth certificate. We have over 12 different divisions of proofs and we must receive no more than 1 from 3 different divisions. For example a driver's license, car insurance, and utility bill would be perfect but 3 utility bills would not be adequate. We do keep these PORs on file for future use when your player becomes eligible to play in All-Stars for those affidavits for tournament.

 Can I play in a Little League that we don't live within?  **Unfortunately no. Little League requires that we only draw players from within our boundaries to keep leagues as fair and localized as possible. All Little Leagues carry Charters and Insurance for the players and only players living within the League's boundaries are insured. It would be irresponsible on a League's part to register a player outside of their boundaries because they would not be covered by insurance in case of an accident. This is for the Little League and your family's protection. 

 Can I can sign a waiver for the Little League stating my understanding that my child will not be eligible for All-Stars/Honors to allow them to play for you?  **There is no such waiver and, again, Little League insurance doesn't cover a child living outside of the league's boundaries so it is best to play in the league in which you reside. If there is a special circumstance please bring it to our attention and we can ask our District Administrator if a special approval can be made.

 I hope that these answer most of the common questions. If you have any others please contact Sherilynn at mobley@mac.com. Thanks!