North Merritt Island Little League: NMILL News
Friday, March 27BPF Marking Required on Bats
March 26, 2009 NOTICE TO PARENTS, PLAYERS AND LEAGUES: IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF A NEW COMPOSITE METAL BAT FOR USE IN LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL (Major Division and below), BE SURE THAT THE BAT YOU ARE PURCHASING HAS THIS MARKING: BPF 1.15 ON THE BARREL OR HANDLE OF THE BAT. IF NOT, IT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED FOR PLAY IN LITTLE LEAGUE GAMES. Little League officials are aware that there are bats for sale in stores, online or that may have already been purchased that are Little League approved, but do not have the required bat performance standard (BPF) markings. In fact, some of the bats on the Little League approved bat list may not carry the required BPF 1.15 marking on the bat, depending on when they were manufactured and licensed. Currently manufacturers are conducting an inventory and re-testing of all approved bats. The results of this study / retesting is to be finished by March 31, 2009. We are building a list of certain bats that are approved, but do not have the BPF marking due to special circumstances. For these bats, we are extending eligibility for play until December 31, 2009. As we are made aware of bats that meet our criteria for this extension, we will add them to the list. Please check this list regularly for updates. HOWEVER, ONLY BATS WITH THE BPF 1.15 MARKING AND THE BATS ON THIS LIST WILL BE ALLOWED FOR PLAY IN 2009. Bats with the special exception include the following: Adidas Vanquish Blue design (There is a newer model of this bat, also named the Vanquish and it has copper and black markings. It contains the proper labeling and therefore is not subject to the one-year rule). DeMarini - Black Coyote, Rogue, Distance, Rumble, Tengu, Mach 10, Patriot Easton - LZ-810, LZ-800, Stealth Optiflex LST 1, Louisville Slugger - YB31 NIKE - Areo Sincerely, Little League International P.O. Box 3485 539 US Route 15 Hwy Williamsport, PA 17701-0485 Phone: 570-326-1921 Fax: 570-326-1074
Tuesday, April 21
Safety News
Your Board of Directors has chosen this year to purchase Automatic External Defibrillators (AED’s) and First Aid Kits with the money earned from our candy sales. Our goal this year is to increase safety awareness within the NMILL organization. With that said, we want to inform each Board member as well as all coaches and managers that each team will be issued a First Aid kit in the coming weeks to be used for all minor injuries that come up during practices and/or games. In addition we purchased two AED’s by Phillips. These units are located in the concession stands at Jim Hensley Fields 1 and 2. While we had wanted to install them in the equipment rooms for easier access, the F1 equipment room is not as secure for such an expensive piece of medical equipment. We hope to never have to use them, but this may give parents and grandparents piece of mind just knowing they are there. We are negotiating with various organizations to train us professionally. I attached a link to some online AED training which I highly recommend each of you to view.
http://www.heartstarthome.com/animated_demo/animated_demo.asp
Remember, the first action in the case of any serious injury should be to dial 911. After calling 911, remember to send someone to the nearest street to help guide rescue personnel to the injured party. I hope we never have to use the AED’s but we should feel safer having them on site. Sincerely, Richard Gursky NMILL Safety Director 3/29/2009