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Home of the 2003 New York State Little League Champions Parent/Volunteer Pledge I will teach all children to play fair and do their best. I will positively support all managers, coaches and players. I will respect the decisions of the umpires. I will praise a good effort despite the outcome of the game. I will always educate children to display positive and proper sportsmanship

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COMING VERY SOON:  We are revamping our entire website so keep on checking back to see the improvements.  There will be more photos, instructional videos for the kids, as well as a choice to mail-in your registration OR register online through Amazon payments (if you know how to do Paypal and have an Amazon.com account,  it will be easy), plus there will be a Facebook page and more.... 

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* A note from our president concerning registration, evaluations and clinics*

Some important information as we move forward in our preparations for the 2011 season.

1. Registrations

Just another reminder if you have not sent in your registration yet. As of 12/12/10, we still have around 80-85 kids who played last year and have not signed up. As you will see below, evaluations and drafts will be coming up quickly, and we do not want anyone to be left out. If you have lost your registration form that was mailed to you, just go to ramapolittleleague.org and download a "New Player" Form. Just fill out the appropriate information, and mail in.

2. Evaluations

As we began last year, we will be doing evaluations for Minors and Rookie 9's. These are NOT tryouts, but just a way for the managers to evaluate the kids before the draft. They are not mandatory, but we STRONGLY suggest showing up. Last year we had a tremendous showing of kids, and we hope this year will be the same. Below are the dates.

Minor Division (10s/11s/12s):   Monday January 10, 2011    5:30pm-7:00pm Torne Valley Bubble

Rookie 9's (9s)                    :   Monday January 24, 2011    5:30pm-7:00pm Torne Valley Bubble

Please arrive between 5:00pm-5:15pm so we can start right at 5:30pm

3. Baseball Clinics (Rookie 9's, Rookie 8's, Pony (6/7yr olds)

We will be starting something new this year. We have decided to have FREE clinics for the younger players. These clinics will be run at the Bubble, and will be an opportunity to teach some of the "basics", ( hitting, fielding, throwing), to the Pony and Rookie players. This is a great chance for your kids to get extra instruction on the game and work out in preparation for the upcoming season. The cost of the Bubble time will be paid for by the league. All we ask, is you son/daughter, shows up with glove and bat in hand, ready to learn. We hope all the parents of the younger players take full advantage of this opportunity. The Pony and Rookie kids are the "future" of the league, and clinics like these will only help to make our leagues future that much brighter.

Below are the dates and times we are planning. More details will follow as the date approaches.

Clinics at Torne Valley Bubble : March 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th  5:30pm-7:30pm

On behalf of the Ramapo Little League Board of Directors, we would like to wish everyone a very joyous Holiday Season, and a Happy and Healthy New Year to our entire RLL family 

Regards,

Bill Mauriello

President/RLL

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**Please Note **

 

BAN ON COMPOSITE BATS - JANUARY 2011 UPDATED 

Dear Local Little League Volunteers and Friends,

The following release is being provided to you for your information and dissemination to volunteers and parents in your local league. ----- Little League International Issues Update Regarding Composite Bats: Moratorium Imposed Immediately

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Dec. 30, 2010) - Little League International has placed a moratorium on the use of composite bats in the Little League (Majors) Division and all other baseball divisions of Little League, effective immediately.  

"Today's decision of the Little League International Board of Directors Executive Committee is based on scientific research data from the University of Massachusetts (Lowell), which was contracted by Little League Baseball," Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer of Little League Baseball and Softball, said. "The maximum performance standard for non-wood bats in the divisions for 12-year-olds and below is a Bat Performance Factor (BPF) of 1.15. The research found that composite bats, while they may meet the standard when new, can exceed that standard after a break-in process." Local Little Leagues were first informed of the research last September. "

"From the beginning, and throughout this process, we wanted to keep everyone informed," Patrick W. Wilson, Vice President of Operations at Little League International, said. "Our intent was to provide local league constituents clear direction regarding composite bats. There is a process through which manufacturers can submit individual models for a possible waiver if they wish to seek it. Going forward, we will let our leagues know which ones meet the standards for the Little League Baseball (Majors) 12-and-under divisions, if any."

On Sept. 1, Little League International placed a moratorium on composite bats in the Junior, Senior, and Big League Baseball Divisions of Little League. Subsequent to that moratorium, some composite bat models have received a waiver and may be used in those divisions. Information on the composite bats that have received waivers for the Junior, Senior, and Big League Baseball Divisions of Little League may be found here:

http://www.littleleague.org/learn/equipment/approvedcompbats.htm < http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=bf6bhjcab&et=1104164546939&s=149228&e=001UopQkMRg1dHXYCHp63GueHPWeXvUW5YPCl3OEedazKmUrTGZkXiCny9ZPHi249E5HWk5_JoYWPKvEP0gfHmzMMdeWyzvSf02AB_GUPFyXa2pe0yMyoJg9QLsTGYmAMdesGDcKymb1CTKVoIlGGDijrPYsGdpPkszHcn1Q4qjsXtiCV7TNyjjGg==

At present, no composite bats for the Little League (Majors) Division and below have received a waiver. If and when any models do receive a waiver, Little League International will inform its leagues of that decision. The moratorium on composite bats, which now applies to all baseball divisions of Little League, does not apply to any softball divisions of Little League. 

----- Sincerely, Little League International

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Ramapo Little League Tribute to Vincent Krotty and Chris Konkowski is now found on the left  

 

Parents and Kids,

Just in time for the January evaluations and first practices, instructional videos are now available for viewing.  Please feel free to check out our new Instructional Videos section of the site. More videos can be found in the Archived Videos section as well. Enjoy!

All the best,

Jeff Jacomowitz

The Ramapo Little League does not offer a softball program. If you have a girl 8 or older by 4/30/10 and are interested in having her play in an official Little League softball program, please contact the Suffern Little League.

Younger players or those looking for the ASA league, can find a link to ASA our Links section.