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Sunday, January 8
Welcome SF American Little League
SANTA FE AMERICAN LITTLE LEAGUE P.O. Box 6774 Santa Fe, NM 87504 Web Site: http://eteamz.active.com/sfamericanlittleleague December 28, 2005 Dear Little League Players, Parents, Families, and Coaches: It has just turned to winter here in Santa Fe, but sooner than you realize, another baseball season will be upon us. As the new president of the Santa Fe American Little League, I wanted to inform you of some changes for the 2006 Little League season. The most important change is a new world-wide Little League rule, which determines a player’s League Age by his/her age as of April 30 of the season year (instead of July 31). As a result, players born during May, June or July will be the same League Age during 2006 that they were during the 2005 season. The enclosed chart showing Age Eligibility by Division should clarify the effects of this change. Next, in response to several comments from coaches, parents, and players, we have adopted new rules for the Minor B Division that should help players with the transition to the more skilled divisions. The first three weeks of the Minor B regular season will be Adult/Coach-Pitch. During that time, coaches and parents will work with players at practices to prepare them for pitching and batting against their peers. The remainder of the season will be Player-Pitch. Finally, during registration, we will be asking you to indicate your level of interest in a Fall Baseball program that would likely run from the end of August through early October. If there is sufficient interest, players will register for teams to play against other Fall League teams from Albuquerque to Los Alamos. A list of important dates is enclosed. Please remember that Little League can not thrive without your participation. Please consider volunteering to help all of our kids in any way that you can. Every year the League needs managers, coaches, umpires, concession stand workers, and board members. Experience is not required and the rewards will last a life time. Let’s make 2006 our best season yet. Sincerely, Paul W. Grace President IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER SFALL Board of Directors - next meeting, Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 6:00pm at the Elks Lodge (open to everyone) Coaches’ Meeting - Tuesday, January 24, 2006, at 6:00pm at the Elks Lodge (past and prospective coaches for all divisions) REGISTRATION DATES - Saturday, January 28, 9-12 at the Rodeo Grounds - February 4, 9-12 at the Rodeo Grounds - February 11, 9-12 at the Rodeo Grounds; 1-4pm at the Agora in Eldorado - February 18, 9-12 at the Rodeo Grounds - February 25, 9-12 at the Rodeo Grounds - March 4, 9-12 at the Rodeo Grounds SECOND ANNUAL FREE CLINIC - Saturday, March 4, 1-4pm at Salvador Perez Park (1-2:30 for T-Ball and Machine-Pitch players) TRYOUTS - Saturday, March 11, 9-12 at Salvador Perez Park (Majors and Juniors) – All Majors and Juniors managers must attend DRAFT - Saturday, March 11 -- immediately following tryouts (Majors and Juniors) OPENING DAY - Saturday, April 1, beginning at 9:00am at Salvador Perez Park, followed by the Annual 12-year old game. LAST DAY OF REGULAR SEASON - June 10 CITY TOURNAMENT (Majors and Minor A) - Tournament begins Monday, June 12 (tentative) TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS (Majors) - Tournament begins Wednesday, June 22 (tentative) ALL STARS (Juniors and Majors) - Tournaments begin approximately July 1. Dates for State and Regional Tournaments have not been set yet. Best guess: State tournaments begin approximately July 16; Regional tournaments begin approximately August 5. AGE ELIGIBILITY BY DIVISION Division Eligible Ages Juniors A player who will be 13 before May 1, 2006, but not 15 before May 1, 2006, is eligible to play Juniors. All players ages 13-14 who are not currently on a junior team must try out. A player who will be 12 before May 1, 2006 MAY try out for Juniors AT THE PLAYER’S/PARENTS’ SOLE OPTION; if not selected for a Junior team, that player MUST be permitted to enter the Majors Draft. Majors A player who will be 9 before May 1, 2006, but not 13 before May 1, 2006, is eligible to play Majors. All players ages 10-12 who are not currently on a major team must try out. A player who will be 12 before May 1, 2006 MAY try out for Juniors AT THE PLAYER’S/PARENTS’ SOLE OPTION; if not selected, that player MUST be permitted to enter the Majors Draft. (If such player is selected by and participates on a Juniors team, he/she would NOT be eligible thereafter to play Majors.) Minors A player who will be 7 before May 1, 2006, but not 13 before May 1, 2006, is eligible to play Minors (12-year olds are not eligible to pitch in Minors). There is no age distinction between Minor A and Minor B; Minor B players generally have less experience. Players who are League Age 10 are strongly encouraged to try out for Majors. Machine Pitch A player who will be 7 before May 1, 2006, but not 9 before May 1, 2006, is eligible to play Machne Pitch. A player who will be 6 before May 1, 2006, is eligible to play Machine Pitch IF he/she has played at least one season of T-Ball. T-Ball A player who will be 5 before May 1, 2006, but not 9 before May 1, 2006, is eligible to play T-Ball. For 2006 ONLY, a player born during May, June or July, 2001 (League Age 4) is also eligible to play T-Ball (Such players also would be eligible to play Machine Pitch next season after completing one eason of T-Ball). Challenger Players with disabilities are encouraged to participate in regular Little League programs to the extent they are able. Players who prefer to participate on a Challenger Division team should contact us for additional information. Seniors Players who are too old to qualify for a Juniors team may be eligible for one of the District Seniors teams. Please contact us for further information. |
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