South Highline National Little League: Welcome

2012 Online registration is now open!
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SOUTH HIGHLINE NATIONAL LITTLE LEAGUE
P.O. BOX 98426, DES MOINES, WA  98198 ♦ (206) 219-3102
  

Would you like to volunteer and make a difference in your community? SHNLL board positions are waiting for you!! Softball Minors Director, AA Ball Director, Juniors and Seniors Director.  If you are interested in joining our fun filled board please email your request to shnll_lio@hotmail.com  HAVE A GREAT DAY!! 

 
 
 
 
Thank You 
Auntie Irene's
 
For Hosting Walk in Registration! 
 
 
Walk in Registration and Skills Assessments
Saturday, February 18th @ Normandy Park City Hall
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM 
 
Baseball Minors Group #1 - 10:00 AM
 Baseball Majors Group #1 - 12:00 PM
Softball Min/Maj/Jun Group #1 - 10:00 AM 
 
Sunday, February 19th @ Normandy Park City Hall
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
 
Baseball Minors Group #2 - 12:00 PM
Baseball Majors Group #2 - 10:00 AM

 
Board of Directors Staff will also be on hand to accept registrations and proof of age and/or proof of residency. Please bring an original birth certificate and three pieces of approved proof of residency dated 02/01/11 to present.

 

 


Little League  Coaching Clinic

with Big Al

 

HOSTED BY WASHINGTON DISTRICT #7

Date: Sunday, February 12 - 2012

Place: Rainier Community Center

4600 38th Avenue South, Seattle WA 98188

Contact: Will Stedman 206-246-0505 Will.Stedman@WAD7Staff.com

MORNING TRAINING SESSION (coaches & managers of players 9-13 yrs)

Learn how to teach the fundamental skills of the game and plan fun and effective practices. Experience Big Al`s “Teach it- Try it- Game it” approach! Season full of drills, games and fun activities for your players. Training targeted at baseball and softball coaches, managers and parents.

8:00 – 8:30 Registration and Introductions

8:30 – 12:30 Hands on Training Session

AFTERNOON TRAINING SESSION (coaches & parents of players 5-8 yrs)

Learn how to introduce the skills of the game in a creative, fun and effective way. Experience Big Al`s complete practice planning approach that your players and their parents will love. Training targeted at coaches, managers and parents “rookies” and “veterans”.

12:30 – 1:00 Registration and Introductions

1:00 – 4:30 Hands on Training Session

COACHES and MANAGERS from other LEAGUES & DISTRICTS WELCOME!

Leagues from outside of WA D7 please pre-register online with Big Al at www.bigalbaseball.com/clinics and send all of your coaches to the sessions.

All individual coaches from outside D7 please register at the door for $25.00/coach.

(If you can’t get to the clinic order your own set of resources at www.bigalbaseball.com)

 Go to our "Handout" tab to download the Big Al flyer

BEFORE YOU BUY A BAT:IMPORTANT- If you are planning to buy a Baseball Bat for your player it is important to follow the rules and guidelines for Little League Baseball Bats. If a bat does not fall within the approved guidelines it may not be used for any SHN sanctioned activities including practices and games. Many parents have inquired as to what is legal and with the holidays quickly approaching here is some information to help you as you shop. For comprehensive information please visit the National Little League website for more detail at www.littleleague.org, and/or click on the following link for specific information regarding legal bats. 
 

http://www.littleleague.org/learn/equipment/approvedcompbatssmall.htm

Quick summary of Rule 1.10 regarding baseball bats:

Rule 1.10 - Baseball - The bat must be a baseball bat which meets Little League specifications and standards as noted in this rule. It shall be a smooth, rounded stick and made of wood or of material and color tested and proved acceptable to Little League standards.

Little League (Majors) and below: it shall not be more than thirty-three (33) inches in length nor more than two and one-quarter (2¼) inches in diameter. Non-wood bats shall be labeled with a BPF (bat performance factor) of 1.15 or less; EXCEPTION: For the 2011-2012 Little League (Majors) and A list of approved and licensed composite bats can be found on the Little League website at www.littleleague.org.

  

Please join us at our next Board Meeting

Tuesday, February 21st.

7:00 pm 

Location TBD

All guests are welcome to attend all board meetings. This is a way for you to express your thoughts and opinions to the board, your voice can help us build a fun and successful season for everyone!

 2012 Volunteer Application is located under our HANDOUT section http://www.littleleague.org/Assets/forms_pubs/VolunteerApp2012.pdf
 
 
To check if you are in our league click on the link below!
2011 Boundary Map Click HERE 
 
 
Online Registration is now closed for the 2011 Season! 
   
You can now purchase official SHNLL T-Shirts
through your registration check-out! 

 
Divistion   Price  Age
 Tee Ball Baseball  $75.00  4 - 7 years old
 A-Ball Baseball  $95.00  6 - 9 years old

 AA Baseball

AAA Baseball

 $115.00

$115.00 

7 - 11 years old

8 - 11 years old

 Majors Baseball  $115.00 9 - 12 years old 
 Juniors Baseball  $145.00 13 - 14 years old 
 Softball 7/8 Coach Pitch  $95.00  
 Minors Softball  $115.00  
 Majors Softball  $115.00  
Juniors Softball   $115.00  
 
Do you or someone you know have a need for financial assistance? 
SHNLL offers scholarships! 
The process is discreet and completely confidential. 
Please email shnll_lio@hotmail.com for information.
  

AGE AND RESIDENCY VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Please provide an Original Birth Certificate

and three approved pieces of "proof of residence" at walk-in registration.  

Little League International adheres to strict guidelines for age and residency.

These are MANDATORY for all divisions.

Violation ofthese guidelines could result in forfeiture of our All-Star program.

Please help us make this an easy process by providing your documentation as soon as possible.

Please click on the following links to make sure that you provide the proper documentation to verify both your age and address

Proof of

Age Requirements

 

http://www.littleleague.org/Assets/forms_pubs/tournaments/Proof_of_Age_Requirement.pdf 

 Proof of Residency Requirements

 http://www.littleleague.org/Assets/forms_pubs/tournaments/Residence-Eligibility-Requirements.pdf

2011 Boundary Map Click  HERE
IMPORTANT NEWS:
LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES
MORATORIUM ON COMPOSITE BATS.
On Dec. 30, 2010, Little League International announced it had expanded its
moratorium on the use of composite bats to all of its baseball divisions,
including the Little League (Majors) division, effective immediately.
For more information on the ruling by Little League, please click on the following link: http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2010/Sep-Dec/CompositeBatMoratium.htm
For information on approved bats for Little League please click on this link:http://www.littleleague.org/Assets/forms_pubs/2011ApprovedNonWoodBatList.pdf
Updated List of Approved Composite Bats




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