Sidewinder Little League: Welcome

2012 Online Spring Ball Registration has ebgun
Thursday, February 2
Creating a lifetime of memories! 
 
JR Division Try-Outs: 
  • Saturday, February 25th
  • 9:00am - 11:00am
  • Zuni Hills Elementary School
2012 Spring Team Sponsorship: SWLL is a non-profit organization. All donations are used to reduce each player's registration fee. If you are interested or know of a company/restaurant that sponsors teams (look for plaques hanging in lobby), we are ALWAYS looking for more team sponsors. We have a flyer that outlines everything a team sponsor receives for their donation. To get this flyer, simply email swll@summitall.com and ask for 2012 Spring Team Sponsorship Flyer.

2012 SWLL DICK'S Shopping Day:

             http://bit.ly/swll_shopdayfeb11

   

 2012 SWLL Opening Day Ceremony:
  • Saturday, March 3rd
  • 10:00am
  • Vistancia Elementary/Sunset Park
2012 Little League Day at Peoria Sports Complex:
  • Sunday, March 11th
  • Padres vs. Diamondbacks
  • 1:05pm
  • $4 per Lawn Ticket (Only 200 tickets available)
  • Tickets are available at John's office
Handout: SWLL Arizona Centennial Baseball Celebration

Click here for Volunteer/Coach Forms, Sponsorship Forms and League Information.


2012 Spring Season-General Guidelines/Additional Info:

  • Age Calculated: What is your player's age as of April 30, 2012.
  • Farm (1st level of Coach Pitch): Ages 6-8; requires at least 1 season of T-Ball or 1 season of coach pitch.
  • AA (1st level of Kid Pitch): Ages 7-9; requires at least 1 season of coach pitch; prefer 2.
  • Minor (2nd level of Kid Pitch): Ages 8-11; at least 1 season of kid pitch; If age 10, you must try-out. If not drafted, you will be placed on an AA Team; Unless Age 11, all 11's will play Minors.
  • Major (3rd level of Kid Pitch): Ages 10-12; at least 1 season of kid pitch (prefer 2); If not drafted by Major Team, you will be eligible to be drafted by Minor Team; If not drafted by Minor Team, you will be placed on AA Team; Unless Age 12, all 12's will play in Majors OR Age 11, all 11's not drafted by Majors will play in Minors.
  • If your player is LL age 10, you can opt (via online registration) to keep them in MINORS.
  • The new tier systems reflects the differences in costs per divsion: ex-Umpire fees and lighted fields for AA, Minor, Major. Pricing increases are on 1/15 and 1/22!
  • Farm Div. game schedule: 2 games per week; 1 game Monday-Thursday + 1 game on Saturday.
  • AA Div. game schedule: 2 games per week; 1 game Monday-Thursday + 1 game on Saturday.
  • Minor & Major Div. game schedule: Alternating 2 games one week (Majors-M/W/F; Minors-T/TR/F) then 3 games the following week. No Saturday games UNLESS rain-outs or make-ups...

2012 Major/Minor Tryouts Guidelines: 

January 28, 2012 - All done in 1 day! You MUST make this date! Failure to make try-outs WILL PREVENT your player from being drafted. Plan on being there the ENTIRE Time slot. Try-outs have changed to allow the managers more time to evaluate your player!

February 4, 2012 - Rain out date only 

January 30, 2012 - Major Draft (delay 1 week if we use rain date) 

January 31, 2012 - Minor Draft (delay 1 week if we use rain date) 

Location: Coyote Hills Elementary School  (Times subject to change depending on registration #'s; check back by 1/25/12 for confirmed start times)

  • 8 & 9 year olds (A-L) @ 8:00am-8:45am
  • 8 & 9 year olds (M-Z) @ 9:00am-9:45am
  • 10 year olds (A-F) @ 10:00am-10:45am
  • 10 year olds (G-O) @10:45am-11:45am 
  • 10 year olds (P-Z) @11:45am-12:45pm
  • 11 year olds (A-J) @ 1:00pm-1:45pm
  • 11 year olds (K-Z) @ 1:45pm-2:30pm 
  • 12 year olds (A-Z) @ 2:45pm-3:30pm
  • Please arrive 15 mins early to register
  • You must bring own baseball glove, bat, helmet, etc... 

 AA and Farm

There are no try-outs or drafts. Team selection is handled by the managers (7 picks) and league president (the rest will be done by GEORGRAPHY/Schools). Special requests (team buddies and coach/player) are now handled directly by the Manager. If you have such a request, you MUST contact the Manager directly prior to the teams being formed. Our privacy rule does not allow us to release their contact info. 

Please remember, requests are subject to availability and not a demand. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. 

Dates and teams depend on the number of players that register and # of coaches. We won’t know when practices and games start until we get all the registrations. We are a 100% volunteer organization so please volunteer to manage or coach a team. We hope to have teams formed and practices starting 2nd week of February. 

Jr./Sr. (ages 13+)

Junior and Senior division is coordinated by District 2. You will register with our LL. There will be a try-out AND draft. Games will start towards the end of April and finish up the first of June.  All-Star games will begin around June 27th and finish up right after July 4th weekend. 

Important Dates (subject to change):

March 24th:  Turn in number of teams and manager contact info. 

March 24th:  Managers meeting. 

Week of April 9th:  Practice field available at Peoria Sports Complex.

Week of April 16th:  Games start.

Coach's Clinic

February 23, 2012 at 6:00 at John Hew's office.  All volunteers approved to manage or coach a team MUST attend. Any coach who might be eligible to manage a 2012 All-Star team MUST attend.

 

Peoria Girls Softball Little League 

 Season runs mid-March through June and consists of 14 league games plus end of season tournament.  Registration fee is $115 for all players - save $20 if you register by March 2nd for girls 7-12 or March 29th for girls 13-16 (league age is based on child's age as of December 31, 2010).  All players will be evaluated and drafted into the appropriate division.  All registration players will be drafted into a team.  For details on tryouts, draft, regular season and All Star dates, go to www.eteamz.com/pgsll.  For registration info, go to http://www.peoriaaz.gov/content2.aspx?ID=17860.

2012 SWLL Code of Conduct:


Handout: 2012 SWLL Code of Conduct

2012 Opening Day Ceremony Sponsors:

  • Blackstone Country Club
  • Home Depot
  • Scorpion Bay Marina
  • Dave & Busters
  • It's All in the Game
  • Universal Athletics
  • DICK'S Sporting Goods
  • Coca-Cola
  • Wal-Mart
  • LAFB Honor Guard
  • Powerhouse Kid Zone Inflatables
  • Capital Consultants Management Corporation
  • Candlewood Suites
  • ASU
  • Arizona Cardinals Football Club
  • Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Desert Botancal Garden
  • Wildlife World Zoo
  • Coyote Lakes Golf Course
  • The Phoenician
  • The Cheesecake Factory
  • First Choice Coffee Services
  • Chick-fil-A
  • Sprouts
  • Bar-S
  • City of Peoria Sports Complex
  • Bowman Consulting
  • Mr. Jeff Thomas - JC Thomas Distribution

Tentative 2012 Spring Season Dates to Remember:

  • TOC Dates:  June 17th, June 18th, June 20th & June 21st.
  • All-Stars:  Little League (Major):  June 27th - July 11th, 11 Year Olds:  June 29th - July 12th, Minor (10 year olds):  June 25th - July 10th.
  • Jr. All-Stars:  June 27 - July 1
  • TOPS:  July 6-10.

Woodhead Family Thank You and Update:

From The Woodhead Family:  His infections have cleared up and he is getting stronger every day. We are still unclear as to if he is still in a coma or not.  He will open his eyes, follow some commands, moves his right hand, foot and leg.  He is beginning to move his left hand now.  He will give us a smile every once in a while.  His wires are now off his jaw and he is also no longer on the vent. We know that we will have a long journey ahead of us, but we are determined to have Mike home with us as soon as possible.   We want to Thank You all for the love and support you have given our family during this difficult time.  Please keep praying for Mike.

 

Proof of Residency & Age:


Handout: Proof of Residency & Age

Info on Approved Bats for Spring 2011:

http://www.littleleague.org/Assets/forms_pubs/2011ApprovedNonWoodBatList.pdf

If the bat has a composite barrel, it must be on the list of approved composite bats by Little League International. Bats with composite handles are legal, as long as the barrel is an alloy and meets the specifications of rule 1.10 in the Little League rule book.

2012 Opening Day Ceremony Sponsors:

  • Blackstone Country Club
  • Home Depot
  • Scorpion Bay Marina
  • Dave & Busters
  • It's All in the Game
  • Universal Athletics
  • DICK'S Sporting Goods
  • Coca-Cola
  • Wal-Mart
  • LAFB Honor Guard
  • Powerhouse Kid Zone Inflatables
  • Capital Consultants Management Corporation
  • Candlewood Suites
  • ASU
  • Arizona Cardinals Football Club
  • Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Desert Botancal Garden
  • Wildlife World Zoo
  • Coyote Lakes Golf Course
  • The Phoenician
  • The Cheesecake Factory
  • First Choice Coffee Services
  • Chick-fil-A
  • Sprouts
  • Bar-S
  • City of Peoria Sports Complex
  • Bowman Consulting

 

Sidewinder Little League Scholarship Program:

Applicants for the Sidewinder Little League $500.00 Scholarship must meet the following criteria:
  • You must be a high school senior residing in Arizona.
  • You must have played a season at any level of Sidewinder Little League, including Rookie, Farm, AA, Minor, Major or Junior/Senior.
  • You must be planning to attend an accredited college, university, or technical/vocational school in the Fall of the same year you apply.

 Completed applications must be postmarked by March 30, 2012.


Handout: SWLL Scholarship Application

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Sunday, March 2

WE NEED YOUR HELP!


We are in need of volunteers willing to donate their time (as little as 15 mins/week) to help out Little League grow. Please consider joining the board and giving back to your child's league.

If you need more information OR are READY to volunteer, please email: jhew@summitall.com

WE NEED YOUR HELP!