Sidewinder Little League: Welcome

Wednesday, May 8
Creating a lifetime of memories! 

2013 All-Star Info:
  • Try-Outs:  June 10th
  • 9/10 Year Old Team: Practice begins on June 10th.  Games begin on June 24th and June 25th.
  • 10/11 Year Old Team:  Practice begins on June 14th.  Games begin on June 28th and June 29th.
  • LL Team (11/12 Year Olds): Practice begins on June 12th. Games begin on June 26th and June 27th.

2013 Spring Ball Info:
  • Online registration is FULL across all 5 divisions. Sign-up for Wait-List as there are possibilities of players withdrawing from each division.
  • Try-Outs:  February 2, 2012 - MANDATORY for all players Little League age 10-12 (age as of April 30, 2013).  NO flex on age.  If you are Little League age 10, you MUST try-out. If Age 10 and not drafted, you will be placed onto an AA team.
  • February 4, 2013:  Major Draft
  • February 5, 2013:  Minor Draft
  • February 7, 2013:  AA and Farm Meetings - your manager will contact you after this meeting. There is no need to email league president asking "what team is my son on...
  • February 8, 2013:  Practices Start
  • March 2, 2013:  Opening Day
  • Week of March 11, 2013:  Scrimmages Start
  • Games Start: 
  • Farm & AA - Week of March 4, 2013
  • Minor & Major - Week of March 25, 2013.  Please plan accordingly if you are a Deer Valley School District student!
  • End of Season Dates:  PLEASE PLAN YOUR SUMMER VACATIONS ACCORDINGLY!
  • Farm - May 24, 2013
  • AA - June 1, 2013
  • Minor & Major - June 8, 2013
  • All-Stars - June 13-July 31, 2013 (depending on how far each age group advances). More details to follow...
2013 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 2013 Spring Team Sponsorship Flyer.
 
2013 Pitch, Hit & Run Regional Competition Info (for local winners):

Handout: 2013 Pitch, Hit and Run Sectional Information

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


 2013 Opening Day Ceremony Sponsors:

  • Blackstone Country Club  
  • Fry's Food
  • Scorpion Bay Marina
  • Dave & Busters
  • RWR Trucking
  • DICK'S Sporting Goods
  • Coca-Cola
  • Powerhouse Kid Zone Inflatables
  • Candlewood Suites
  • The Cheesecake Factory
  • Northwest Christian School
  • Chick-fil-A
  • Sprouts
  • Bowman Consulting
  • 1130 The Restaurant
  • Palmbrook Country Club
  • AZ Central Credit Union
  • Liberty Buick
  • NextCare
  • Flemings Steakhouse
  • Zips Energy Seeds
  • Sports Chalet
  • Bar-S
  • Culver's Butter Burgers and Frozen Custard
  • Channel 12
  • Smashburger
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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

Sunday, January 27

Info on Approved Bats for Spring 2013:

http://www.littleleague.org/Assets/forms_pubs/2012+Approved+Non+Wood+Bat+List.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.

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, 2013.


Handout: SWLL Scholarship Application

Sunday, January 6

2013 Spring Season-General Guidelines/Additional Info:

  • Age Calculated: What is your player's age as of April 30, 2013.
  • Farm (1st level of Coach Pitch): Ages 5-8; requires at least 1 season of T-Ball or 1 season of coach pitch.
  • AA (1st level of Kid Pitch): Ages 7-10; requires at least 1 season of coach pitch; prefer 2. Only 10yr olds NOT DRAFTED into Minors will be added to an AA team.
  • 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; All 11's not drafted into Majors will play Minors.
  • Major (3rd level of Kid Pitch): Ages 9-12; at least 1 season of kid pitch (prefer 2); If 9 or 10 yrs old and 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; All 12's will play in Majors; 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 Tuesday-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...

2013 Major/Minor Tryouts Guidelines: 

Feb. 2, 2013 - 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 9, 2013 - Rain out date only 

Feb. 4, 2013 - Major Draft (delay 1 week if we use rain date) 

Feb. 5, 2013 - 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 1/31/13 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

Jan. 26, 2013 from 10a - 1p at Coyote Hills.  All volunteers approved to manage or coach a team MUST attend. Any coach who might be eligible to manage a 2013 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.

2013 SWLL Code of Conduct:


Handout: 2012 SWLL Code of Conduct

BOUNDARY MAP

Handout: 2013 SWLL Boundary Map

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: swll@summitall.com

WE NEED YOUR HELP!