York County Little League: Welcome

Welcome to York County Little League located in Virginia’s 7th District. We are proud to be the Official Agent for Baseball and Softball in York County, Virginia. Our league volunteers are dedicated to emphasizing lessons in Character, Courage and Loyalty, while teaching children the game of baseball and softball. We hope to see your smiling face on the ball fields!

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TRYOUTS

SOFTBALL MAKE UP TRYOUTS AGES 8-12
  Monday Feb 6th
Girls Ages 8-9-10 show up at 6pm
Girls Ages 11-12 show up at 630pm
Tabb Elementary School Gym

BASEBALL MAKE UP TRYOUTS AGES 9-12
Monday Feb 13th
Boys age 9-10 start at 6pm
Boys age 11-12 start at 630pm
Tabb Elementary School Gym - No Cleats
Boys age 12 that do not show up for a tryout will NOT be placed on ANY team. This is a Little League International rule.
Boys age 11 that do not show up for a tryout will NOT be placed in the YCLL Major Baseball division. This is a Little League International rule.
Boys age 9 and 10 that do not show up for a tryout will NOT be placed in the YCLL AAA Division. This is a local YCLL policy.

BASEBALL TRYOUTS AGE 8
Saturday Feb 25th
Each Player will receive a specific time

BASEBALL TRYOUTS AGE 13-16 and SOFTBALL TRYOUTS AGE 13-14
Saturday March 10th
Each Player will receive a specific time

Registration for Spring 2012 Season Is Almost Over

Fees for Walk-In registration and On-line registration are the same.

Early Spring Season 2012 Registration Fees are $55 for ages 8 and below and $80 for ages 9 and above.   $200 Family Maximum.

The normal, in-person, stand-in-line registration were completed on: 

Saturday January 14th, 10:00am - 2:00pm at GRAFTON BETHEL Elementary
and
Saturday January 21st, 10:00am - 2:00pm at GRAFTON BETHEL Elementary - Last Chance for Walk-In Registration.

 A new YCLL player, is any player who has not previously played on a YCLL 2011 Tee Ball, Baseball, or Softball team.

If you are registering a new YCLL player, you must still provide, in person, the player's proof of age and proof of residency. This is a Little League International requirement. Failure to provide these documents will prevent us from assigning a try-out time slot or placing the player on any team.

Acceptable forms for proof of age documentation can be found by clicking  HERE  (Note: a "copy" of a birth certificate is not acceptable.)

Acceptable forms for proof of residency documentation (you must bring three) can be found by clicking  HERE.

Get a blank registration form by clicking ==>> HERE

Registration now closed for Softball Ages 9-12. Contact the player agent to be placed on a waiting list.

Registration now closed for Baseball Ages 9-12. Contact the player agent to be placed on a waiting list.

Online Registration closes for Baseball Age 8 on Feb 23rd. After Feb 23rd contact the player agent.

Online Registration closes for Tee Ball and Baseball Ages 5-7 and Softball Ages 5-8 on Feb 25th. After Feb 25th contact the player agent.

Online Registration closes for Baseball Ages 13-16 and Softball Ages 13-14 on Mar 8th. After Mar 8th contact the player agent.

Click  ==== >>  Online Registration

NOTE FOR SENIOR SOFTBALL PLAYERS AGES 15 & 16 : Last season we had only 5 Senior Softball players ages 15 or 16 register. Due to the low numbers, this season, all Senior Softball players desiring to register must contact the Player Agent at playeragent@ycll.net and request to be placed on the Senior Softball waiting list. We must get at least 12 players on the list in order to field a Senior Softball team. That team will play against other Senior Softball teams on the peninsula.

Contact the YCLL Player Agent at 817-7341 or PlayerAgent@ycll.net

For Spring Baseball & T-Ball players, 2012 League Age for Spring Ball is the age of the player on April 30, 2012.

For Spring Softball players, 2012 League Age for Spring Ball is the age of the player on December 31, 2011.

Players must be at least League Age 5 years old and cannot be older than League Age 16 years to be eligible to play Spring Little League T-Ball, Baseball or Softball this Fall.

Girls with a birthdate of Jan, Feb, Mar, or April 2007 can only register for Spring BASEBALL Tee Ball, they are not old enough to play SOFTBALL.

Requests for refunds must be in writing, accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope, mailed to:

YCLL
P.O. BOX 1730
YORKTOWN, VA 23692-1730

Refund requests postmarked (or email date) PRIOR to tryout date will receive a 100% refund. Refund requests postmarked on the tryout date until March 24, 2012 will receive a 50% refund. There will be NO refunds for requests made after March 24, 2012.

 Ask questions to the YCLL Treasurer at treasurer@ycll.net.

The Little League
Pledge

I trust in God
I love my country
And will respect its laws
I will play fair
And strive to win
But win or lose
I will always do my best

Parent/Volunteer/Coach 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.

To the entire YCLL community, we received this message from Little League International.

 SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Dec. 30, 2010) - Little League International has placed a moratorium on the use of full composite bats in ALL Divisions of Little League baseball, effective immediately.

  Only wood bats or aluminum bats with a BPF of 1.15 printed on the bat will be allowed from now on.  Bats made with a composite handle (skinny part) and an aluminum barrel (fat part) are still allowed.  The bat diameters for each division have not changed.

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.

Find out the full story by clicking ==>> HERE This link has been frequently not working due to updates at the Little League International main site

An EVENT is either a practice or a game.

The season begins with mostly practices, then as the season progresses the schedule switches to be mostly all games.

One event is scheduled on a weekday, Monday thru Friday between 5:30pm and 8:30pm depending on age.  IT'S NOT THE SAME DAY OF THE WEEK EVERY WEEK.

One event is scheduled on Saturday between 9:00am and 5:00pm.

We try to avoid Friday's if possible but no guarantees.

We do not schedule any events on Sunday unless a team makes a special request.

11/12 yo baseball begins practice on Monday Feb 20th.

 Most other teams will begin one week later.

Opening day games for YCLL will be on March 24th.

The JR/SR Baseball and Softball teams do not begin practicing until March 24th.

First,  the official little league definition:
The MANAGER is a person appointed by the league president to be responsible for the team's actions on the field , and to represent the team in communications with the umpire and the opposing team.
(a) The manager shall always be responsible for the team's conduct, observance of the official rules and deference to the umpires.
(b) If a manager leaves the field, that manager shall designate a coach as a substitute and such substitute shall have the duties, rights and responsibilities of the manager.

Now that we got the book answer out of the way. Here's the rest of the story.
The MANAGER:
...is the person in charge of the team.
...organizes and sets the practice agenda.
...is the focal point for all communication with the team and parents.
...will "draft" the players on their team (N/A for Tee Ball)
...is responsible for the batting order and the fielding positions.
...selects their team coaches and gives the coaching assignments.
...selects their Team Mom/Team Dad.
...attends the YCLL managers meetings.
...works with and for the divisions commissioner, to keep the league running smoothly.
... becomes a manager after being nomintated by the president and approved by the board of directors.
 ...is a volunteer just like everyone else in YCLL.

A COACH is a volunteer, normally a parent, who helps the manager teach the players the rules and skills to play baseball.  Every Little League team is allowed to have TWO "official" coaches rostered on the team.  That does not prevent additional parents from volunteering their time to assist the manager and coaches when needed. A volunteer becomes a Coach after being nomintated by the teams' Manager and approval by the board of directors

Click ==>>  HERE to read the YCLL manager selection policy.

MYTH: A runner who runs more the three feet away from a direct line between bases is out of the baseline and should be called out.

REALITY: Rachel hits a screamer into the gap. It's clearly going to be extra bases, maybe even a triple. Does Rachel run directly down the first base line, make a perfect right-angle turn at first and then run towards second? Of course not. Part way down toward first, she veers out into foul territory and "rounds" first. Both between home and first, and between first and second, she is almost certainly more than three feet away from a direct line between the bases.

The key to understanding "out of the baseline" is twofold:

1. Under normal circumstances, the runner makes his or her own baseline.

2. The rule about staying within three feet of the baseline only applies when a fielder is trying to make a tag.

Until a play is being made on a runner, he or she can take any path to, or between, bases that he or she wants.  If the batter wants to go from first to second via center field, that's just fine.  Maybe not wise, but definitely legal.  When this changes, however, is when a fielder gets the ball in a position to potentially make a tag on the runner. Then, and only then, does the "direct line to the base" come into play.  Even so, the "line" is a direct line between where the runner currently is and the base, not the direct line between the bases.

Not only does a runner have the right to run outside a direct line between the bases, at times the runner is obligated to. If a fielder is attempting to catch a batted ball, and is standing in the baseline, the runner is required to avoid him or her. Here, too, the runner is not out for veering off his path - he or she is doing exactly the correct thing.

 York County Sports Complex Field Condition Hot Line

890-3868

This line is a recording only and applies only to the new Sports Complex.   Cancellations and field conditions at all other YCLL fields remain the responsibility of the home team manager.