Friday, November 21, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
What Has the Fuzzy Beagle’s Interest?
2008-11-05: DISTRICT POSITIONS: We have a number of unfilled District positions.
From LittleLeague.org: Assistant District Administrators (ADA) are appointed by the DA to serve
at the pleasure of the District Administrator. They should include: secretary, umpire consultant,
treasurer, training officer, safety officer, information officer and individual assistants as needed
to help leagues with specific divisions of play.
Here is the list of District Positions as recommended by Little League:
2008-10-30: RULE CHANGES: Little League has released a set of rules changes for the 2009
season. Most coaches will be pleased to see that pitchers may now catch if they have
thrown less than 41 pitches. Also, a League may choose one of two options for the
pitcher's required rest; a league can eliminate the Game of rest if they choose the
longer Days of Rest option. Any manager, coach or player wearing a cast must remain
in the dugout at all times. For Tournament play, the size of the Senior and Big League
rosters is increased. Those are the main changes. Check the rest out at these links:
REGULAR SEASON RULE CHANGES FOR 2009
TOURNAMENT RULE CHANGES FOR 2009
2008-10-25: LITTLE LEAGUE ONTARIO: At the Annual General Meeting, your D.A. Jim Dean was elected President of Little League Ontario. Also, most provincial tournament sites were confirmed as follows: Minors - D1 Oakville, Majors - D8 Pembroke, Juniors - D6 South Ottawa, and Big League - D5 Windsor. We are still awaiting a decision on Seniors, which D4 Timmins will not be hosting as they do not run a Senior League program. see more here...
2008-10-21: NEW PRESIDENTS: Please join me in welcoming two new Presidents
to the District 2 board.
In West Carleton-Arnprior, we bid a fond farewell to long-time president Carol Devine,
and we say hello to the new President, Bill Ruddy.
In Pinecrest, Alan Martensen elected not to stand for a third consecutive term (though
he agreed to be elected to the post of Treasurer). His replacement as President is
Johanne Melko.
Let's all work together to make sure their first years as President are successful ones.
2008-10-09: RULE CHANGE - JUNIORS: This just in from Little League:
Beginning with the 2009 Little League Baseball season, baseball bats with a diameter
of 2 3/4 (two and three-quarters) inches are no longer permitted for use in the Junior
League Division of Baseball.
Baseball bats with a 2 5/8 (two and five-eighths) inch diameter are now the standard for
all teenage baseball divisions (Junior, Senior and Big League).
The "minus-3" requirement - overall weight (in ounces) of a bat can be no more than
three ounces below the overall length (in inches) of the bat - remains in effect in
Senior and Big League Baseball divisions, but is NOT a requirement in Junior Baseball.
Also, in effect for the 2009 season is the requirement that all non-wood bats used in
Little League Baseball Divisions and below shall be printed with a BPF (bat performance
factor) of 1.15 or less.
2008-09-02: SOMETHING TO DO IN THE OFF-SEASON: Here are some baseball-related web sites you might enjoy:
2008-08-27: HUMOUR: Need a giggle during the off-season? Enjoy this phony film clip of what happens when a good Canadian lad goes south of the border to play baseball: see more here...
2006-01-01: VOLUNTEER POLICY - CHILD PROTECTION PROGRAM: Little League Canada now requires that all volunteers within their structure have a police background check for assault and sex related offences. They have also delegated the responsibility for these checks to the individual leagues. Failure to do so comes with a penalty of revoking a league's charter. Please refer to the web site for your league for details on this program and how it affects you.