Learn how to Speak Little League vs Travel Ball:
Nothing irritates a Little League District Administrator more than an All-Star Manager or Coach who does not know the difference between Little League and Travel Baseball/Select baseball.
Never refer to a Little League team as 10u or 11u or anything “u”
Little League does NOT have “u” baseball.
Little League divisions are 8-9-10-year-olds, 9-10-11-year-olds, Majors, Intermediate, Juniors & Seniors.
In Travel/Select baseball, you can be 7 years old and play on an 11u team, the ‘u” means anyone under the age of 11 can play on the team.
Not so in Little League. To play with 11-year-olds in Little League, you must be 9, 10 or 11. You cannot be 8 or 7 or whatever “u”.
The moral of this is – Don’t use the term “u” when talking about Little League. There is NO such thing in Little League and we have NO idea what division you are actually talking about.
LINK TO LL TOURNAMENT RESOURCES (Most common forms below)
MANDATORY DIAMOND LEADERSHIP TRAINING (All-Star Managers & Coaches)
DISTRICT 9 AFFIDAVIT PROCESS GUIDELINES (Tips & Information)
LINK LITTLE LEAGUE DATA CENTER TO ACCESS THE AFFIDAVIT
District 9 Tournament Checklist
Tournament Player Verification
Little League® Baseball and Softball School Enrollment Form Tournament Supplemental Affidavit – School Participation Exemption Medical Release Tournament Financial Report Tournament Verification Checklist
Age and Residency Requirements
Residency/School Attendance & Proof of Birth Requirements
Tournament (SAMPLE) Affidavit – Baseball and Softball
These forms are provided as an educational tool, so you can see what the affidavit form looks like. You will need to input your team information online at the Little League Data Center
Little League Affidavit instruction video
Affidavit SAMPLE ONLY (MUST BE COMPLETED ONLINE) – Baseball
Affidavit SAMPLE ONLY (MUST BE COMPLETED ONLINE) – Softball
Affidavits must be completed online and paper copies submitted and approved by the District
2023: You must access the little league data center to complete the AFFIDAVIT.
LINK TO 2023 AFFIDAVIT ON LL DATA CENTER
SEE YOUR LEAGUE PRESIDENT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACCESS
D9 Affidavit Approval Tips & Information
WESTERN REGION TOURNAMENT WEBINAR.PDF
We Need the manager’s and Coaches’ Contact information in case we need to contact you for anything last minute involving the tournament (game delay, game cancellation, location change, time change, etc.)
Don’t be the Manager or coach that does not complete the form and then gets mad when things change and you are not informed.
CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE ALL-STAR MANAGER/COACH CONTACT INFORMATION FORM
2023 PROGRAM ROSTER/PHOTO SUBMISSION FORM
(photo submission form (above) must be downloaded and completed – Word .docx)
2023 PROGRAM PHOTO DEADLINES
Team Announcer/Pronunciation Form:
DOWNLOAD THE ANNOUNCER PRONUNCIATION FORM HERE
Rules:
District 9 Tournament Rules: District 9 Rules and Notes
Little League Mandatory Play Rule 9: Tournament Rule 9
Little League Baseball Tournament Rules: Baseball Tournament Rules
Little League Softball Tournament Rules: Softball Tournament Rules
2023 Rule clarification: Explanation From Little League
2022 Significant Updates .pdf: 2023 Significant Updates Handout.pdf
Rules Quick Reference Guide (From LL Umpires): BASEBALL
Rules Quick Reference Guide (From LL Umpires: SOFTBALL
Approved Tournament Bat List: 2023 BAT LIST
Helmet C-Flap (Sticker/Decal Summary Page: Helmet C-Flap & Sticker/Decal Summary.pdf
PARENT AND FAN CONDUCT
Positive Parenting through the stress of All-stars
Approved Tournament Schedule Formats
Paper Scorekeeper & Announcer Requirement:
Little League is an ALL-volunteer organization and there is NO additional fee to play in the District All-Star Tournament. Having parents volunteer to be scorekeepers and announcers for each game is a very small ask for your team to provide. Before each game, the teams must agree on what position they will provide. If a team does not provide either an announcer or scorekeeper the game will NOT be played.
All teams are required to have at least 1 (preferably several) parents who can properly score the game using a paper scorebook (Game Changer can NOT be used or referenced as the official book).
District Training is provided free to all parents at this link – PAPER SCOREKEEPING CLINIC
All teams are required to have at least 1 (preferably several) parents who can announce the game.
Tournament Safety
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