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| Superstition Little League Update |
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| Registration Update |
January 29, 2011 |
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Greetings and salutations,
The end of registration is February 5th.
Please see dates below for dates of evaluations for Majors and Minors. Times will be announced after registration ends. T-Ball and Coach Pitch divisions do not participate in evaluations. Juniors and Seniors registration will be extended as some are going through school tryouts. Evaluations will be announced at a later date.
If you know of anyone that is interested in registering, please forward this e-mail to them by clicking the "Forward Email" link at the bottom. Again, registration ends February 5th.
Sincerely,
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| Registration ends February 5th
Registration ends on Saturday, February 5th. Managers & coaches need to be finalized, uniforms need to be ordered and evaluations start February 8th for the Majors division.
Late Registration fees: T-Ball (5-6 years) $85.00 Coach Pitch (7-8 years) $85.00 Minors (9-10 years) $140.00 Majors (11-12 years) $140.00 Juniors (13-14 years) $155.00 Seniors (15-16 years) $155.00 *Registrations can also be mailed to our post office box as long as they are received BEFORE February 4th. Print out a registration form from the website under "Handouts & Downloads". Fill out completely and mail to: Superstition Little League PO Box 2003 Mesa, AZ 85214 |
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Mandatory Evaluations
Evaluations for all Minors, Majors, Juniors and Seniors players are mandatory prior to that division's draft. T-Ball and Coach Pitch players are not evaluated and will be called when teams are formed by the end of February.
An e-mail will be sent out next week with information on your child's assigned evaluation time. Each session will run just under 2 hours as long as everyone attends their assigned time. Times will be either 6pm or 8pm. You will only attend one session. Managers will need to attend each session for their division to evaluate each player. Here are the dates:
Majors - Tuesday, February 8th & Wednesday, February 9th with Draft on Friday, February 11th.
Minors - Tuesday, February 15th & Wednesday, February 16th with Draft on Friday, February 18th.
Juniors and Seniors are TBA and registrations will still be accepted for those divisions after February 5th.
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 Upcoming Dates
February 5th - Registration ends
February 8th & 9th - Majors Evaluations
February 11th - Majors Draft
February 15th & 16th - Minors Evaluations
February 18th - Minors Draft
February 28th - Approximate date practices begin
March 26th - Opening Day
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Social Media
Be our "Friend" on Facebook by searching for us - Superstition L League or 
"Follow us" on Twitter at SuperstitionLL or
These are just launching and are a work in progress, but we hope to notify parents and players of all league updates including field conditions when we have a rain event, evaluation times and other pertinent information. Thanks Brandi Copas for your work to set both of these up!
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Update from Little League International on Composite Bats
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.
January 20, 2011
The first test result has been received at Little League International regarding composite-barreled bats for use in the Little League (Majors) Division and below. Little League has created a list for those bats that receive waivers of the moratorium that was enacted on Dec. 30, 2010.
Little League International's moratorium on the use of composite bats extends to all of its baseball divisions, including the Little League (Majors) division.
Information on the composite baseball bats that have received waivers of the moratorium for the Little League (Majors) Baseball Division and below can be found here:
http://www.littleleague.org/learn/equipment/approvedcompbatssmall.htm The list will be updated as more information comes into Little League.
Information on the composite baseball bats that have received waivers of the moratorium for the Junior, Senior, and Big League Baseball Divisions of Little League can be found here:
http://www.littleleague.org/learn/equipment/approvedcompbats.htm
By definition, a moratorium is: An authorized delay or stopping of some specified activity. As applied by Little League International, the moratorium disallows the use of all baseball bats constructed with composite material in its barrel unless a specific model shows in laboratory testing that it will not exceed the standard that is printed on the bat, after the bat is broken in.
There is a process through which manufacturers can submit individual models for a possible waiver if they wish to seek it. Individual bat models are tested at an independent laboratory, and the results are conveyed to the manufacturer. If the manufacturer provides the results to Little League, and the bat passes the test, it will be noted on one of the two lists noted above.
Wooden and aluminum metal/alloy bats are not subject to the moratorium. Bats that have only a metal or alloy barrel (and no other material, unless it is in the end cap of the bat), and if it meets the other standards (length, diameter, etc. for the respective division in which it is used) are not subject to the moratorium, regardless of the composition of the handle or the transition to the barrel.
A listing of licensed, non-wood/non-composite baseball bats for use in the Little League (Majors) Division and below can be found here: http://www.littleleague.org/Assets/forms_pubs/2011ApprovedNonWoodBatList.pdf This list also may be updated frequently.
Because of the moratorium, several common questions have arisen. We have addressed the most common questions in a Frequently-Asked Questions page here: http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2010/Sep-Dec/LLBBCompositeBatMoratoriumFAQ.htm
If you have further questions, we encourage you to sign on to Little League's Facebook page. At that page, over the past few days, Little League International staff has answered hundreds of questions regarding the moratorium. The Little League Facebook page is here: http://www.facebook.com/LittleLeagueBaseballAndSoftball
Little League International first placed the moratorium on composite bats in the Junior, Senior, and Big League Baseball Divisions of Little League. Subsequent to that moratorium, scientific research that began on October 18, 2010, showed the need for the same moratorium on composite-barreled bats with 2 1/4 inch barrels as well. Starting in September, and throughout the following weeks, this information was conveyed multiple times to every local Little League, every district, to the media, on Facebook, on the Little League web site, and to more than 250,000 parents who had signed up to receive updates from Little League International.
The original announcement regarding the moratorium, enacted on September 1, 2010, is here: http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2010/Sep-Dec/CompositeBatMoratium.htm
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.
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