Jun 17
Virginia District 16 is proud to welcome Greater Fauquier Baseball to Little League!
Greater Fauquier Baseball (GFBLL) is offering Little League baseball throughout Fauquier County. GFBLL is offering baseball for children ages 4 to 18. Registration is now open for the Fall 2013 season.
Jun 16
The Tournament Team Eligibility Affidavits to fill in for the 2013 International Tournament are online at http://www.littleleague.org/Assets/forms_pubs/tournaments/Affidavit_Baseball13.pdf for baseball and http://www.littleleague.org/Assets/forms_pubs/tournaments/Affidavit_Softball13.pdf for softball.
Both forms can be filled in using Adobe Acrobat 9 or newer, then printed for signatures.
There are additional forms and procedures to follow for 2013, which can be found at http://www.littleleague.org/tournamentresources.htm.
Jun 16
A scorekeeper meeting will be held on Monday, June 17, at 7:00PM in the Murphy Building at Good Times Park in Leesburg. This meeting is for all volunteers keeping score in the District 16 tournaments.
We will go over expectations, techniques, and most importantly the Little League rules and scorekeeper responsibilities. In particular we will spend time on substitution rules on mandatory play requirements.
Team scorekeepers from any of the All-Star teams in District 16 are welcome to attend.
Jun 16
The manager’s meetings for District Tournaments have been scheduled for Sunday, June 23.
Juniors managers will meet at Freedom High School, South Riding, on Monday, June 24 at 7:00PM.
Manager attendance is mandatory. Coaches are welcome to attend.
Jun 12
The pools and brackets for the District 9-10 Year-Old, 10-11 Year-Old, Little League, and Juniors Baseball Tournaments are now available.
The 2013 VA District 16 9-10 Year-Old Baseball Tournament will be hosted by Upper Loudoun Little League at Haske Field in Purcellville and Round Hill Center in Round Hill. The tournament begins Tuesday, June 25 and finishes with the championship game on Wednesday, July 3.
The 2013 VA District 16 10-11 Year-Old Baseball Tournament will be hosted by Lower Loudoun Little League at Cobb Field and Pioneer Field in Sterling. The tournament begins Thursday, June 27 and finishes with the championship game on Friday, July 5.
The 2013 VA District 16 Little League Baseball Tournament (11 and 12 year-olds) will be hosted by Central Loudoun Little League at Freedom Park in Leesburg. The tournament begins Monday, July 1 and finishes with the championship game on Tuesday, July 9.
The 2013 VA District 16 Juniors Baseball Tournament will be hosted by Loudoun South Little League at Freedom High School in South Riding. The weekend-long tournament begins Friday, July 5 and finishes on Sunday, July 7.
Feb 18
The Challenger Division was established in 1989 as a separate division of Little League to enable boys and girls with physical and mental challenges, ages 4-18, or up to age 22 if still enrolled in high school, to enjoy the game of baseball along with the millions of other children who participate in this sport worldwide. More than the skills of baseball learned through the experience, the value of the Little League Challenger Division is found in the therapeutic and socialization benefits of participating in sports, the strengthening of the participant’s self-esteem, the opportunities to mainstream into other divisions of play, and the disciplines of teamwork, citizenship and fair play which are hallmarks of the Little League program. Today, more than 30,000 children participate in more than 900 Challenger Divisions worldwide.
In Loudoun County two leagues currently offer the Challenger Program. Lower Loudoun Little League (Sterling/Potomac Falls) and Dulles Little League (Ashburn) have been running successful Challenger Programs for many years. The District staff are eager to bring the Challenger Division to the rest of District 16. If your league does not offer Challenger we can assist you in registering in another league.
Where numbers allow, teams are set up according to abilities, rather than age, and can include as many as 15-20 players. Challenger games can be played as tee ball games, coach pitch, player pitch, or a combination of the three.
One of the benefits of having a Challenger Division is that it encourages the use of “buddies” for the Challenger players. The buddies assist the Challenger players on the field, but whenever possible, encourage the players to bat and make plays themselves. However, the buddy is always nearby to help when needed.
Parents and teenagers are strongly encouraged to become involved in this uniquely-rewarding division of Little League. After completing a Little League volunteer application and passing a required national background check, teenagers may become buddies, while parents may become involved in practices, and be eligible as coaches, managers, umpires, local league board members and other volunteer positions within the league.
For more information on the Little League Challenger Division in Virginia Little League District 16, contact Lynn Davis via email challenger@vadist16.org.
Jun 15
The District has documentation from Easton and Rawlings that decals on their helmets are permitted. In both cases, the decals are not to exceed 20% of the helmet surface area.
There are a few additional details regarding portions of the helmet that cannot be covered, use of adhesives, etc. Please read the respective letter for details.
The District is in possession of these letters, which are considered “approval in writing by the helmet manufacturer” for purposes of rule 1.16. Other manufacturer helmets, including those manufactured by parent, sibling, or child companies of Easton or Rawlings, are not covered by this approval.
Individual players are not required to carry a copy of the letter with them at District level games. Players that advance beyond District play should print out and carry a hard copy with them.
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