Keeping it Fun

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EAST SIDE Little League Volunteers Orientation
Program 2009 Season
Keeping it Fun!
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Volunteer Orientation Program

• Agenda
• Welcome
• Why are we here?
• What do I need to do to become a volunteer?
• What is the players responsibility?
• A look at some 2009 rule changes
• Keeping it Fun/Code of Conduct Video

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Volunteer Orientation Program

• Welcome
• Thanks for volunteering and being a part of
  ESLL for the 2009 season! This is our 53rd year
  and we count on our volunteers annually to make
  our league a success. There are many
  opportunities to serve the league in addition to
  managing/coaching a team. Please call or
  approach us about how you can help!
• 
  ESLL Board of Directors
• 
  Len Chylack, President

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• Why are we here?
• Little League is a program of service to
  youth. It is geared to provide an outlet of
  healthful activity and training under good
  leadership in the atmosphere of wholesome
  community participation. The movement is
  dedicated to helping children become good and
  decent citizens. It inspires them with a goal
  and enriches their lives toward the day when they
  must take their place in the world. It
  establishes the values of teamwork, sportsmanship
  and fair play.
• 2009 LL Official Regulations
  Rules

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• What do I need to do to Volunteer?
• Little League International Rules require
• -ESLL to conduct an annual background check,
  
• which includes a criminal and Sex
  Offenders Registry search, and
• -Maintain a volunteer application form with
  photo ID before serving
• -This check is provided by the League
• This applies to all
• Managers/Coaches/Board of Directors
  members and,
• any persons, volunteers, and/or hired
  workers, who provide
• regular service to the league and /or
  have repetitive access
• to, or contact with players or teams.
  

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• What do I need to do to volunteer?
• Please note
• -Failure to submit to the background check,
  sex offender check and/or
• -Failure to complete volunteer application
• Will result in immediate dismissal
• Note
• Any person,with a conviction of a
  crime against or involving
• minors cannot participate in the
  league. This information is not
• in the public domain, and is managed
  by our league president.
• If you have any questions, please
  contact ESLL President, Len
• Chylack.
• .

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• What are the coachs responsibilities?
• ESLL Policy
• During the regular and tournament season,
  managers or coaches who participate in other
  youth baseball or softball programs, excluding
  school programs, are not eligible to manage or
  coach in East Side Little League. It is
  difficult, if not impossible to to be
  appropriately committed to managing or coaching a
  team in our program while at the same time being
  involved in coaching a team in a competing
  program.
• -If an individual is found to be involved as
  a coach in a competing league, running concurrent
  with our program, he or she, subject to review
  by the Executive Board, may have their service
  terminated immediately by ESLL.

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Volunteer Orientation Program

• What is the players responsibility?
• LL International regular season and tournament
  play rules
• Players may choose to participate (double
  roster) in other summer baseball or softball
  programs during the regular and tournament
  seasonHowever, according to LL International
  Rules
• Consistent with a managers ability to
  conduct the affairs of his or her team, a manager
  may remove a player from the team, subject to the
  Board of Directors approval, for the current
  season, if the player repeatedly misses practices
  or games.
• If a player repeatedly misses practices or
  games, the manager must make the Board of
  Directors aware of the situation immediately.

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• Whats New in 09?
• Little League Bats for majors division or below
  can not be longer that 33 and have a barrel more
  than 2 ¼ in diameter
• A pitcher who delivers 41 or more pitches per
  game, can not play the position of catcher for
  the remainder of the day
• Optional Local catcher rule with 2 outs
• As always, consult the official LL Rule Book or
  Contact the District 28 Administrator

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• Why the Video?
• Increased occurrence of confrontational
  situations in LL Baseball and other youth sports
  nationally
• Focus has moved away from LL core values
• Little League Baseball Directive

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Volunteer Orientation Program

• Scenario l Not Another Error
• Parents become too emotionally involved in the
  game
• What is LL baseball about?
• -developing good citizens
• -learning a sport
• -not developing a superior athlete
• Key message dont verbally abuse reward
  efforts
• What is our official response?
• -Umpires role stress sportsmanship/warn/rem
  ove

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• Scenario ll The Umpires Call
• Behavior excitement overrule good judgment
• Umpire
• -Understand demonstrate patience
• -Judgment call I called it as I saw it
• -Get back to the game
• -Willingness to discuss after game
• -removal if necessary
• Team managers need to support decision

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• Scenario lll A Mothers Concern
• Team Manager/Coaches
• -Keep it positive
• -Rotate positions week to week
• -Demonstrate fairness
• -Discuss during the week or at practice
• -Stress sportsmanship and skill building

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• Reflections
• What did you think about the video and the
  message?
• We support this as a ESLL guiding principle
• The message is mandatory!
• -For all ESLL volunteers
• -For all parents
• Its the Managers/Coachs responsibility to role
  model this behavior!

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• A Reminder for League Representatives
• We represent ESLL locally LL Baseball in
  general
• Take the higher road in these situations
• Remember LLB values
• -Character/Courage/Loyalty
• Consult LL Rule Book or District League
  Administrator
• For more info consult WWW.Little League.Org

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EAST SIDE Little League Volunteers Orientation
Program 2009 Season www.eastsidell.org
Thank you!