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President's
Newsletter - December 2017
SVLL Members -
We hope you
are having a happy and festive holiday season. As the weather turns colder,
baseball is probably the last thing on your mind, but it's time to start
preparing for the 2018 Little League Season. The Board of Directors is busy
preparing for our league's second season, which we believe will be even better
than our inaugural season. There are a few items we wanted to share with you as
we head into the New Year.
Registration
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We opened registration for the 2018 season back in November,
but we want to make sure this message gets out. You will qualify for an
early-bird discount if you register before January 10th. All children who wish
to participate in the Majors or Minors division (typically 9 thru 12 year
olds), must participate in our Tryout / Player Evaluation event and you MUST be
registered with the league prior to that event. We will not support
registration on the day of Tryouts / Player Evaluations, so please don't
hesitate to sign up.
Registrations are handled online here:
http://sunnyvalelittleleague.com/gen/registration.htm
Bat Standards --
Little League Baseball has mandated
new bat standards for the 2018 season, which will go into effect on January 1,
2018. LLB has made several resources available online to address questions
regarding this standard here:
http://www.littleleague.org/learn/equipment/baseballbatinfo/USA-Baseball-Bat-Standard-FAQs.htm
It's
important to call out that all umpires will be instructed to look for a new USA
Baseball stamp on the bat itself. As a rule of thumb, you should not bat any
bat that does not have this stamp printed on the bat itself. We strongly advise
against purchasing bats that have a USA decal. Look for actual printing on the
bat. More information is available on our web site at:
http://sunnyvalelittleleague.com/news/2017/17-1214-01.htm
Here
are some examples of what to look for:
http://sunnyvalelittleleague.com/images/news/2017/17-1214-01.JPG
and
http://sunnyvalelittleleague.com/images/news/2017/17-1214-02.JPG
Here
is an example of a decal which has been affixed to the outer wrapper of a bat.
Once that bat is unwrapped, that decal would no longer be affixed to the bat
and therefore would NOT be eligible for use in our league:
http://sunnyvalelittleleague.com/images/news/2017/17-1214-03.JPG
If
you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact any Board Member
for more information.
Tryouts / Player Evaluations
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We received lots of feedback on the format of last year's
Player Evaluations, so we will be modifying them for the 2018 season. Tryouts /
Player Evaluations will take place in January, but we will be offering multiple
sessions per division.
ALL SESSIONS WILL BE HELD AT CUPERTINO MIDDLE
SCHOOL.
ALL PLAYERS WHO ARE TRYING OUT MUST SIGN UP FOR ONE OF THE
TRYOUT SESSIONS HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fWANgnFkMnI2pd-AHQNh2y6pargQfiYtmB5QobP07Bg/edit?usp=drivesdk
Majors
Tryouts / Player Evaluations: Players who will be playing in the Majors
Division (typically 11 and 12 year-olds) will have two tryout
sessions:
Session #1: Saturday, January 20th from 9:00am to
11:00am
Session #2: Sunday, January 21st from 2:00pm to
4:00pm
Minors Tryouts / Player Evaluations: Players who will be playing
in the Minors Division (typically 9 and 10 year-olds) will have two tryout
sessions:
Session #1: Saturday, January 20th from 12:00pm to
2:00pm
Session #2: Sunday, January 21st from 11:00am to 1:00pm
We
will NOT be holding Player Evaluations for Farm level players this season. We
will be offering both a Farm Player Clinic and Farm Manager Clinic on March
3rd.
For more information, see:
http://sunnyvalelittleleague.com/gen/tryouts.htm
Fundraiser Dates --
It's never too soon to start
collecting funds to help us reduce the overall cost of playing in Sunnyvale
Little League. We try to help offset fees by holding fundraisers throughout the
year.
1) We will be holding our first fundraiser of the year at Chipotle
in conjunction with Tryouts on Sunday, January 21st at Chipotle, 20688
Homestead Road (by the new Safeway) between 4:00pm and 8:00pm. 50% of proceeds
will be donated back to our league. Flyers will be available at Tryouts and on
our website. Be sure to bring the flyer with you so that our league receives
credit.
2) We will also be holding a Sunnyvale Little League Shop Event
at the Dick's Sporting Goods at 125 E. El Camino Real in Sunnyvale on Saturday
March 3rd and Sunday March 4th. A percentage of most purchases will be donated
back to SVLL. We will provide a discount code as we get closer to that event,
but we wanted to make you all aware in the event you are planning on making any
baseball equipment purchases for the upcoming season.
We hope to see you
all there.
Have a Happy Holiday Season and a Happy New
Year,
Jean Roberts & Mike Lee Co-Presidents Sunnyvale Little
League
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