EARLY REGISTRATION FEES EXTENDED TO END OF FEBRUARY 2010 2010 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN and WINTER INDOOR CLINICS ARE NOW UNDERWAY! LOOKING FOR VS Little League on Facebook? USE THIS LINK
VSLL HOTLINE IS NOW SMARTPHONE READY @ 516-887-8197
NEWS FLASH: NEW FINAL REGISTRATION DAY ADDED SAT FEB 20 @ FIREMENS 10am to Noon February 20, 2010 - 10:00 AM
BREAKING NEWS January 31, 2010
EARLY REGISTRATION
EXTENDED TO END OF FEBRUARY
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VSLL SCHOLARSHIP for 2010 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
who played VSLL for 3 years or more
VS Central, South, North
- SEE YOUR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR FOR DETAILS
2010 Registration and Winter Clinics are now underway!
EARLY REGISTRATION IS STILL UNDERWAY
YOU CAN STILL REGISTER BY MAIL AND SAVE $20
MAIL REGISTRATION FORMS TO
VSLL, PO BOX 544
VALLEY STREAM NY 11582
EARLY REGISTRATION NOW ENDS FEBRUARY 28, 2010 SAVE THE DATE!!
OPENING DAY IS SAT. APRIL 17, 2010 @ FIREMEN'S FIELD 11 AM
THIS MONTH KEY DATES @ VSLL February 1, 2010FEBRUARY 2010
ANNOUNCEMENT: Valley Stream Youth Umpire’s No longer eligible to umpire January 25, 2010
Due to Little League National Rule Change and Our Compliance
Recently Little League baseball notified the local organizations in regard to the 2010 rule changes. One of the changes is an age requirement to be eligible to umpire Little League games. The rule states “A person who is not an adult may serve in a game as an umpire, including as plate umpire, provided one or more other adults are also umpires for that game. However, that non-adult umpire cannot be designated as umpire-in-chief for that game. The umpire-in-chief is not required to be the plate umpire.”
Basically this means that we no longer can provide two youth umpires on the field at the same time. This rule created a dilemma in how we conduct our umpire program. In order to have a professional adult and a youth umpire on the field we would need to raise fees. The board has decided that raising fees is not an option in today’s economy. We have worked very hard to keep fees the same for three years running. When a league applies for its annual charter with Little League, it pledges to abide by all the rules and regulations of Little League. It is with great dismay that we close down our umpire program. We considered having parents and coaches volunteer to be on the field but, this would require coverage of over 300 games at the Minors and Majors level and we just do not have the volunteers. The aforementioned facts lead us to hire an umpire organization to officiate our Minors and Majors games.
Our Umpire and Chief John LaBarbera writes,” we taught our children more that just umpiring, they learned valuable life lessons. They were taught how to deal with adversity, adult coaches and parents and did a great job with each and every situation. Plus they were all great people and better umpires. This new rule has forced Valley Stream Little League to hire an adult umpiring organization, thus the end of our youth umpiring program. This was done by Williamsport for legal and safety reasons. I have been Umpire-in-Chief for the past 7 years and I have taught more than 200 youth umpires over the years. I would like to thank the parents for intrusting your children to me to share my umpiring knowledge and life experience with each of them.”
In closing we are very disappointed with the rule change but we are mandated to close one of the best Youth Umpire programs on Long Island.
NEW INFO: Facebook and Softball Director Contact Emails NEW VSLL on FACEBOOK WEB SITE ADDRESS IS facebook.com/ValleyStreamLittleLeague
Old address, tinyURL.com/VSLLofFACEBOOK still works too
VSLL Wishes All A HAPPY & HEALTHY NEW YEAR & 2010 !! | video
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REGISTER FOR LITTLE LEAGUE Register Early SAVE $20 Get FREE CLINICS October 20, 2009 - 07:00 PMFor more information, click on REGISTRATION INFORMATION Image
2010 SPRING REGISTRATION NOW OPEN SAVE $20 REG EARLY PRINT@HOME 2010 REGISTRATON FORM MAIL IN REGISTRATION: mail form & fees to VSLL, PO Box 544, VS, NY 11582
VSLL Baseball & Softball Ages 5-16,
Molding our youth to become good citizens!
On Tuesday nite, the VSLL Senior Boys (15-16) hosted the Los Delfines ball club from the Dominican Republic. It was a great match, with the score trading hands and our hometown boys claiming a 9-4 victory in the 1st Boys of Baseball International Classic. After the game, the teams shared a pizza dinner in the Firemen's Field-house.
Stay tuned for more details in next week's Valley Stream Hearld newspaper.
Thanks to Coach John Faust VSLL and Coach Esteban Saint LDDR for arranging this terrific cultural bonding event.
SAFETY NEWS SECTION
SAFETY: IMPORTANT WEATHER SAFETY MESSAGE FROM PRES LITTLE LEAGUE HQ June 4, 2009 - 05:00 PM
Message from President and CEO of Little League International
Dear Little League Volunteer:
You may have heard about the tragic accident last night during a weather-related delay in a Spotsylvania County (Va.) Little League game. One child died as a result of a lightning strike, and another was injured.
We at Little League International extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Little Leaguer Chelal Matos. Our thoughts and prayers also are with the child who was injured, and with his family.
As you know, Little League International has provided extensive information to its member leagues on lightning safety, in conjunction with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. We are taking this opportunity to remind all parents and volunteers to review the information linked below.
SAFETY: VSLL is in NY Times article on Pitch Count programs May 21, 2007Here is the VSLL is IN NYTimes ARTICLE ON PROTECTING YOUNG PLAYERS ARMS
YOU MAY NEED TO REGISTER WITH www.nytimes.com TO VIEW THIS ARTICLE
NYTimes Sports: Pitching Change Intended to Save Young Players’ Arms
By BILL PENNINGTON | Published: May 21, 2007
A recent increase in the number of arm injuries by teenage pitchers prodded Little League International to establish a 75-pitch per game limit.
SAFETY: Little League Headquarters Email on BAT SAFETY LAWS August 29, 2007CLICK HERE TO READ Little League Headquarters Email on BAT SAFETY LAWS CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON BAT SAFETY From the Little League Headquarters Web Site.
SAFETY: UPDATE ON 2 3/4 bats outlawed October 16, 2008LITTLE LEAGUE OUTLAWS 2 and 3/4 INCH BAT
NO LONGER ALLOWED IN JUNIOR BASEBALL
UPDATE FROM LL HQ
Oct. 16, 2008
Dear District Administrators and Local Little League Officials,
We have received a number of inquiries regarding last week's announcement regarding non-wood bats. Here are some additional details.
Statement Regarding Bats in Junior League Baseball
Beginning with the 2009 season, baseball bats with a diameter of 2-5/8 (two-and-five-eighths) inches are now the standard for all teenage baseball divisions (Junior, Senior and Big League).
Baseball bats with a diameter of 2-3/4 (two-and-three-fourths) inches are no longer permitted for use in the Junior League Division of Baseball. Previously, these bats could be used in Juniors, but not in Senior or Big League.
Take Fletcher Ave North over Southern State parkway overpass.
Make second right turn onto Howell Road.
School and Ball Field are at the end of Howell Road.
Park away from the field backstop to avoid foul balls.
DIRECTIONS FIREMENS FIELD
Enter @ Albermarle & Fenimore by Fieldhouse
Between Emerson Place and Albermarle, south of Franklin Ave. and north of Merrick Road.
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Southern State Pkwy. to Exit 15S and take left fork. Go 1st block after light on Rockaway Pkwy. and Wheeler. Make a left onto East Fenmore and drive to field.
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TWITTER NEWS FEED VSLL NEWS - GET LIVE VSLL TEXT MESSAGES FROM @VSLLdotORG TWITTER SEE HOW CELL TEXT MSGS WILL LOOK HERE
just as these message display on your Cell Phone
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WATCH THIS 2 MINUTE VIDEO
VSLL WILL USE CELL PHONE TEXT MESSAGING
TO SEND ALERTS SUCH AS URGENT RAIN OUT MESSAGES THIS SEASON.
Email us your VSLL Game Highlight Reports and Photos and we’ll post them to our League Web Site! for players, parents and friends to enjoy!
Email VSLL game reports to: gamereports@VSLL.org | Email VSLL photos to: SubmitPhotos@VSLL.org
Just follow these simple guidelines to make it easy for us to put them on our web site! Game Report guidelines | Submit Photo guidelines
PHOTOS & VIDEOS SECTION
MORE GREAT PHOTOS FROM VSLL FAN JIM CRAWLEY, Kevin Grande's Grandpa!
PHOTOS | OPENING DAY!! CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO SHOWS!
AND THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT PHOTOS BUT YOU MUST USE THE PHOTO SUBMISSION & SIZING RULES
OR WE CAN'T POST YOUR TERRIFIC PHOTOS! | SEE HOW TO SUBMIT PHOTOS LINK ON RIGHT ===>
SPONSORS INFO SECTION
FIELD SPONSORS January 1, 2008
GRAY GLASS HAS DONATED $10,000 to the VSLL FIELD FUND!
DENNIS ORGANIZATION, INC. DONATES $5,000 to VSLL FIELD FUND! $2,000 Club: Syndor Optics $1,500 Club: Rotary Club of Valley Stream | $1,000 Club: Baxter's, Collision Concepts, DNA Contracting & Waterpproofing, Green Bay Home Improvement, Modell's, Sydor Optics, VFW Post 1790, Valley Stream Kiwanis Club, Valley Stream LIONS CLUB, Verizon FIOS, WOND-A-RAMA Automotive Discount City| $500 Club: BILL GALLO REALTY, STOP & SHOP, Systems 2000 Plumbing, WAYSIDE AUTO BODY, New York Community Bancorp,Inc. $250 PLUS Club: VS Pediatrics, Andy & Terry Automotive, Edward F.Lieber Funeral Homes, Magic Bagels, Valbrook Baseball Academy $100 Club: Valley Stream House of Carpets|
