South Maryland Little League 2018 Season Overview 11/12/2018 South Maryland Little League

South Maryland Little League Coaches Goals Your players baseball skills are significantly improved Your players want to play baseball next year Your parents look forward to the end of year party 11/12/2018 South Maryland Little League

South Maryland Little League League Mission “In House” Community Youth Program Kids are “redrafted” each year Code of conduct exceeding local youth programs Inclusion, inclusion, inclusion Baseball players wanted, no experience necessary 11/12/2018 South Maryland Little League

Coaches Certifications Little League Standards Yearly background check through LL International Done by JDP this year Coaches provide name (as on driver’s license) and email address of volunteers SMLL board staff will initiate background check which sends link to volunteer to fill in relevant information including SS number Attend Coaches Clinic Safety Mandate AA County Standards County Head Coach Certificate Good for three years, after 3rd course for life County background check Good for 3 years 11/12/2018 South Maryland Little League

South Maryland Little League Coaches Conduct You set the tone Competition vs. Winning Conduct is imperative Coursing Clicks Arguing with umpires Poor sportsmanship Kids conduct They aren’t the coaches Criticizing other kids Just being “not nice” to other kids, adults Behavior is more important than baseball 11/12/2018 South Maryland Little League

South Maryland Little League Season Machine Pitch 12 games Tuesday night and Saturday games Thursday night make ups Do not have to make them up, do best you can End of season single elimination playoff Minors and Majors 12-14 game season Must play 12 games for an official season Do to scheduling, Friday night is best for make ups End of season playoff Double elimination Minors within SMLL only Majors combined with Laurel 11/12/2018 South Maryland Little League

Play Participation Expectations Machine Pitch to Majors: Continuous batting order Free defensive substitution No kid should sit more than an inning at a time Machine Pitch Kids rotate through batting order one place per game Kids rotate through infield positions Play infield AND outfield each game Minors and Majors Kids must play six defensive outs at a minimum, or not legal game Expectation no kid sits more than two innings in the field Kids should get some opportunity to play infield Majors emphasize each kid playing some outfield 11/12/2018 South Maryland Little League

South Maryland Little League Administration Team Positions Need a team parent Must have assistant coach Will need a league cleared adult in dugout at ALL times Minors and Majors Team Positions Scorekeeper Snack shack Pitch counter Hold a Parent Meeting !!! Forms None !!!! JDP links sent to volunteers 11/12/2018 South Maryland Little League

Administration – JDP Email From: SOUTH MARYLAND LITTLE LEAUGE <automation@instascreen.net> Date: March 19, 2018 at 8:47:27 PM EDT To: xxxx Subject: SOUTH MARYLAND LITTLE LEAUGE Background Questionnaire Notification Reply-To: smm052219@gmail.com Hello CHRISTA MARTIN, As part of your consideration for volunteer work, you will need to fill out the Volunteer Application found at the link below. Click here to begin The Volunteer Application takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and we recommend that you double check the information you provide for accuracy to make sure there is no delay in processing your background check. To remain in active consideration for volunteer work, you must complete the Volunteer Application within 14 days. Thank you, SOUTH MARYLAND LITTLE LEAUGE smm052219@gmail.com 11/12/2018 South Maryland Little League

Local Rules – Majors and Minors Free defensive substitution Continuous battering order Player needs to leave game due to illness, injury, etc, that player’s spot is skipped in the lineup – no automatic out Player may return to the lineup and bat in their original order Run limits 5 run innings (Minors only) Final inning is unlimited (Minors only) Final inning is declared by umpire in case of darkness May have more than one “final” declared inning Length of game No new innings after 2:05 on weekends, drop dead at 2:30 Workdays limited by light 11/12/2018 South Maryland Little League

Local Rules – Majors and Minors Game time Roster Size May play a regular season game with 8 players No automatic out in the lineup Use player pool first Player pool can not pitch or catch Second, borrow an outfielder from the opposing team Player that made last out will be borrowed player Any player arriving after start of game goes to end of batting order Mercy Rule 10 run lead after 4 innings or 3.5 if home team ahead 11/12/2018 South Maryland Little League

Local Rules – Machine Pitch Machines should be set at about 38 mph Umpiring Base coaches make calls at their respective bases Coach managing pitching machine makes calls at home/second Of course, be fair, it’s 7/8 year old baseball Coaches Coach manning pitch machine must NOT coach Two coaches in outfield, on opposite sides of second base Stay in the outfield !!! Batted ball into machine pitch safety circle Hits nothing, is a LIVE ball Hits machine or bucket or coach, batter gets first, runs advance if a FORCE 11/12/2018 South Maryland Little League

Local Rules – Machine Pitch Thrown ball hits machine (etc) or lands in safety circle Dead ball and runners awarded base beyond one they are entitled Players Defensive team will have 10 players 4 outfielders, must be in outfield, no short fielders Pitches 6 pitched balls per batter or 3 swinging strikes (yes, batters strike out) Foul ball on 3rd strike extends pitches – 7th, 8th, 9th pitch etc. Baserunning No leads May not leave base until ball is batted If runner leaves early, must return to closest base as result of the batted play 11/12/2018 South Maryland Little League

Local Rules – Machine Pitch Safety positioning All players must be at least 30 feet from home plate Pitcher must be even with machine, one foot inside safety circle 5 run rule per inning Unlimited Last Inning Overthrows Into outfield, play continues 1st and third base, infielder must return to infield to stop play Out of bounds, runners get one base beyond one they are entitled at the time of the throw 11/12/2018 South Maryland Little League

Local Rules – Machine Pitch Play is over when control is established This is when an infielder has control of baseball in the infield Outfielder running into the infield does NOT constitute control Any runners advancing may be tagged out But runner must return to base if not more than half way when infielder has control of ball No bunting Player arriving after start of game goes to end of batting order No new inning after 1 hour and 30 minutes. Drop dead at 1:45 minutes. 11/12/2018 South Maryland Little League

South Maryland Little League Conclusion Head Coach Sets The Tone Play the Game the Right Way Lead by Example Have fun 11/12/2018 South Maryland Little League