McKinney Little League (MLLB) All Stars

All Stars Topics Covered: Coach Pitch Future Stars Teams Classic All Star Teams International All Star Teams All-Star Player Nomination and Selection Process Commitment to Play Player Verification/Eligibility Coaches Selection Process Coaches Meeting

Coach Pitch All Stars Coach Pitch All Stars Game Date-TBD Teams will have one to two All Star team practices All Star game will be played with regular season rules, except the game will be 6 innings. The Coach Pitch division will be split into an American and a National division. The two divisions will play each other in a single All Star game. Each player and coach will receive an All Star player T-Shirt with team names on the back.  Coach Pitch All Stars DO NOT need to go through the player verification/eligibility process.

Classic All Stars Age 7-8-9 (Minors) must have played MKP or Minors Division during the regular season. Age 10-11-12 (Majors) must have played Minors or Majors Division during the regular season. If non-resident, must have a signed, notarized waiver submitted to League President, Lonea Gilbert, by May 31st. Players who do not make the International team are eligible for Classic team selection. Classic teams are not formed until International teams are formed and International rosters have been verified and players have been notified.

Classic All Stars Game Format Pool Play Format: If there are eight (8) or more teams in each division, then the tournament will follow the Pool Play format, which would mean teams play 6 games each.  Double Elimination Format: If there are less than eight (8) teams in each division, then it will be double elimination and each team will play a minimum of 2 games each. Will follow District 8 Rules for Classic tournament http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=texasdistrict 8 Once available, brackets will be posted on the District 8 website.

International All Stars American and National Divisional Teams are determined by Geographic Method: North of 380 = National Division South of 380 = American Division 9-10 Minors All Star Team(s) District Start Dates- June 20 Sectional Start Dates- July 6-10 (Location: Waco area) (State tournament the week after) 10-11-12 (LL) Majors All Star Team(s) Sectional Start Dates- July 6-10 (Location: DFW area) 11-12-13 Intermediate All Star Tem Dist. Start Dates- June 15 Sectional Start Dates- July (Location: SW Arlington)

International All Stars Game Format District 8 will play “pool play” in every division. For the 9-10 division, there will be two “pools”, with the champions of each pool playing each other in a one game, winner takes all Championship Game. In the Majors and Intermediate divisions, there will only be one pool in each, with the top two teams playing each other in a single Championship Game.  Champions moves on to Sectionals. Coaches: Tournament Rules and Guidelines can be found in your Little League Baseball Rules book from pages 115-145. Once available, brackets will be posted on the District 8 website.

Player Nomination Process Ballots are administered by the coach to his players. All players will nominate their teammates who they feel are good representatives of an All Star. The coach may also add 1-2 picks from his team to the official nomination if they feel a deserving player(s) did not receive votes In addition, a coach may nominate players in any division. This prevents coaches from missing any kid that might have been playing up. Nominated players names are turned in to the League President and Player Agent. A combined list of all nominated players will be submitted to the All Star coach for each division. Coaches may choose to have a tryout to determine placement on the team.

Commitment to Play All Stars Nominated players need to commit to participate in All Stars to be placed on the official ballot for Mangers and league officials to vote for selection to their respective all-star teams. Coaches will practice up to 6 days a week leading up to International and Classic All Star Games. Coaches will practice up to 2 times for Coach Pitch All Stars. Players are expected to arrive 1 Hour prior to game time.

Player Verification/Eligibility Residence shall be established and supported by documents, dated or in force between February 1, 2015 (previous year) and February 1, 2016 Residency Verification must come from THREE OR MORE of the following categories to determine residency of such parent(s) or guardian: 1. Driver’s License 2. Voter’s Registration 3. School records 4. Welfare/child care records 5. Federal records 6. State records 7. Local (municipal) records 8. Support payment records 9. Homeowner or tenant records 10. Utility bills (i.e., gas, electric, water/sewer, phone, mobile phone, heating, waste disposal) NOTE: Three utility bills (three items from No. 10 above) constitute only ONE document. 11. Financial (loan, credit, investments, etc.) records 12. Insurance documents 13. Medical records 14. Military records 15. Internet, cable or satellite records 16. Vehicle records 17. Employment records

Player Verification/Eligibility *All Forms are included in the Manager’s All Star Binder Residency and School Attendance Eligibility Requirements:http://www.littleleaguetoolkit.org/Assets/forms_pubs/tournam ents/2016/tournament-residence-eligibility.pdf Each player must have a completed Tournament Verification form:http://www.littleleaguetoolkit.org/Assets/forms_pubs/tournaments/2016 /player-verification.pdf Each player must have a Little League Medical Release form:http://www.littleleaguetoolkit.org/Assets/forms_pubs/tournaments/2016 /tournament-medical-release.pdf Each Manager must have a completed Tournament Verification check list:http://www.littleleaguetoolkit.org/Assets/forms_pubs/tournaments/Tourna mentVerificationCheckList08.pdf

Manager Selection Process Determine who is interested in each specific team. If a vote is needed, then the Managers within the division vote. In case of a tie, then the President, Coaches Coordinator, and Player Agent will vote. Assistant coaches are chosen last, and they are selected by the All Star Manager. It is strongly recommended that the assistant coach positions are filled by managers/head coaches.

Manager’s & Assistant Coaches Meeting Managers and Assistant Coaches Meeting regarding All Stars will take place on Sunday, June 5th at 7:00pm at Market Street.  It is especially important for you to attend this meeting if this is your first time participating in All Stars. At the Meeting Managers will receive an All Stars binder, we will review the player eligibility and verification process, practice expectations, and general tournament rules and expectations.

2016 World Series Tournaments Dates & Locations Little League Baseball® (11-12-year-olds) Aug. 18 to Aug. 28 – South Williamsport, Pa. (Lamade/Volunteer Stadiums) 58th season in South Williamsport; 70th season overall 2015 Champion: Tokyo Kitasuna Little League (Tokyo, Japan) Little League Baseball World Series Little League Intermediate (50/70) Baseball (11-13-year-olds) July 31 to Aug. 6 – Livermore, Calif. (Max Baer Park) 4th season in Livermore; 4th season overall 2015 Champion: West Seoul Little League (Seoul, South Korea) Intermediate 50/70 Baseball World Series