2024 Season Calendar/Important DatesFree baseball clinics are November 18th and December 9th - Starts at 10am at Robert Frost Park
Divisionwide practices will be held January 6th though February 3rd, every Saturday at 10am at Robert Frost Park. Help get your player ready for assessments and the spring season! players must ben registered to attend these practices.
January 20th Mandatory Baseball Tryouts/Assessment Day 1 – see below for more info
January 27th Mandatory Baseball Tryouts/Assessment Day 2 – see below for more info
Spring Registration Closes at 1 p.m.
January 29th Draft Day- No refunds for registration cancellations as of 1/29
February 2nd Mandatory Coaches Meeting- Equipment Pickup & Field Prep
February 5th Team Practices Start sometime this week! Watch for email/text
February 10th Mandatory Divisionwide Meetings for Families & Candy Pickup
9am T-Ball – 9:30am Coach Pitch – 10am AA/Farm
10:30am AAA – 11am Majors – 11:30am 50/70 & Juniors
February 15th First Aid Training via Zoom for Team Staff Volunteers
February 18th D6 Umpire Clinic– 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. @Babe Best Park
February 26th Scorekeeping Clinic via Zoom
February 27th Scorekeeping Clinic via live scrimmage
March 9th Mandatory Field Maintenance Day & Pancake Breakfast Event
Last Day to Turn in Candy $$$ to be Considered for Prizes
March 13th Uniform Pick-up
March 16th Opening Day Ceremony - Games Start!
April 7th Picture Day & Hit-a-Thon Fundraiser
April 28th River Cats Fundraiser
May 18th Closing Day Ceremony (some games may continue)
Fall Ball Registration Opens
May 28th TOCs for 50/70 Division Begin
June 1st TOC’s for Minors AAA Division Begin @Robert Frost
June 8th TOCs for Majors Division Begin
June 18th All Stars for 50/70 Division Begin
July 1st All Stars for 10u/11u/12u Divisions Begin
August 5th FFLL Board Elections & Open/Public Board Meeting
2024 important dates - printable flyer
MANDATORY TRYOUTS AND TEAM FORMATION
If your player is league ages 9-15, they MUST attend one skills assessment (or tryout) for teams to be drafted fairly and in accordance with Little League Rules and FFLL Bylaws. **Players league age is how old they will be on August 31, 2024**
Assessments are at Robert Frost Park on January 20th and January 27th.
9am Ages 13-15
11am Ages 11-12
1pm Ages 10 & under
**check in at least 15 minutes early
**if registering in person on assessment day, check in at least 30 minutes early
Note: To verify your player's league age, please visit: https://www.littleleague.org/downloads/2023-baseball-age-chart/
Drafting of teams will occur shortly after all assessments have been completed. **All players will make a team.**
Tee ball, coach pitch, and farm (ages 8 and under) do not need to be assessed. If you have a player who is league age 8 and you want to be considered for Minor AAA division, you must attend a skill assessment. **Players league age is how old they will be on August 31, 2024**
PRACTICES
We are starting division wide practices January 6th through February 3rd in an effort to get players extra practice time and get coaches in place for the teams prior to the draft day! These are not mandatory but strongly recommended to get your player pre-season conditioning.
Your team managers will receive their rosters by the first week of February and you should hear from your coach about your team practice schedule no later than Thursday FEB 8th . Please wait to hear from your coach before contacting us. If you do not hear from your coach by February 11th, please email us at [email protected] or [email protected].
Team practices should begin the weekend of February 10th and no later than February 15th. Practices are generally twice a week, on weeknights and/or Saturday mornings. Practices are located at Robert Frost Park (near Elkhorn/Hillsdale) or Pioneer Park (near Garfield/Auburn). Practices for JUNIORS division only are generally held at the local High School
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We are a non-profit volunteer based organization. Coaches, managers, team parents, and volunteer umpires are always needed. Every team needs a team parent or scorekeeper. Every team needs parents to help drag and chalk the fields before games.
Every family is required to work 10 hours during the spring season: which includes mandatory two hours field maintenance day and four hours in the snack bar (that's only two shifts). Snack bar scheduling is flexible and can be worked on days or times that your player's team is not playing (if that is what you desire). We need to reignite the passion for parents to be involved in their child's sports programs.
Around June 1st, every family who completed their 10 mandatory hours, will be issued a refund of their $100 participation fee.
Snack Bar Information:
4/10 volunteer hours must be completed in the snack bar. Do not worry, you will not be alone! Volunteers are needed at least 20 minutes prior to game time to help set up and take care of the line that usually forms before games. Volunteers are also needed to stay at least 20 minutes to help with closing duties. More detailed information coming soon!
Scorekeeping:
Each team (Divisions AA and up) needs a scorekeeper. We will hold a scorekeeping training sessions and release videos/resources to help scorekeep effectively. More detailed information coming soon!
Sponsorships/Fundraiser Information:WE'RE LOOKING FOR SPONSORS! Do you own your own business or work for a company willing to sponsor FFLL? We have different tiers of sponsorship. Please inquire how you or your company can be a sponsor today!
Every year, on our field maintenance day, FFLL throws a Pancake Breakfast fundraiser, so come enjoy some pancakes :)
We will be selling world's finest chocolate for Spring 2024. Candy pick up date will be announced by Jan 1st and money must be turned in by March 12th to be considered for prizes.
Little league day at the River Cats game is usually in April, we are waiting on D6 to finalize the date for our district. This is a big fundraiser for FFLL. FFLL receives a percentage of the proceeds. It is a lot of fun for our players to be able to walk on the field during the parade waving to all the fans. There is also a chalk talk before the parade.
League Information:
2023 Bylaws FFLL Safety Plan Contact Information:
You can contact us at any time if you have any questions, issues, or suggestions. Our phone number is (916) 784-3355 and is available to leave a message. Your message will then be routed to the appropriate Board member. You may also look up Board member email addresses on our home page under "Board Members," but you are always welcome to email me directly at
[email protected]. If player families have any concerns or issues with their teams, you may try to work it out with your team manager or contact the Player Agent or myself (President) to help!