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posted 01/25/2012
McLean Little League
2012 Umpire Training
Umpire training for the 2012 spring season will begin on Saturday, February 4 for all new umpires and umpires whose first season was fall 2011. Veteran umpires are invited, but not required to attend these sessions. A separate session will be conducted for veteran umpires on National and Local rule changes later in March.
The first session is scheduled from 1-2:30 pm at the MLL Headquarters building (2 nd floor – enter through the rear of the building).
Please fill out the on-line umpire registration form and bring it with you to the class.
Subsequent classes will be held on Saturday afternoons at the same time and location. There is no training scheduled for Saturday, February 18.
Over the course of four Saturday session, training will include:
Administration
Basics of Little League Coverage (2 umpire system)
Base Mechanics and positioning
Plate Mechanics and positioning
Signs and Signals
National Rules and Regulations
Local Rules
On-Field Training
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| | | | 2012 Chain Bridge Bank McLean Little League Terry Mahony Classic | | | | | | | posted 01/17/2012
We are now soliciting players and sponsors for the 2012 Chain Bridge Bank McLean Little League Terry Mahony Golf Tournament. This year’s tournament will take place on Monday, May 7, 2012 at the beautiful Hidden Creek Country Club in Reston.
The tournament is a great way to spend time with McLean Little League friends away from the fields, while at the same time helping to raise critical funding for the league. The Golf Tournament is one of a few key events we hold each year to raise the funds we need to operate our league. We depend on your generosity and participation to help make McLean Little League such a great organization serving the children and families in our community.
As we have over the past few years, we’re likely to have a few tournament changes while continuing to provide a great day of competition and friendship. One thing will remain the same: we are limiting the number of players to help maintain a good pace of play. Sign up early to ensure your spot in this year’s event.
Registration
You can sign up to play or to sponsor the event by filling out and mailing in the player/sponsor forms posted here on the website, or by filling them out online, or by filling them out at the MLL spring baseball/softball season registration. With the success of last year’s tournament, we expect this year’s event will be filled to capacity.
Last year’s tournament raised over $35,000 for the league. The majority of that money came from our sponsors. Please consider sponsoring the tournament at some level.
We hope to see you on May 7. If you have any questions, please contact Fred or Beth Eames at
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Sincerely,
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| | | | 2012 Spring Registration is Open | | | | | | | posted 12/12/2011
Registration Process:
In order to register for McLean Little League's Spring 2012 Season you must register online.
New this year: Managers and coaches must complete a short registration form.
Please Note: Little League age 12-year-old players that did not play at the majors level in McLean Little League last spring but want to play at the majors level this spring must register by the final walk-in registration date (January 21, 2012). Players registering after this date will be placed on a waiting list for majors.
Walk-in registration has concluded. Therefore, please print your registration page and mail it and your check (no cash please) to McLean Little League, P.O. Box 222, McLean, Va 22101. A player is not officially registered until we have payment, proof of age, and proof of residency.
Registration Fees:
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$95.00 for ages 5-8
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$115.00 for ages 9 and older
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Payment for the spring 2012 season must be in the form of a check. Please make your check out to: McLean Little League.
Other Fees:
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$5.50 Additional County Participation Fee
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$50 Non Vol Fee - Every Family MUST pay the $50 fee once every spring season, even if you are volunteering for McLean Little League. After your volunteering duties are completed and verified, you may request a refund by submitting a Non Volunteer Refund Request. You are only assessed the $50 Fee one time per family. Please only check off the box for one player in your family.
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$50.00 Late Fee after 1/23/12
$15.00 to purchase helmet without face protector
$30.00 to purchase helmet with a face protector
Please note: $275.00 family maximum registration fees (all other fees are in addition)
Late registrants will be placed on the waiting list and are not guaranteed placement on a team. Please register before the deadline to avoid being place on the waiting list.
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| | | | 2012 Changes to the Bat Rules & Specifications | | | | | | | posted 12/06/2011
Upcoming changes to the bat rules and specifications for the 2012 season.
To see that announcement, visit this page:
http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2011/Sep-Dec/LLAnnouncesBatRuleChangesfor2012Season.htm
Little League is taking this step, before the rule books are actually published in December, to give parents and leagues a timely "heads up." Please take this opportunity to forward this message to others in your district/league, and post this announcement on your district/league web site and social media pages.
As always, thank you for your support of Little League Baseball and Softball.
Sincerely,
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| | | | VBC Pitching Clinics are Full | | | | | | | posted 12/01/2011 VBC Pitching Clinics are full. Back to top
| | | | Raider's Softball Winter Clinic | | | | | | | posted 11/27/2011
Come learn fielding skills and get quality individual hitting instruction to prepare for the spring season
All skill levels welcome!
Ages 9-18: Saturdays from 2:00-4:00, Stuart High School
Dates: 12/3, 12/10, 1/7, 1/14, 1/21
Cost: $25 for all five weeks, includes a t-shirt
Find a registration form at www.raidersports.org
Mail the completed registration with an emergency care form and a current physical form (high school age only) to:
JEB Stuart High School
Activities Office
3301 Peace Valley Lane
Falls Church, Va. 22044
Make all checks out to JEB Stuart Booster Club
Contact Coach Jennings with additional questions
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| | | | Baseball Winter Pitching Clinics | | | | | | | posted 11/17/2011
This winter, MLL has again teamed with Pitcher’s Edge Performance Studio (Pitcher’s Edge), Prospects Sports Training (Prospect’s) and the Virginia Baseball Club (VBC) to offer high-quality pitching programs at a greatly discounted price for MLL baseball players. Information about the pitching camps being offered by these three outstanding training organizations is attached.
Camps start the first week of December 2011 and January 2012, so sign up right away. Space is limited.
To register, please send an email to
and call the training facility of your choice. Be sure to tell them that you are calling about the Special Pitching Camps for MLL players. Back to top
| | | | Softball Winter Skills Clinic | | | | | | | posted 11/15/2011
Softball Winter Skills Clinic
McLean Little League will again host a winter skills clinic on Sunday afternoons in January. These have been quite successful over the last few years and typically fill up fairly quickly.
This clinic is geared toward younger players (ages 8-12) who want to improve their softball fundamentals as the progress toward tryouts in February. The clinic will include skill work in throwing, fielding, hitting and base running.
This year instruction will be led by the coaching staff of the McLean Magic 14 & Under travel softball team. The lead coach for the clinic is Damian Rodriguez. Coach Rodriguez has coached softball for over 10 years. He is an ACE level 4 certified coach who has led teams at the Recreation, Travel, JV and Varsity high school level. Assisting Damian is Joe DeFranco. Coach DeFranco has coached at the Majors level in McLean Little League for the past 3 years (including ‘Coach of the Year’ in 2009). He has also coached at the JV and Varsity high school level in the Northern Region for 5 years.
They have a terrific group of players assisting them to run the drills who are on the14 U McLean Magic Travel Team. These girls have graduated from McLean Little League and are currently competing at the state and national level. Their personal goals are to play Varsity High School softball on their route to play softball at the college level. Having former McLean Little League players assist Coach Damian and Coach Joe in these clinics will be an inspiration to your daughters.
This skills clinic is scheduled for four Sunday afternoons in January (1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29) from 11:45-1:15 at the Potomac School. Cost for all four sessions is a total of $40.00. Even if you can only make a few of the sessions we highly recommend this clinic for any girl who enjoys softball.
To register send an e-mail to: Bill Goodman at
Please mail checks payable to McLean Little League to:
PO Box 222
McLean, VA 22101
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| | | | MLL Adopts a Common Pool Draft | | | | | | | posted 11/15/2011
Common Pool Draft
The McLean Little Board of Directors voted in October 2011 to implement a so-called Common Pool draft in the Majors, AAA and AA baseball divisions, beginning with the spring 2012 season.
Previously, any player born on an even day of the month (e.g. January 2) was placed in the American League. Any player born on an odd day (e.g. January 3) was placed in the National League. We still will have the American and National leagues. But now, any player may be drafted into either league.
The Board took this action after considerable contemplation to ensure that all players are drafted to their appropriate level and are not penalized in any way because of their dates of birth.
We know you will have questions, so we have tried to answer as many as we can in the FAQ below. If you have any other questions, please feel free to email either of the baseball vice presidents.
Thank you.
Q: What if my child already is on a Majors team? Will he have to do another tryout and be re-drafted?
A: No. All players who have already been drafted to a Majors team will remain with that team. No returning Majors player will have to switch teams.
Q: If my child is on a National League Majors team (or an American League Majors team), is there any possibility he would change leagues?
A: No. All existing Majors teams will remain in their respective leagues.
Q: If my son is drafted onto a Majors team in 2012, will he have to be re-drafted in 2013?
A: No. As is the case now, once a player is drafted on to a Majors team, he will stay on that team for the duration of his Little League play.
Q: What if my son was on a AAA (or AA) team last year in the American League? Is it possible he would be drafted in 2012 by a National League team?
A: Yes. Players who are not already on a Majors team may be drafted into either league.
Q: What about tryouts? How will they change?
A: They will not change in any noticeable way for players. Players still will do a timed run of 60 feet; hit balls hurled from a pitching machine; field ground balls and popups and throw.
Q: How do I reach the baseball vice presidents if I have other questions?
A: Via email.
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| | | | Spring Baseball Manager Candidates Being Accepted | | | | | | | posted 11/08/2011 McLean Little League is seeking candidates interested in managing baseball teams for the 2012 spring season. Managers from the spring or fall 2011 season also are asked to let the MLL Vice Presidents know that they are interested in managing again in spring 2012.
The deadline for applications is November 22nd.
If you are interested in managing at the AA, AAA, or Majors levels, please submit a request for consideration to the Vice Presidents of Baseball:
Mike Semel (
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Chris Shue (
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Your request should outline your interest in managing, including the level of baseball at which you wish to manage. Please provide a complete resume of your experience managing or coaching softball or baseball and whether you helped as a parent volunteer. it is essential to include at least three (3) names of references, including their e-mail addresses. Those references should include parents of players on any teams you have coached or managed.
Supplemental information to support your request to manage would be extremely helpful.
Your application should tell the vice presidents whether you have a child who will be playing in spring 2012.
The Manager Selection Committee will schedule interviews as necessary in November. The managerial selection committee appoints all managers, subject to the ratification by the MLL Board of Directors. There is no seniority or tenure in serving as a manager. The MLL Board of Directors plans to finalize the selection of baseball Majors, AAA, and AA Managers for spring 2012 by the December board meeting. Back to top
| | | | Registration is Open for Softball's Winter Pitcining Clinic | | | | | | | posted 10/25/2011
Regsiter Now for the Softball Winter Pitching Clinic
Please see our Winter Clinic page for the complete details. If you are interested in attending, registration will be by email and by mailing a check. Please email the required information to Bill Goodman at
, cc to Jonathan Wiener at
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| | | | Softball: Winter Pitching Clinic | | | | | | | posted 10/17/2011
McLean Little League Winter Pitching Clinic Announcement
Dear McLean Little League Softball Family,
PLEASE PRINT AND SAVE THIS PAGE, AS IT IS THE ONLY NOTICE YOU WILL RECEIVE OF THE DATES AND TIMES OF THIS PITCHING CLINIC
Does your daughter want to pitch? Nearly every pitcher on the 19 State Championship teams McLean has fielded since 1994 started pitching with Sabrina Moore at the McLean Little League pitching clinic. Even if your sights may not be set on pitching for high schools and state championship teams, if your daughter would simply like to learn to pitch, well enough to make a game of it, this is the place to learn how to do it. While all aspects of the game take instruction and practice, softball pitching is not something easily learned without the kind of ongoing instruction and practice girls get in the clinic. Especially for girls just starting out in pitching, learning through the clinic gets them started on the right path. Beyond learning to pitch, just the extra work throughout the winter in throwing and catching can make all the difference in the world to a young player’s ability and confidence in the spring. As is customary, McLean Little League is sponsoring a softball pitching clinic on Sunday afternoons to enable interested girls to practice the fast pitch style during the off-season. Sabrina Moore, who has been leading the clinic for MLL for many years, will once again hold 45-minute sessions for girls of all ages and experience, on selected Sunday afternoons/evenings from early November (per below, first session Saturday) through the end of March. As we did last year, we will be adding another instructor for this year’s clinics to increase the amount of individual instruction.
Cost: We will offer a total of 16 sessions, for a price per girl of $200 (additional siblings are 1/2 price).
Location: The November 13 through March 25 sessions will be held Sundays at the Chester Gymnasium at the Potomac School, 1301 Potomac School Road, in McLean. The November 5 (Saturday) and April 1 makeup session, if needed, will be held outdoors at the MLL Complex (Field #4) on Westmoreland Street.
Dates*:
November 5 – at McLean Little League Fields (EACH SESSION ON THIS FIRST SATRUDAY BEGINS ONE HOUR EARLIER THAN NOTED BELOW; so for example, if your regularly scheduled time is 1:30 pm, for this day only, please come at 12:30 pm)
November 13, 20
December 4, 11, 18
January 8, 22, 29,
February 5
February 12, 26
March 4, 11, 18, 25
April 1 (makeup date, if needed)—McLean Little League Field #4
Times: The times for the 6 clinic sessions each Sunday (except on 11/5 above) are as follows:
(a) 1:30-2:15 PM
(b) 2:15-3:00 PM
(c) 3:00-3:45 PM
(d) 3:45-4:30 PM
(e) 4:30-5:15 PM
(f) 5:15-6:00 PM
Assignments to sessions will to the extent practical be based on age and relative level of experience; i.e. the earliest sessions are typically for beginners; and the last session are typically for high school players. With all sessions, however, we allow flexibility to meet participants schedule requirements and participants may, on occasion, attend the clinic at different times to avoid particular conflicts that may arise. So please, if you may be worried that particular times might conflict with a basketball schedule or other activity, don’t let that dissuade you from participating. Just sign up for the times that you think likely will work best and then adjust as necessary. Space is limited, and enrollment will be first come, first served, with preference given to last year's enrollees.
*We are still finalizing arrangements for the facility, so dates right now are tentative, but reasonably assured. We will confirm soon, but did not want to delay further in getting out this announcement.
If you are interested in attending, registration will be by email and by mailing a check. Please email the following information to Bill Goodman at
, cc to Jonathan Wiener at
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1. name, address, and age of pitcher
2. level of experience
3. whether you have participated in the clinic previously
4. your first 3 choices of time sessions
5. preferred email address(es) (preferably include addresses you can access both at home and at work)
Please also mail a check right away, payable to McLean Little League, to:
McLean Little League
c/o Softball Pitching Clinic
P.O. Box 222
McLean, VA 22101
We will do what we can to give you your first choice of session, but no guarantees can be made. Email confirmations of your session assignments will be made for early enrollees before the end of this month and thereafter as soon as possible following registration.
*Additional information re use of pitching tunnel (in MLL Board Room) for those who, in addition to attending the pitching clinic, may be working with or looking to work with private pitching coaches.*
**As many of you know, we have a pitching tunnel in the MLL Board Room which we make available for private pitching lessons over the winter. Softball pitchers use of the tunnel this year will be limited this year to those MLL players (and, subject to space availability, alums) who are also participating in the clinic and will be coordinated with individual pitching coaches. As the availability of the tunnel is limited and needs to be coordinated with other uses of the facility it is essential that those wishing to use it let us know right away, with their registration, that they wish to do so and identify their pitching coach.
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| | | | Pictures from MLL Honors Bob Hampton | | | | | | | posted 10/05/2011
McLean Little League Honors Bob Hampton
Mike Mendler, current president of McLean Little League, gave Ruth Hampton (Bob's wife), a plaque on behalf of the league in honor of her husband for all his dedication to to the league. Ruth was surrounded by her family, and Dennis Lucey, a former MLL coach who organized the event.
Our current president of MLL along with eight former presidents of MLL, who all were in attendance at last night's event. Bob was a great advisor and friend to all the presidents of the league during their respective terms. There were over 100 people who attended the event: Bob's family, many former coaches, past presidents, former players and friends of Bobs.
A tree was planted at the ballpark in memory of Bob.
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| | | | Arm-Chair Fundraiser | | | | | | | posted 03/27/2011
Arm Chair-Fundraiser Donation Form
We thank you for your continued support of and participation in McLean Little League and are very appreciative of your past support of the MLL BAT-A-THON®. For scheduling reasons, McLean Little League cannot hold the BAT-A-THON® fund-raiser this year.
Instead, we ask for your support through this letter. With the BAT-A-THON® fund-raiser we typically ask each child to raise $100-$250. This year, if every family gave just $55 through this campaign, we would meet our goal to support the League for the coming year.
It takes approximately $300 per player each year to run McLean Little League. The registration fees ($85-105) only provide a portion of what is needed to maintain the park (keep up the fields, cut the grass, make repairs, etc.) provide uniforms, pay umpires, and maintain Spring Hill and Linway Terrace fields. We receive NO funding from the county. And, we would like to keep our registration fees the lowest of any sport in the area, as they are now. But to do this, we need your support.
So, mark us off your to-do list and make a $55 tax-deductible contribution. Simply return the attached donation form in the enclosed envelope with your check payable to MLL. Your tax deductible donation is appreciated and will be acknowledged. Thank you in advance for your generous contribution and commitment to McLean Little League.
Sincerely,
Margaret Lewis and Sue Liverpool,
McLean Little League Fundraising Committee
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| | | | McLean Little League 2011 Local Rules | | | | | | | | | | | First Test Results Received for 2 1/4 in Composite Baseball Bats | | | | | | | posted 01/20/2011 The first test result has been received at Little League International regarding composite-barreled bats for use in the Little League (Majors) Division and below. Little League has created a list for those bats that receive waivers of the moratorium that was enacted on Dec. 30, 2010.
Little League International's moratorium on the use of composite bats extends to all of its baseball divisions, including the Little League (Majors) division.
Information on the composite baseball bats that have received waivers of the moratorium for the Little League (Majors) Baseball Division and below can be found here: http://www.littleleague.org/learn/equipment/approvedcompbatssmall.htm
The list will be updated as more information comes into Little League.
Information on the composite baseball bats that have received waivers of the moratorium for the Junior, Senior, and Big League Baseball Divisions of Little League can be found here:
http://www.littleleague.org/learn/equipment/approvedcompbats.htm
By definition, a moratorium is: An authorized delay or stopping of some specified activity. As applied by Little League International, the moratorium disallows the use of all baseball bats constructed with composite material in its barrel unless a specific model shows in laboratory testing that it will not exceed the standard that is printed on the bat, after the bat is broken in.
There is a process through which manufacturers can submit individual models for a possible waiver if they wish to seek it. Individual bat models are tested at an independent laboratory, and the results are conveyed to the manufacturer. If the manufacturer provides the results to Little League, and the bat passes the test, it will be noted on one of the two lists noted above.
Wooden and aluminum metal/alloy bats are not subject to the moratorium. Bats that have only a metal or alloy barrel (and no other material, unless it is in the end cap of the bat), and if it meets the other standards (length, diameter, etc. for the respective division in which it is used) are not subject to the moratorium, regardless of the composition of the handle or the transition to the barrel.
A listing of licensed, non-wood/non-composite baseball bats for use in the Little League (Majors) Division and below can be found here: http://www.littleleague.org/Assets/forms_pubs/2011ApprovedNonWoodBatList.pdf
This list also may be updated frequently.
Because of the moratorium, several common questions have arisen. We have addressed the most common questions in a Frequently-Asked Questions page here: http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2010/Sep-Dec/LLBBCompositeBatMoratoriumFAQ.htm
If you have further questions, we encourage you to sign on to Little League's Facebook page. At that page, over the past few days, Little League International staff has answered hundreds of questions regarding the moratorium. The Little League Facebook page is here: http://www.facebook.com/LittleLeagueBaseballAndSoftball
Little League International first placed the moratorium on composite bats in the Junior, Senior, and Big League Baseball Divisions of Little League. Subsequent to that moratorium, scientific research that began on October 18, 2010, showed the need for the same moratorium on composite-barreled bats with 2 1/4 inch barrels as well. Starting in September, and throughout the following weeks, this information was conveyed multiple times to every local Little League, every district, to the media, on Facebook, on the Little League web site, and to more than 250,000 parents who had signed up to receive updates from Little League International.
The original announcement regarding the moratorium, enacted on September 1, 2010, is here: http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2010/Sep-Dec/CompositeBatMoratium.htm
The moratorium on composite bats, which now applies to all baseball divisions of Little League, does not apply to any softball divisions of Little League.
Sincerely,
Little League International Back to top
| | | | FAQ - Regarding the Recent Moratorium on Composite Bats | | | | | | | | | | | Little League Inter. Issues Update Regarding Composite Bats | | | | | | | posted 01/02/2011
Little League International Issues Update Regarding Composite Bats: Moratorium
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Dec. 30, 2010) - Little League International has placed a moratorium on the use of composite bats in the Little League (Majors) Division and all other baseball divisions of Little League, effective immediately.
"Today's decision of the Little League International Board of Directors Executive Committee is based on scientific research data from the University of Massachusetts (Lowell), which was contracted by Little League Baseball," Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer of Little League Baseball and Softball, said. "The maximum performance standard for non-wood bats in the divisions for 12-year-olds and below is a Bat Performance Factor (BPF) of 1.15. The research found that composite bats, while they may meet the standard when new, can exceed that standard after a break-in process."
Local Little Leagues were first informed of the research last September.
"From the beginning, and throughout this process, we wanted to keep everyone informed," Patrick W. Wilson, Vice President of Operations at Little League International, said. "Our intent was to provide local league constituents clear direction regarding composite bats. There is a process through which manufacturers can submit individual models for a possible waiver if they wish to seek it. Going forward, we will let our leagues know which ones meet the standards for the Little League Baseball (Majors) 12-and-under divisions, if any."
On Sept. 1, Little League International placed a moratorium on composite bats in the Junior, Senior, and Big League Baseball Divisions of Little League. Subsequent to that moratorium, some composite bat models have received a waiver and may be used in those divisions. Information on the composite bats that have received waivers for the Junior, Senior, and Big League Baseball Divisions of Little League may be found here:
http://www.littleleague.org/learn/equipment/approvedcompbats.htm
At present, no composite bats for the Little League (Majors) Division and below have received a waiver. If and when any models do receive a waiver, Little League International will inform its leagues of that decision.
The moratorium on composite bats, which now applies to all baseball divisions of Little League, does not apply to any softball divisions of Little League.
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Sincerely,
Little League International Back to top
| | | | Softball Boundary Map - Newly Expanded Softball Boundaries | | | | | | | posted 12/11/2010
In 2010, the McLean Little League Softball boundaries were expanded to include a significant portion of North Arlington and Falls Church. If you have any questions about whether you live in the McLean Little League boundaries, please do not hesitate to contact
. We would love to have you come play softball in McLean! We have a great facility, great players and great fun!
McLean Little League Softball
Little League World Series Champions—2005
Little League World Series Runners-Up—2004
Virginia State Champions
Majors Softball—1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009
9/10 Softball—1999, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
Juniors Softball—2006
Seniors Softball—1995, 1997, 2008
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| | | | Baseball Boundaries | | | | | | | posted 12/11/2010
McLean Little League includes all of Haycock, Kent Gardens, Chesterbrook, Franklin Sherman and Churchill Road Elementary School boundaries.
The McLean Little League boundaries also include all of Spring Hill Elementary School on the school side of the Dulles Access Road.
The territory on the other side of Dulles Access Road is either Falls Church Little League or Vienna Little League.
McLean Little League includes a portion of the Colvin Run Elementary School boundary, which includes that part of the old Spring Hill boundary that was shifted to Colvin Run. This is the territory south of Route 7 and east of Beulah Road. It includes the subdivisions of Carrington, Wolf Trap Woods, Shouse Village, Wolf Den, Lucky Estates, Beau Ridge, Millrace Estates, Towlston Meadow, Ciara Estates and A Country Place.
If you have any questions on the boundaries please contact
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McLean Little League Baseball Boundary Map
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| | | | Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) | | | | | | | posted 11/29/2010
McLean Little League has entered into a partnership with the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) to combine efforts to provide a positive, character-building experience for our baseball and softball players.
The partnership is designed to provide volunteers with the tools to teach Little Leaguers more than just the skills of hitting, throwing and catching a ball.
The Little League Double-Goal Coach® Program teaches coaches that, while winning is an obvious coaching goal, the more-important goal is teaching life lessons through sports. Little League coaches become Little League Double-Goal Coaches either by participating in live group workshops hosted by the league or by taking the online course.
The Positive Coaching Alliance was founded as a non-profit organization within the Stanford University Athletic Department in 1998. The PCA has the mission of “transforming youth sports so sports can transform youth.” To that end, PCA has conducted approximately 6,000 live group workshops nationwide for more than 300,000 youth and high school sports leaders, coaches, parents and athletes. Workshop attendees have helped create a positive, character-building youth sports environment for more than three million youth athletes.
PCA’s partnership network includes more than 1,100 youth sports organizations, cities and schools.
We look forward to this new partnership as one more way we can ensure the best Little League experience for our children.
Dick Rosenbaum
President, McLean Little League
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| | | | Buy a Brick | | | | | | | posted 09/30/2009
Click here for the Brick Order Form [PDF]
Looking for a way to recognize your child's manager, coaches, team parent or your child, especially one that is playing his or her last year in McLean Little League. We would like to suggest a brick that will be engraved and installed along our "Walk of Fame", adjacent to the clubhouse.
Each brick costs $100, but since McLean Little League is a 501(c)(3) organization, it is tax deductible. If you order a brick(s) before the end of the season, June 19th, we guarantee that your brick(s) will be a part of the "Walk of Fame" by the start of Fall Ball in early September. We recommend that if you have more than one person that you wish to recognize, then purchase a personalized brick for each.
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