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Hope Springs Eternal
Thinking of baseball season can always help warm your winter thoughts. Spring is just a season away and traditionally marks the begining of baseball. Soon the pop of the glove and crack of the bat will be heard once again and the game of baseball will have taken seed. There will be two sides of the story of every play and only one will matter...the umpire’s. The cheering, proud parents and volunteer coaches will all be anticipating a successful season for their band of young ball players giving rise to the saying, “hope springs eternal”...
Some of last season’s accomplishments for LLL include:
1. Adjusted the Newhall back field to avoid the seasonal sun glare.
2. Increased the number of innings to be played by all players by increasing the
number of games during the Spring Season.
3. Hired new professional instructors for our Winter and Fall programs , tryouts and
season instruction for both coaches and players.
4. Started a new 8 week succuessful summer Sandlot at Glen Meadow.
5. Started a new 8 week Fall baseball camp with Crovo Sports which met with great
success (over 60 players).
6. Constructed safer infield playing surfaces on three LLL fields.
7. Improved officiating and umpiring in most leagues with a professional service.
8. Improved coaching experience with more specialized training for them to better
assist in developing your young ball player.
Some new goals/improvements to head into the 2012 season include:
1. Installation of batting cages for Glen Meadow and Newhall Back fields.
2. Improving the infield and pitching mound conditions at the LMS Junior League
Division baseball field.
3. Setting up an online apparel store on your LLL website.
4. Fencing for the Newhall Back Field outfield. Which will help keep the goose
excrement from getting on the playing area.
5. More parking for the Newhall Parking lot.
6. Lights for the Newhall back field.
7. Improving the the team selection process (the draft) to distribute all talents
evenly to provide better interleague competition.
Your Lynnfield Little League is a complete baseball program that includes the youngest T-ball player to the oldest Junior League player. A program that leaves no ball player behind and strives to coach every ball player of all talents to a higher level. Rest assured you can be very proud and comfortable with your Lynnfield Little League.
I believe inside all kids, regardless of God given talent, there is a stronger God given desire to play. The coaches really just get to tag along for the ride.
Matt Giamarco, President 2012
“You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all."
~ Earl Weaver
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| | | | HEADLINES  | | | | | | | | | | | 2012 Winter Pitching Clinic | | | | posted 12/21/2011 LLL is once again offering a 6 week pitching clinic designed taught in collaboration with Pete Soteropoulos a former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher & currently coach at Peabody HS. (All sessions held at Route1 SportsPlex - formerly Strike One)
This 6 week clinic is offered for players ages 9-12 tears old and covers all aspects of pitching utilizing a 360° approach that teaches players through a combination of instruction, drills, exercises, and tools such as video analysis.
The goal of this clinic is to develop each player’s physical capabilities and provide them with the skills and know how to perform at their best.
Back to top  | | | | | | | Lynnfield Little League Mission Statement | | | | posted 08/28/2011
Lynnfield Little League Mission Statement
Mission Statement
To use the sport of baseball to help all the young players develop positive character traits and values that will aid success in the rest of their lives. Through proper guidance and exemplary leadership, the Little League program assists youth in developing the qualities of citizenship, discipline, teamwork and physical well-being. By espousing the virtues of character, courage and loyalty, the Little League Baseball program is designed to develop superior citizens rather than superior athletes.
Pledge beyond our mission
Lynnfield Little League aspires to be an outstanding educational-athletic organization that provides a high-quality experience, in which every athlete:
• Is coached using the 3 principles of Little League's Double-Goal Coach model:
1. Redefining ‘winner’
2. Filling emotional tanks
3. Honoring the game
(These principles are explained in the "Hey Coach" section, click the tab).
• Has fun playing the game.
• Feels like an important part of the team regardless of performance.
• Learns "life lessons" that have value beyond the playing field.
• Learns the skills, tactics and strategies of the game and improves as a player.
Lynnfield Little League recognizes coaches most directly make this possible, so they will be provided with the tools to succeed as Little League Double-Goal Coaches. We are committed to creating a culture in which coaches, parents, fans, umpires and athletes work together to achieve this goal.
"Associate with those who help you believe in yourself.
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~ Brooks Robinson
Founded in 1939; granted Federal Charter July 16, 1964, by unanimous act of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States of America and signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson as Public Law 88-378, 88th Congress H.R. 9234, and amended December 26, 1974, Public Law 93-551, 93rd Congress, H.R. 8864. Little League is tax exempt.
Back to top | | | | | | | 2011 Little League Bat Moratorium | | | | by
posted 02/03/2011 On December 30, 2010, Little League International announced a change to the rules covering what bats are approved for use in Little League. Specifically, they issued a moratorium on the use of composite barrel bats. This rule change impacts many bats previously approved and still available for purchase at all major retailers. In addition, this ban may cover a bat used legally during the 2010 season.
The following text is from the Little League International website.
“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.”
Little League International has announced that testing is being done on specific bats (by manufacturers model #) to determine whether a waiver for the 2011 season is warranted. The single source for all information on this topic can be found online through the following link:
http://www.littleleague.org/learn/equipment/approvedcompbatssmall.htm
OR
http://www.littleleague.org/learn/equipment/baseballbatinfo.htm
Back to top | | | | | | | LLL'S NEWEST CHANGE...NEWHALL BACKFIELD COMPLETED! | | | | by Matt Giamarco posted 01/10/2011 
| | HOMEPLATE VIEW OF THE NEW BACKFIELD AT NEWHALL | | |
The backfield had served LLL well for the past few years, but it became apparent that the sun opposing batters was too dangerous to leave it as it was. The new field has a different direction paralleling the front field and is dimensionally sound unlike the old backfield. LLL now has three fields all uniform and correctly adjusted to proper dimensions.
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