This Program is designed to train Tournament Directors for Illinois State Little League Tournaments. This is ONLY a Guideline. Slides can be printed off and assembled in booklet form to distribute to Directors.
1. This Program Is Designed To Train Tournament Directors For Illinois State Little League Tournaments And Is Only A Guideline . * This Presentation is neither Approved or Disapproved by Little League Baseball and Softball.
3. The enclosed manual contains helpful suggestions and recommendations to assist your community in effectively running a successful Little League State Tournament. Our sincere thanks to all of our volunteer workers. Without your dedication to your local Little League, conducting an event of this magnitude would be impossible. Best of Luck!
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5. Contact numbers for the State Tournament Staff’s Information Illinois State website: www.eteamz.com/ilstatelittleleagueorg/ Tim Ward, DA Home: 217-322-6408 Email: [email_address] Cell: 217-248-7511 Steve Behymer, ADA Home: 217-289-3332 Email: [email_address] Work: 217-322-7404 cell Cell: 217-242-0006 Rick Schroll, ADA Cell: 217-371-2615 Email: [email_address] Robert “Bob” Rigg, UIC Home: 309-837-1822 Email: [email_address] Cell: 309-333-5569 Kevin Spoon, ADA Softball Home: 217-322-6468 Email: [email_address] Cell: 217-248-1485 Scott Budke, ASAP Officer Home: 309-543-3402 Email: [email_address] Cell: 309-264-7845 Jim Kelly, ADA Home: 618-372-3208 Email: [email_address] Cell: 618-535-3242 Brian DeLoche, ADA Softball Home: 217-323-2646 Email: [email_address] Cell: 217-414-7630 Central Region Headquarters PH# 317-897-6127 (For Protest situations only if you cannot reach a State Tournament Staff Member ) Report Game Scores nightly to Max Lauritzen phone at 815-897-6331 or by email to Max Lauritzen 416@comcast.net so it can be posted on the state website. Also, please communicate all Rainout and other info from your tournament location that needs to be posted. Concession Stands and Tournament Site Phone Numbers Location #1 _______________ Location #2 _______________ Location #3 _______________ Location #4 _______________ 2010 Information This is a guide line to make your contact information from.
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11. STATE TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS DUTIES IN DETAIL 1. Meet with Managers and Coaches a minimum of 1 hour before game start. A. Conduct coin flip (If not done at pre-tournament meeting) . B. Look over Medical Releases to make sure all are there and completed. C. Take possession of Eligibility affidavit and check for completion. D. Hand out and explain lineup cards. E. Go over pitching eligibility. 2. 30 minutes before game, visiting team warm-up on field for 10 minutes. 3. Pickup lineup cards for announcer and official scorer. 4. Check players and pitchers for eligibility (Prevent any problems before they happen). 5. 20 minutes before game home team warm-up on field for 10 minutes. 6. 10 minutes before game, announcement of players (first game played per team and championship game only). 7. Play national anthem (game 1 of each night only). 8. 5 minutes before game Umpires, Managers, and Coaches meeting at home plate to talk over ground rules and exchange lineup cards 9. START GAME ON TIME AS SCHEDULED. 10. At the end of the 3rd inning, or later, conduct local fund raisers (50/50 Drawing, Raffles, or other procedures). 11. At the 4th inning start over for the second game of the night, or 45 minutes before the expected start of the second game. 12. Do not start a game before the scheduled starting time.
12. Little League Baseball and Softball PRE-GAME ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE READ OVER PA BEFORE START OF GAME Ladies and Gentlemen: At this time we would like to remind you that you are NOT at a major league game. This is Little League. The adults working in this program have given many hours of their time developing their team and their leagues. We ask that you as Little League parents and fans do not criticize, boo, or use noisemakers, or try to belittle anyone concerned with the activity of today’s game. We would like for you to cheer and encourage your team and all good plays, as effectively as you can. Players, managers, coaches, grandparents, and fans that do not comply with this request will be asked to leave the ballpark. Look at changing
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15. SCOREKEEPER-ANNOUNCER BOOTH CHAIRPERSON ______________________ Purpose: There shall be of (Adult Age) - Official Scorekeeper, Scoreboard Operator, Announcer, and Tournament Director in the booth for each game. This is very important because of pool play, pitch counts, pitching changes, and mandatory play. No other persons shall be permitted in the booth. Public Announcements: Will be made as conditions dictate. Notes: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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21. 101 WAYS TO PRAISE A CHILD WOW * WAY TO GO * SUPER * YOU’RE SPECIAL * OUTSTANDING * EXCELLENT * GREAT * GOOD * NEAT * WELL DONE * REMARKABLE * I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT * I’M PROUD OF YOU * FANTASTIC * SUPER STAR * NICE WORK * LOOKING GOOD * YOU’RE ON TOP OF IT * BEAUTIFUL * NOW YOU’VE GOT IT * YOU’RE INCREDIBLE * BROVO * YOU’RE FANTASTIC * HURRAY FOR YOU * YOU’RE ON TARGET * YOU’RE ON YOUR WAY * HOW NICE * HOW SMART * GOOD JOB * THAT’S INCREDIBLE * HOT DOG * DYNAMITE * YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL * YOU’RE UNIQUE * NOTHING CAN STOP YOU NOW * GOOD FOR YOU * I LIKE YOU * YOU’RE A WINNER * REMARKABLE JOB * BEAUTIFUL WORK * SPECTACULAR * YOU’RE SPECTACULAR * YOU’RE DARLING * YOU’RE PRECIOUS * GREAT DISCOVERY * YOU’VE DICOVERED THE SECRET * YOU FIGURED IT OUT * FANTASTIC JOB * HIP, HIP HURRAY * BINGO * MAGNIFICENT * MARVELOUS * TERRIFIC * YOU’RE IMPORTANT * PHENOMENAL * YOU’RE SENSATIONAL * SUPER WORK * CREATIVE JOB * SUPER JOB * FANTASTIC JOB * EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE * YOU’RE A REAL TROOPER * YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE * YOU ARE EXCITING * YOU LEARNED IT RIGHT * WHAT A IMAGINATION * WHAT A GOOD LISTENER * YOU ARE FUN * YOU’RE GROWING UP * YOU TRIED HARD * YOU CARE * BEAUTIFUL SHARING * OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE * YOU’RE A GOOD FRIEND * I TRUST YOU * YOU’RE IMPORTANT * YOU MEAN A LOT TO ME * YOU MAKE ME HAPPY * YOU BELONG * YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND * YOU MAKE ME LAUGH * YOU BRIGHTEN MY DAY * I RESPECT YOU * YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME * THAT’S CORRECT * YOU’RE A JOY * YOU’RE WONDERFUL * YOU’RE PERFECT * AWESOME * A+ JOB * YOU’RE A-OK-MY BUDDY * YOU MADE MY DAY * THAT’S THE BEST * A BIG HUG * A BIG KISS * SAY I LOVE YOU!!! P.S. REMEMBER, A SMILE IS WORTH 1000 WORDS !!!
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This slide is bad, there should not be real names/etc. Use anonymous names, phones and emails. Protests are not directly handled by District Staff. The tournament director and/or DA calls to Central Region NO ONE ELSE.
The last 5 bullet points are ‘nice’ but not necessarily doable. Not every district has the funds to provide a hotel room and not every district needs to provide a hotel room. This may be necessary for the area that is not around northern Illinois and should be a recommendation not a requirement.
Tournament documents should be reviewed by the tournament director and/or the DA
Item 2 is the responsibility of the home plate umpire, the home plate umpire has the responsibility for what occurs on the field.
1A is done on the field by the home plate umpire, 1BC is done at the scorer’s table where the TD and/or DA verifies the information for each team before each game. IF there is missing information (invalid proof of residency, invalid birth information), the team may be allowed to play with the codicil that the information must be available before the next game (from Central region) 8 should have been done at the time the affidavit is turned in
Add State Championship flags are provided by the State DA association
Add 7 This is the only official record of the game
Note that in addition to the residency requirements, waivers must also be submitted showing former in boundary addresses not current addresses
