District website updated 5/19/2012 @ 6:00 AM

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Upcoming District Events:

(Date Change) Fri. May 18th- Big League Meeting 6:00 - 7:30 PM@Mr. C's

Sunday May 20th- Opening Day NYD8 12U/10U Baseball Travel League

Fri 5/25-Sun 5/27- Wood Bat Tournament

Note- All Meetings to be at Best Western Plus-Carrier Circle unless otherwise noted.

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2012 Wood Bat Tournament

Host Sites Named

Host sites for the 2012 Dick Muldoon and Gary Fox Wood Bat Baseball Tournament are as follows:

Valley: 2-12U Pools and 1-10U Pool

Seneca River North: 1-12U Pool and 1-10U Pool

Fulton: 1-12U Pool

Schedule and details will be release later.

2 Openings still available

Attention- There is one spot open in the 12U Division and one spot open in the 10U Division. Spots will be filled on a first come basis.

Email or call the following people:

Dan Cavallo- 247-0978 litleag@aol.com

Kevin Browngardt- 383-8217 D8Major_Minor_bb@twcny.rr.com

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Major/Minor Baseball Travel League

Opening Day Ceremonies Sunday May 20th

Opening day ceremonies for the Major/Minor Baseball Travel League are scheduled for this Sunday May 20th starting at 11:00AM. More details will be posted later.

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Junior/Senior Baseball Travel League

There is STILL one time conflict that need to be corrected. This needs to be resolved or no umpires will be scheduled for that game.

Link to Junior/Senior conflict/discrepancies/double bookings

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Junior/Senior Softball Travel League

MATTYDALE FIELD 9 & FIELD 10 USAGE SCHEDULE

Link to Mattydale fields 9/10 usage

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Reebok’s 33-inch Vector-TLS Bat Fails Compliance Testing

Little League International has been advised that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has provided official notice that the BBCOR decertification process has been implemented for the Reebok Vector-TLS 33-inch model bat.

Effectively immediately and until notified otherwise, this bat (Reebok Vector-TLS 33-inch length) should be considered non-compliant and subject to Junior, Senior, & Big League Baseball Rules 1.10 and 6.06(d).

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The Power Of Little League

Check out  a video Little League has produced showing the effect of Little League Baseball has not only in the United States, but all all over the world.

Link to video

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District 8 League ASAP Status

updated 5/15/2012 @ 6:00 AM

Check your league status here

Leagues Approved-24

Leagues Not Approved-2

Leagues Not Received-3

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The following have been update and are available

on the Booklet and Forms-Booklets Main page:

2012 Little League online Resource CD

2012 ASAP online CD

2012 Little League Forms

2012 ASAP Clinic Workbook

T-Ball Coach/Pitch Clinic Workbook

2012 Little League Rule changes (pdf version)

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Pitching rule change for Can AM

and Wood Bat Tournament

We have posted a link for the change to the pitching rule that will replace the existing rule used in the Can Am

and Wood Bat Tournament.

Link to changes

Composite Bat Update- 11/6/2011

The District 8 web site has created a page dedicated to any approved composite bats. Little League's new Is My Bat OK is also located on this page.

Composite Bat and Is My Bat OK link
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District 8 News and Updates Archive

Note- Access the District 8 Archive page here

5/1/2011- Player Agent PowerPoint presentation

12/30/2010- Little League International Issues Update Regarding Composite Bats: Moratorium Imposed Immediately

11/4/2010- Changes to the 2011 LL Policies, Rules, and Regulations

10/18/2010- Update from Little League International on Composite Bats
 

10/18/2010- 50-70 Pilot Program Extended

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"Friends of Little League"

If you are interested in becoming a Friend of Little League and advertising/promoting your company, please click on one of the four "Available" boxes in the "Friends of Little League" column for additional information.

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Little League Links

2012 Little League Rule Changes-Updated

50-70 Program Update-Updated

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" Friends of Little League

Note: Underlined names on Friends of Little league are links to "Friends" website