THE OFFICIAL TRYOUT SCHEDULE FOR SPRING 2006 PLAYERS AS FOLLOWS:
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LEAGUE TRYOUTS ARE HELD IN THE NEWTON NORTH SOA
4th floor, Hull Street Entrance
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| SUNDAY MARCH 12 |
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| League Age |
Last Name beginning with: |
Tryout Time |
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8 (open to any child who has played 2 years in the farm league) |
A - Z |
3:15 PM |
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9 |
A - J |
3:45 PM |
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K - R |
4:15 PM |
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S - Z |
4:45 PM |
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10 |
A - J |
5:15 PM |
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K - R |
5:45 PM |
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S - Z |
6:15 PM |
| FRIDAY MARCH 17 |
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| League Age |
Last Name beginning with: |
Tryout Time |
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11 |
A - J |
6:00 PM |
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K - R |
6:15 PM |
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S - Z |
6:30 PM |
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12 |
A - Z |
6:45 PM |
Please report at time listed for age and last name. If you cannot attend during assigned time slot, please come at 6:30 on March 12 (league age 8-10)
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7:00 on March 17 (league age 11-12 ). If you cannot attend on your assigned day, please come on the other date at the end of the session.
For other scheduling problems, contact Mitch Klein by email at NewtonCentral@comcast.net.
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| IMPORTANT LEAGUE DATES: |
| Spring season begins: APRIL 23rd |
| Note: not all teams will start that day. Watch for your team schedule. |
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| Opening Day: APRIL 30th |
| Ceremonies begin for all players and teams at 12 PM at Cabot Field. Parade to begin earlier; team coaches will provide details. |
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The League is open to all children who live in the Cabot, Peirce or Ward Elementary School districts and are age-eligible (born after April 30, 1993 and before May 1, 1999).
INTERESTED IN PLAYING SPRING 2006 FOR THE NCLL? REGISTER NOW!
We had a record number of registrations last year with over 300 children playing Spring Little League baseball in the Newton Central Little League. Online registration for the Spring 2006 season is available by clicking on the registration icons on this website, www.eteamz.com/newtoncentralll. We encourage you to register online.
Paper registration forms are now available for download from this website. There will be a $10.00 additional charge for using paper registrations. Click HERE to download the paper registration form.
REGISTERING YOUR CHILD - WHAT LEAGUE WILL YOUR CHILD PLAY IN?
There are several different leagues within the Newton Central Little League: Farm, AA Minor, AAA Minor and Majors. The League that your child will play in is determined by their age as well as, for children in some age groups, the results of a tryout. Tryouts are intended to ensure that children play at the level that is most suitable for their skill level, as well as to attempt to balance teams.
Newton Central Little League is affiliated with Little League Baseball (www.littleleague.org).
Little League Baseball recently changed the birthdate guidelines that determine eligibility to play Little League. "Age" in Little League is referred to as "League Age" which is the age which a child is on April 30th of the Spring season that they play in Little League. The following guidelines for determining League Age are:
Birthdate (5/1/98-4/30/99): League age 7*
Birthdate (5/1/97-4/30/98): League age 8
Birthdate (5/1/96-4/30/97): League age 9
Birthdate (5/1/95-4/30/96): League age 10
Birthdate (5/1/94-4/30/95): League age 11
Birthdate (5/1/93-4/30/94): League age 12
*NCLL has decided to allow ANY CHILD IN THE FIRST GRADE that lives in our district to play in the Newton Central Little League, even if that child was born on or after May 1, 1999.
This may mean that at some later point their LL career, he / she may be required to play in one of our divisions for an extra year.
The change in birthdates mandated by the Little League on an international level has, and will continue to, impact a number of children because the May 1 to April 30 birth dates used for age determination differs so greatly from the Newton Public School eligibility date of August 31. |
Newton Central does not offer T-ball for younger children. We suggest the West Suburban Y program; Newton East Little league; or Newton West Little League.
All players who are League ages 7 and 8 will play in the Farm League, a coach-pitch introductory league.
Players who are League age 9 can elect to play in the Farm League (see above), or can try out to determine eligibilty for placement on the AA Minor League, the league in which players begin to pitch. Any League age 9 player not placed on a AA Minor League team will be placed on a Farm League team.
Players who are League age 10 must tryout to determine placement on either a AA Minor or AAA Minor League team. AAA Minor League is a more advanced league with rules similar to the Little League Majors.
Players who are League age 11 and 12 must tryout to determine placement on either a AAA Minor or Major League team. The Major Leagues are the most advanced league in Little League. No tryout is necessary for a league age 12 year old who played on a Major League team the prior Spring (playing on a Major league team in the Fall League does not qualify).
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
The success of the Newton Central Little League depends upon its volunteers. The Board of the Little League is eager to enlist new members to take on the many tasks of organizing our program. Please consider donating some of your time to help us. Anyone interested should contact Roger Lehrberg, President of the Newton Central Little League, at rlehrberg@hotmail.com, or Alan Schlesinger, Vice-President of the Newton Central Little League, at schlesinger117@comcast.netor 617-969-8521. Thank you.
RED SOX ARE FOR SALE! (PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION TO NCLL)
The Newton Central Little League teams are always loooking for sponsors! If your business or family would like to sponsor a team, be recognized in our program book and have the thrill of “ownership” of a baseball team, we have a great offer for you.
The costs of sponsorships are as follows:
AAA Teams $225.00
AA Teams $200.00
Farm / Rookie Teams $150
To keep registration fees from increasing significantly, Newton Central depends on the generosity of our parent and business community. Our Little League is responsible for maintaining the Cabot, Ward and Peirce fields, which has become increasingly costly over the years. For safety reasons, we also need to replace equipment and supplies on a regular basis. Last year we ran a deficit, and we request your help to keep us in the black in 2005.
We very much appreciate the generous donations many of you have already made this year. If you are interested in sponsoring a team for 2006, please contact us at newtoncentralLL@comcast.net. For those who aren’t quite ready to “own” a team, but are interested in making a donation of any amount, please send a check to Newton Central Little League c/o Brian Badrigian, Treasurer, 11 Loring Street, Newton, MA 02459.
LITTLE LEAGUE NEWS UPDATES:
Check out the "My Site News" tab for information about the Little League organization and other Little League opportunities.
NEW VOLUNTEER INFORMATION:
The National Little League in Williamsport, PA is requiring all Little Leagues to perform criminal offender record information(CORI)back ground checks on Managers, Coaches, Board of Directors members and any other persons, volunteers or hired workers, who provide regular service to the league and/or have repetitive access to, or contact with, players or teams. To learn more about this new policy, please click (on left) on Links, Little League Baseball and follow the links to the Little League Child Protection Program.
Please download two documents (click on handouts tab on left or at bottom of this page): Please fill out Volunteer Application in its entirety, paying special attention to the authorization on the right-hand side of the form to conduct a background check on you. In addition, complete the lower half of the Request for Sex Offender Registry. Please return both documents to Craig Gilmartin; Gilmartin, Magence and Ross, PC; 376 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. The original background check document will be sent to the Sex Offender Registry Board to conduct the background check. We will keep the Application and copy of the Request for Sex Offender Registry Information on file for the duration of your service to the league for this year. If you have any questions regarding this policy please contact Craig Gilmartin (cgilmartin@gilfitz.com). Thank you.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
If you have any questions regarding Newton Central Little League, please feel free to contact Roger Lehrberg, President, at 617-332-4200, rlehrberg@hotmail.com or Newton Central Little League at newtoncentral@comcast.net.
Little Leagues in Newton
Newton also has four other Little League programs for specific school districs; each league maintains their own website.
Newton East LL for players residing in Bowen, Mason-Rice, Memorial-Spaulding Elementary school districts.
Newton North LL for players residing in Lincoln Elliot, Horace Mann, and Underwood school districts.
Newton South LL for players residing in Angier, Zervas, and Countryside school districts.
Newton West LL for players in Burr, Franklin, or Williams school districts.
