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Brief History of the West Region Headquarters

Posted by Nick Caringi at Dec 10, 2002 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )
The Western Regional Headquarters was constructed in 1969. The property on which the Headquarters has been constructed was made available to Little League Baseball by the City of San Bernardino. Al Houghton Stadium and the Thomas C. Boyle Administration Building were built first and the balance of what is here today has been gradually added. Warner Hodgdon, a local businessman contributed heavily to the swimming pool, which is now an important part of the Headquarters. Local firms pitched in with donated building materials, equipment and labor to gradually complete the complex. Many of our District Administrators and other local people labored hard and long. Western Regional Headquarters as it stands today has truly been a "labor of love". Over the years the Western Region Headquarters has undergone many improvements. In 1998 a new restroom facility was completed thus eliminating the need for portable restrooms as had been the case during the Western Regional Tournaments held in prior years. This year we completely remodeled the restrooms in the Administration Building, renovated the press box, resurfaced the asphalt on the upper stadium and lower entry way, poured cement in the pin trading area, and started our renovation of the team barracks, which includes adding clothes storage cabinets in the coaches rooms and painting the inside of all the barracks. Plans are in the works to finish the renovation project of the team barracks as well as other projects around the 27-acre facility. On the grounds of the Headquarters Complex is a Junior Olympic size swimming pool. Other amenities include, outdoor basketball courts, Ping-Pong, batting cages, practice fields and a recreation hall. There is a Senior Division field currently used for regular season play by 11 local leagues in the San Bernardino area. In addition to team housing facilities, there is another large building with sleeping quarters for volunteers, laundry room, linen supply room and an infirmary. West Region Directors: Al Houghton 1968-1973 Tom Boyle 1973-1987 Frank Yost 1987-1989 Carl Magee 1990-1999 Mike Legge 1999-present Stadium: 1. Seating Capacity is approximately 8,000. 2. Largest Crowd – 1993 14,500 people – Long Beach (Southern California) vs. San Ramon Valley (Northern California) 3. Second largest crowd – 1985 14,000 people – Mexicali (Southern California) vs. Danville (Northern California) 4. 1971 First Tournament w/ 4 teams 5. 1973 First Tournament w/ State Champion format image
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Purpose of Regional Headquarters

Posted by Nick Caringi at Dec 10, 2002 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )
The Western Regional Headquarters is a training and service facility available for 116 Districts in 11 states with over 1500 chartered Little Leagues in the West Region. Little League Leadership Training Clinics are offered for League Officials, District Administrators, Managers/Coaches, scorekeepers and volunteer umpires. Included in the training sessions are two one-week Umpire Schools along with weekend rules clinics.

We also offer a one-week Junior Umpire School in June for students 13 – 18 years of age. The complex is available to Local Leagues for use during the regular season. They can spend a weekend playing league games and if they wish the teams could stay overnight in the team barracks and enjoy the atmosphere of this facility. The complex is also available to the community for meetings and conferences. The bottom line is the complex is used approximately forty weekends during the year. It is truly a multi-purpose facility, serving many people throughout the Western Region. image
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Posted by Nick Caringi at Mar 16, 2002 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )

Little League Baseball teamed up with Al Herback and Al Price, internationally recognized authors and baseball and softball instructors, to create and extensive library of resources. To date over 700,000 players and 280,000 managers and coaches have used the training resources. Whether youre a seasoned coach, a player or a parent simply wanting to help your son or daughter the program is a great way to get there.

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Click here to view a video on the complete Little League Official Coach & Manager Program.
Getting Started Team Package

This package is ideally suited for players aged 5 to 8 (Tee Ball and Coach Pitch).

Each Getting Started Team Package consists of one Official Little League Getting Started Instruction Manual for managers and coaches, plus 14 Getting Started Player Instruction Passports to Fun. The passports match the manual and are packed with skills and fun activities and Al and Al coaching tips.
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Basic Baseball & SoftBall Team Package

(1 manual for the coach plus 14 Player Instruction Passports)

Once the early skills are mastered in the Getting Started Program the players graduate to the Basic Team Package. The manual includes drills, practice plans and the same10 skills and the positions of play found in the player booklet.
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Advanced Manual

An Advanced Instruction Manual also is available for baseball managers and coaches of major all-stars and teams with players aged 13+. The Advanced Instruction Manual introduces many new areas to pitching: the set position; pick-off moves; and kinds of pitches. In the hitting section, drag and push bunts are taught and hitting behind the runner is introduced. Base-running lead-offs, keys to base-stealing and different kinds of slides are taught.
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Planning A Practice Video

This 40-minute video presentation provides coaches and managers with powerful tools and tips for planning and running successful practices. Al & Al also give you valuable ideas for practice drills that can be used to focus on specific skills, competitions and other fun activities. It's a great Little League manager or coaches at the 8-12 year old levels.
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Meet Little Al and Big Al

Al Herback and Al Price - better known in Little League Baseball as Little Al and Big Al - are the originators of the program. Their unique approach to teaching the skills of baseball and softball has been recognized internationally for its merit. Their methods have been acclaimed as unparalleled. To learn more about Al and Al click here
Al and Al Clinics at Little League Regional Centers

Coach and Manager training sessions will be held at each regional center again this year.

For more information about the clinics and to register please click on the link for the Regional Center nearest you.