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| • | Little League is the name of a non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local children's leagues of baseball and softball throughout the USA and the rest of the world. ]] These "little leagues" include both baseball and softball and are divided into six divisions based on the ages of the children playing: Tee Ball, Minors, Little (or Majors), Junior, Senior and Big (the age-cutoffs between divisions may differ from league to league). Little League welcomes both boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 18. One of the aims of Little League, other than simply to have fun, is to teach children about teamwork, sportsmanship and fair play. Their watchwords are Character, Courage, Loyalty. The most well-known event in the Little League calendar is the annual Little League Baseball World Series, which is held every August in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Tournaments leading up to the World Series are held throughout the USA, including the territories of the U.S. Virgin Islands, the CNMI, and Puerto Rico, and also across the rest of the world. In 2003 for example, there were also tournaments in Canada, Europe (Germany and Poland), Latin America (Mexico, Panama, Curaçao and Aruba), and in Asia (Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan) and Peru. The Little League Baseball World Series is just one of eight World Series every year. There are series for baseball and softball in Little, Junior, Senior and Big Leagues, each one held in a different location. The Little League was founded by Carl Stotz in 1939 as a three-team league in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. There are now millions of Little League players in scores of countries around the world.]]The organization now has its headquarters in South Williamsport, directly across the Susquehanna River from the site of the original league. South Williamsport also hosts the Little League World Series at Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Little League Volunteer Stadium. A similar body, known as the Babe Ruth League, also exists; the two are often confused, but have no affiliation with one another. Source: [wikipedia: little league] |
leagues:youth
| American Amateur Youth Baseball Alliance | ||
| brings little league players from across the country to play in three different divisions. offers information on the open world series, tournament of champions, and all-star nationals. | ||
| Dugout Daily: BLWS 2003 | ||
| coverage of the big league world series 2003, held in easley, south carolina. | ||
| Little League Online | ||
| official international headquarters. site includes tips for organizing and running local and district little leagues, world series and tournament details, resources for umpires, little league news. | ||
| Little League Tournament Sites | ||
| historical tournament coverage for canada and us regions. | ||
| Ponybaseball | ||
| little league website hosting provider. | ||
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