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Coach Pitch Future Stars Teams
International All Star Teams
Classic All Star Teams
All-Star Player Nomination and Selection Process
Commitment to Play
Player Verification/Eligibility
Coaches Selection Process
Coaches Meeting
 Coach Pitch All Stars Game Date-TBD (1st or 2nd week in June)
 Teams will have 1 to 2 All Star team practices
 All Star game will be played with regular season rules, except
the game will be 6 innings.
 The Coach Pitch division will be split into a Red and a Blue
division. The two divisions will NOT play each other. Each
division will have a single All Star game within their division.
 Each player and coach will receive an All Star player T-Shirt
with team names on the back.
Coach Pitch All Stars
need to go through the
player verification/eligibility process.
8-9-10 Minors All Star Team(s)
 District Start Dates-June 21-July 1
 Sectional Start Dates- July 5
(State tournament the week after)
10-11-12 (LL) Majors All Star Team(s)
 District Start Dates- June 21-July 1
 Sectional Start Dates- July 5
(State tournament the week after)
11-12-13 Intermediate All Star Team
 Dist. Start Dates- June 21-July 1
 Sectional Start Dates- July 5
(State tournament the week after)
District 8 “pool play” plan:
 For the 8-9-10 division, there will be two “pools”, with the
champions of each pool playing each other in a one game, winner
takes all Championship Game. Winner advances to Sectionals.
 In the 10-11-12 LL (Majors) and 11-12-13 Intermediate divisions,
there will only be one pool in each, with the top two teams
playing each other in a single Championship Game. Winner
advances to Sectionals.
*Coaches: Tournament Rules and Guidelines can be found in
your green Little League Baseball Rules book.
 Age 7-8-9 (Minors) must have played MKP or Minors Division
during the regular season.
 Age 10-11-12 (Majors) must have played Minors or Majors Division
during the regular season.
 Players who do not make the International team are eligible for Classic
team selection.
 Classic teams are not formed until International teams are formed and
International rosters have been verified and players
notified/confirmed.
 Pool Play Format: If there are eight (8) or more teams in each
division, then the tournament will follow the Pool Play
format, which would mean teams could play 6 games each.
 Double Elimination Format: If there are less than eight (8)
teams in each division, then it may be double elimination and
each team will play a minimum of 2 games each.
 Will follow District 8 Rules for Classic tournament
http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=texasdistrict
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 Ballots are administered by the manager to his/her players.
 All players will nominate their teammates who they feel are good
representatives of an All Star.
 The coach may also add 1-2 picks from his team to the official
nomination, if he/she feels a deserving player(s) did not receive votes
 In addition, a coach may nominate players in any division. This
prevents coaches from missing any kid that might have been playing
up in a division.
 Nominated players names are turned into the League President and
Player Agent.
 A combined list of all nominated players will be submitted to the All
Star coach for each division. Coaches will host a tryout for the
nominated players to determine placement on the team.
 Nominated players need to commit to participate in All Stars in order to be
placed on the official tryout roster for Mangers and league officials to vote
for selection to their respective all-star teams during the tryout.
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 Coaches will practice up to 6 days a week leading up to International and
Classic All Star Games.
 Coaches will practice up to 2 times for Coach Pitch All Stars.
 Players are expected to arrive 1 Hour prior to game time.
 Player fee for International and Classic All Stars, $100.
*Coaches can secure a sponsor to cover the player fee for each player on
his/her team. In order to have the sponsor name on the jerseys, the sponsor
has to be secured and name on jerseys before the 1st All Star game (LL Int’l
Rules).
 “Residence,” “reside” and “residing” refers to a place of bona fide
continuous habitation.
 A place of residence once established shall not be considered changed
unless the parents, parent or guardian makes a bona fide change of
residence.
 Residence shall be established and supported by
documents containing the full residence which
includes parent(s) or guardian(s) name, street address,
city, state and zip code information, dated or in force
between
from
documents
outlined
below:
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Any documents submitted as proof of residence must show customary usage or
consumption to demonstrate bona fide continuous habitation as determined by Little
League Baseball, Incorporated in its discretion.
Driver’s License 2. School records 3. Vehicle records (i.e., registration,
lease, etc.) 4. Employment records 5. Insurance documents
Welfare/child care records 2. Federal records (Federal Tax, Social
Security, etc.) 3. State records 4. Local (municipal) records 5. Support payment records
6. Homeowner or tenant records 7. Military records
Voter’s Registration 2. Utility bills (i.e., gas, electric, water/ sewer,
phone, mobile phone, heating, waste disposal) 3. Financial records (i.e. loan, credit,
investments, etc.) 4. Medical records 5. Internet, cable, or satellite records
NOTE: Financial information may be blacked out.
 Residency and School Attendance Eligibility Requirements:
http://www.littleleague.org/assets/forms_pubs/ResidenceEligibility.pdf
 Each player must have a completed Tournament Verification form:
http://www.littleleague.org/assets/forms_pubs/Tournament-PlayerVerification.pdf
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Each player must have a Little League Medical Release
form:http://www.littleleaguetoolkit.org/Assets/forms_pubs/tournaments/2016
/tournament-medical-release.pdf
 Each Manager must have a completed Tournament Verification check
list: http://www.littleleague.org/Assets/forms_pubs/tournamentverification-checklist.pdf
Player Proof of Age
Requirement
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PROOF-OF-AGE REQUIREMENTS ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF PROOF OF BIRTH DATE
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1. Original proof of age document, if issued by federal, state or provincial registrars of vital statistics in the country
in which the Little Leaguer is participating.
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2. If country of participation differs from the country of proof of age document, original proof-of-age document
issued by federal, state or provincial registrars of vital statistics, or local offices thereof, are acceptable proof of age,
provided the document was filed, recorded, registered or issued within one (1) year of the birth of the child.
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3. An original document issued by federal, state or provincial registrars of vital statistics, or local offices thereof,
listing the date of birth, with reference to the location and issue date of the original birth certificate, is acceptable.
(The original birth certificate referenced must have been filed, recorded, registered or issued within one (1) year of
the birth of the child.) Also issued by these agencies are photocopies of the certificate of live birth with the
certification also photocopied, including the signature, and include the seal impressed thereon. Such documents
are acceptable without “live” signatures, provided the original filed, recorded, registered or issued date of the
birth certificate was within one (1) year of the date of birth.
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4. For children born abroad of a parent or parents who are U.S. citizens, any official government document issued
by a U. S. federal agency or service, is acceptable. For military dependents, Department of Defense identification
cards and military hospital certificates are acceptable. These must be originals, not copies, and must refer to a
filing, recording, registration, or issue date that is within one (1) year of the birth of the child.
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5. A “Statement in Lieu of Acceptable Proof of Birth” issued by a District Administrator is acceptable.
Tryout Process
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All nominated players who can make the commitment to All Stars will be invited to
tryout.
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All International and Classic Team Tryouts will take place on June 1st at Nesbitt.
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Players should be in uniform, bring all necessary equipment, and bring plenty of water
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Players need to be at the Field at 5:30 for stretching.
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Parents need to be at the Field at 5:30 for Informational Parent Meeting and Paperwork
Collection
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Tryouts will begin at 6:00pm
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Parents will need to bring the following documents to tryouts:
1. Commitment letter (if not already submitted)
2. Player Verification form with supporting documents from each of the 3 groups
3. Bring Proof of Age Requirement
 Determine who is interested in each specific team
and division.
 If a vote is needed, then the Managers within the
division vote. In case of a tie, then the President,
Coaches Coordinator, and Player Agent will vote.
 Assistant coaches are chosen last, and they are
selected by the All Star Manager. It is strongly
recommended that the assistant coach positions are
filled by managers/head coaches.
 All Star Managers Meeting regarding All Stars will take
place on Sunday, May at 21st @ 7:00pm at Market Street.
 It is especially important for you to attend this meeting if
this is your first time participating in All Stars.
 At the Meeting, Managers will receive an All Stars binder,
we will review the player eligibility and verification
process, practice expectations, tryout process, game
expectations, and general tournament rules and
expectations.
Eligible Age: 10-11-12 year olds
• Location: South Williamsport, Pa. (Volunteer Stadium & Howard
J. Lamade Stadium)
• History: 59th Season in South Williamsport; 71st Season Overall
• 2016 Champion: Mid-Atlantic Region - Maine-Endwell Little
League (Endwell, N.Y.)
Eligible Age: 11-12-13 year olds
• Location: Livermore, Calif. (Max Baer Park)
• History: 5th Season in Livermore; 5th Season Overall
• 2016 Champion: West Region – Central East Maui (Hawaii) Little
League