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Coach Pitch Future Stars Teams
Classic All Star Teams
International 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
 Teams will have one to two 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 an American and a
National division. The two divisions will play each other in a
single All Star game.
 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.
 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 have been notified.
 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 play 6 games each.
 Double Elimination Format: If there are less than eight (8)
teams in each division, then it will 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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9-10 Minors All Star Team(s)
 District Start Dates- June 20
 Sectional Start Dates- July 6-10 (Location: Waco area)
(State tournament the week after)
10-11-12 (LL) Majors All Star Team(s)
 District Start Dates- June 20
 Sectional Start Dates- July 6-10 (Location: DFW area)
(State tournament the week after)
11-12-13 Intermediate All Star Tem
 Dist. Start Dates- June 15
 Sectional Start Dates- July (Location: SW Arlington)
(State tournament the week after)
District 8 will play “pool play” in every division.
 For the 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.
 In the Majors and Intermediate divisions, there will only be one
pool in each, with the top two teams playing each other in a single
Championship Game.
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Champions moves on to Sectionals.
 Coaches: Tournament Rules and Guidelines can be found in your
Little League Baseball Rules book from pages 115-145.
 Ballots are administered by the coach to his 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 they feel 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.
 Nominated players names are turned in to 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 may choose to have a tryout to
determine placement on the team.
 Nominated players need to commit to participate in
All Stars to be placed on the official ballot for
Mangers and league officials to vote for selection to
their respective all-star teams.
 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.
Residence shall be established and supported by documents, dated or in
force between February 1, 2015 (previous year) and February 1, 2016
Residency Verification must come from THREE OR MORE of the
following
categories to determine residency of such parent(s) or
guardian:
1. Driver’s License 2. Voter’s Registration 3. School records
4. Welfare/child care records 5. Federal records 6. State records
7. Local (municipal) records 8. Support payment records 9. Homeowner or tenant records
10. Utility bills (i.e., gas, electric, water/sewer, phone, mobile phone, heating, waste disposal)
Three utility bills (three items from No. 10 above) constitute only
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11. Financial (loan, credit, investments, etc.) records 12. Insurance documents 13. Medical
records
14. Military records 15. Internet, cable or satellite records 16. Vehicle records 17. Employment
records
 Residency and School Attendance Eligibility
Requirements:http://www.littleleaguetoolkit.org/Assets/forms_pubs/tournam
ents/2016/tournament-residence-eligibility.pdf
 Each player must have a completed Tournament Verification
form:http://www.littleleaguetoolkit.org/Assets/forms_pubs/tournaments/2016
/player-verification.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.littleleaguetoolkit.org/Assets/forms_pubs/tournaments/Tourna
mentVerificationCheckList08.pdf
 Determine who is interested in each specific team.
 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.
 Managers and Assistant Coaches Meeting regarding
All Stars will take place on Sunday, June 5th at
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, and
general tournament rules and expectations.
Little League Baseball® (11-12-year-olds)
 Aug. 18 to Aug. 28 – South Williamsport, Pa. (Lamade/Volunteer Stadiums)
 58th season in South Williamsport; 70th season overall
 2015 Champion: Tokyo Kitasuna Little League (Tokyo, Japan)
 Little League Baseball World Series
Little League Intermediate (50/70) Baseball (11-13-year-olds)
 July 31 to Aug. 6 – Livermore, Calif. (Max Baer Park)
 4th season in Livermore; 4th season overall
 2015 Champion: West Seoul Little League (Seoul, South Korea)
 Intermediate 50/70 Baseball World Series