The other night, I had a discussion with a former coaching colleague about whether the overwhelming popularity of travel baseball will someday replace Little League and other community sports leagues.Little League baseball, perhaps the oldest and most tradition-rich youth sports league in the world, recently changed its postseason rules to accompany travel baseball players, fearing [...]
When inventor Joel Albin of Livingston launched a line of aluminum bats, he quickly stumbled over a seeming paradox: other bat makers wanted to buy his company, Albin Athletics, but retail chains didn’t know about the firm or want its bats. The owners of Marucci Bat Co. in Baton Rouge, known nationally for its wood [...]
Little League International is proud to announce a multi-year license agreement with the MVP Band – a resistance training device that strengthens a players arm. The unique neoprene wristband of the MVP Band sets it apart from all other resistance bands. The design forces the user to focus on building the muscles that comprise the [...]
NEW YORK – Nothing beats the start of baseball season, and I don’t mean the big leagues. I’m talking about Little League kids picking up mitts and bats for the first time in months, getting to know new teammates and coaches, and looking sharp in clean uniforms, before the inevitable grass stains sully those white [...]
It has been brought to the attention of Little League officials that there are a few bats for sale in stores or that may have already been purchased that carry the Little League approval, but do not have the required bat performance standard markings.The Little League Rulebook states that beginning January 1, 2009, all non-wood [...]
