Simsbury Little League

Spring registration is open!

New this year: Early bird registration discount (Jan 2-31)! Click on Register Online on the left for details. 

District 6 Umpire Clinic is on and will take place on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Courtside Sports Center, 517 Burlington Road (Route 4) in Harwinton. (It’s right behind the Countryside Restaurant.) Check-in will be from 12 noon to 1 p.m., followed by the clinic from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m., which will include plate and field mechanics and well as classroom sessions. And as always – it’s FREE. Mandatory for all first and second-year Simsbury umpires, but the clinic is open to all levels of Little League umpiring experience, as well as D6 managers and coaches.

 

 

East Region Umpire Clinic – Saturday, February 8, 2020 - Little League East Region headquarters, 335 Mix Street in Bristol. Register online at: https://www.littleleague.org/event/2020-east-umpire-clinic/

ALL D6 Umpires - this event is a great way to get you thinking about the upcoming season – as well as a great warm-up to our D6 Clinic in March. The East Region Umpire Clinic is especially beneficial for first and second-year umpires to attend. While Little League umpires from throughout the East Region (Maine to Maryland) will be there, D6 always has a good attendance. The morning and afternoon sessions are aptly titled “Know the Rules,” because that’s what the focus is. And your $50 fee includes breakfast and lunch.  Not mandatory.

 

Please take advantage of both events. 

This year, the Simsbury Little League Board of Directors has changed the game times for Saturdays in the Spring. 

The new game schedule is as follows:

9:30 - 10:45  Farm A 

11:15 - 12:30 T-ball

1:00 - 3:00  Farm AA

3:30 - 5:30  Farm AAA

6:00 - 8:00  Majors 

SLL Community:

Registration for Spring baseball is open!!!

Register now to save. Prices go up February 1. 

To register, click HERE or use the "Register Online" button on the left side of the SLL website. 

Baseball

Baseball registration is open to boys and girls ages 5 through 12. 

Baseball: 

                                                                                                  T-Ball & Farm A:    Jan. 2 - Mar. 1  $120

                                                                                                     Farm AA:    Jan. 2 - Jan. 31  $150

                           Feb. 1 - Mar. 1  $175

                                                                                           AAA & Majors:    Jan. 2 - Jan. 31  $150

                          Feb. 1 - Feb. 20  $175

Softball: 

                                                                                           T-Ball & Farm A:    Jan. 2 - Mar. 1  $100

                                                                                               Farm AA:    Jan. 2 - Jan. 31  $100

                                                                                                                   Feb. 1 - Mar. 1  $120

                                                                                      AAA, Juniors & Majors:   Jan. 2 - Jan. 31  $100

    Feb. 1 - Feb. 20  $120

To determine what "Little League Age" your child is, please use this age chart:  Baseball Age Chart.  To view information about our baseball divisions, click on the tabs at the top of the SLL website.  There are detailed descriptions about our various divisions.  If you are unsure where your child should be placed please contact our registrar (jmtrythall@yahoo.com).

Player evaluations for baseball (ages 9-12) will be held date/time TBD.  9-year-olds who would like to be considered for AAA,10-year-olds who are eligible to be evaluated to play in Majors and would like to be considered for Majors, and 11-year-olds who would like to be considered for the Majors must attend the evaluation.  9-year-olds that want to play in AA, 10-year-olds and 11-years-olds that want to play in AAA, and 12-year-olds should not attend the evaluations.  A schedule for evaluations will be released.  Players must be registered to be considered for the AAA and Majors drafts.  Please register early to ensure a spot for your player. The registration deadline for AAA and Majors is February 20, but January 31 for the discount rate. For T-ball and Farm A, the registration deadline is March 1.

Softball

Softball registration is open to girls age 4-13.  To determine what "Little League Age" your child is, please use this age chart: Softball Age Chart.  To view information about our softball divisions, click on the Fastpitch Softball tab at the top of the SLL website. Evaluations for softball will be held date/time TBD. If you are unsure where your child should be placed please contact our Softball VP ( curtiss@npsct.org).

Register Online

To register, click HERE or use the "Register Online" button on the left side of the SLL website.  Payment must be made at the time of registration.  Unpaid registrations will be immediately deleted from the system.  Payments may be made using either Visa or Mastercard.  No checks or cash will be accepted.

 

SLL Board of Directors

Registration Dates & Fees

Baseball: 

                                                                                                  T-Ball & Farm A:    Jan. 2 - Mar. 1  $120

                                                                                                              Farm AA:    Jan. 2 - Jan. 31  $150

                                            Feb. 1 - Mar. 1  $175

                                                                                                     AAA & Majors:    Jan. 2 - Jan. 31  $150

                                               Feb. 1 - Feb. 20  $175

Softball: 

                                                                                                  T-Ball & Farm A:    Jan. 2 - Mar. 1  $100

                                                                                                              Farm AA:    Jan. 2 - Jan. 31  $100

                                            Feb. 1 - Mar. 1  $120

                                                                                      AAA, Juniors & Majors:   Jan. 2 - Jan. 31  $100

                                               Feb. 1 - Feb. 20  $120

Baseball – Coaches Clinics

TBD

Baseball Evaluations

(Players age 9 and above only)

Monday, February 24 (5:30-8:30 pm)

More details will be posted soon. Players do not need to be available for the entire session.

There is no Make-Up Date, so if you want to be evaluated to play up, you must make this date.

Please register for the division for which you will be trying out.

Softball Evaluations

Monday, February 24 (5:30-8:30 pm)

There is no Make-Up Date, so if you want to be evaluated to play up, you must make this date.

Please register for the division for which you will be trying out.

D6 Umpire Clinic

Rookies Required / Encouraged all Other Levels

District 6 Umpire Clinic is on and will take place on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Courtside Sports Center, 517 Burlington Road (Route 4) in Harwinton. (It’s right behind the Countryside Restaurant.) Check-in will be from 12 noon to 1 p.m., followed by the clinic from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m., which will include plate and field mechanics and well as classroom sessions. And as always – it’s FREE. Mandatory for all first and second-year Simsbury umpires, but the clinic is open to all levels of Little League umpiring experience, as well as D6 managers and coaches.

Umpire Clinic – All Returning Umpires

All umpires must attend one of these classroom clinics. 

• Session #1  
• Session #2 

@Freemason’s Hall

** Registration Closing Dates **

Baseball: 

                                                                                                  T-Ball & Farm A:     Mar. 1

                                                                                                              Farm AA:    Jan. 31  Early bird discount ends

                                            Mar. 1   Hard close

                                                                                                     AAA & Majors:    Jan. 31   Early bird discount ends

                                           Feb. 20  Hard close

Softball: 

                                                                                                  T-Ball & Farm A:    Mar. 1

                                                                                                              Farm AA:   Jan. 31  Early bird discount ends

                                      Mar. 1  Hard close

                                                                                      AAA, Juniors & Majors:   Jan. 31  Early bird discount ends

                                         Feb. 20  Hard close

Drafts

Baseball Majors and AAA:  Friday, March 13

Softball:  TBD

Baseball & Softball - Managers Meeting

All managers are required to attend!

Saturday, March 21, 8:30 am

Volunteer Applications

(Applications can be found on the SLL website under the Volunteer tab)

Spring Field Clean-Up

TBD

Practice Starts

TBD (Town of Simsbury will give us the date)

Opening Day

Baseball:  TBD

Softball:  TBD

Moto Photo Team Picture Day

TBA

Memorial Day Parade

Simsbury Little League teams will march in the parade.  More details to follow.

End of Season

Baseball:  TBD

Softball:  TBD 

• A 2x8 foot hard backed banner sign, using sponsor's logo, will be hung on the outfield fences of Memorial Park.
• A rotating web banner located at the top of the home page for SLL’s website (www.simsburylittleleague.com).  The banner will include a link to sponsor's website when available. Our webpage is where all Little League families go to register and to keep informed about upcoming dates.  With over 600 families in our league we have quite a lot of website traffic recorded throughout the year!

Tommy Tanski

Each year Simsbury Little League offers four $1500 scholarships to current High School seniors.  These scholarships are offered to seniors who participated in either the baseball or softball Little League program here in Simsbury.  The scholarships are given in memory of Tommy Tanski, who was a Simsbury High School junior, and a former Little League player, but passed away in a car accident in 2011.  

Tommy Tanski played Little League from 1999-2005 and during that time played for two district All Star Teams. He also played for the Strikers soccer team and played soccer in High School.  Tommy was a tremendous teammate and understood that his contribution was more about the team than any one individual.  

For many, the time playing Simsbury Little League baseball or softball is something to be cherished for years to come.  It is when friendships are formed, character is built and memories are made. During the registration process, please consider donating towards this scholarship fund and helping SLL continue to provide them in memory of Tommy Tanski.

To make a direct donation to this fund, please click HERE.

Thank-you!
SLL Board of Directors

Simsbury Little League

Youth Umpires

Simsbury Little League's baseball and softball games are generally umpired by youth umpires.  We wanted to take this opportunity to explain to all our families the expectations we have regarding interactions with umpires. Regardless of the umpire’s age the SLL policy is that all judgment calls stand and managers, coaches and spectators are not to argue or attempt to influence these calls.  This includes any sort of gestures or sounds of disagreement.  Simply put, please support letting the umpires umpire.

All umpires will make mistakes regardless of their skill level and experience.  With 80+ umpires in the program it is an on-going task to keep up with training needs.  Please remember that our youth umpires are trying their best and are generally out there without anyone cheering them on in the stands or giving them those words of encouragement when mistakes are made.  They too are developing their game and we as a league have adopted a zero-tolerance policy to make sure there is an appropriate atmosphere for everyone involved in games at Memorial Fields.

In 2012, our League President at the time, Tom Benneche, wrote a letter to the SLL Community entitled "They Are All Our Kids!".  Below is a link to this letter as it embodies SLL's expectations regarding youth umpires.  

They Are All Our Kids! 
(May 15, 2012)