There has been some confusion about the start of the Fall Ball Clinics. AAA will start on Wednesday, September 8th, Majors starts tomorrow, September 7th.

Here is the schedule.  All clinics take place at Dooley Field:

Full Camp Schedule:
AAA will be Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-6:30pm.

Majors will be Tuesday and Thursday from 5-6:30pm.

Scrimmages for AAA and Majors will be Fridays from 5-6:30

Camps start on Sept. 7 and run through Oct. 1.Games start on Sept. 24 and run through Oct. 24.

Thanks,
LPPLL Board

With 2021 Opening day a week away, we have posted the 2021 schedules for Majors, AAA, and AA under the schedules tab. Looking forward to saying “Play Ball” for 2021!

Dear Land Park Pacific Little League families –

We were so close! We had tryouts, we had the drafts, we started practicing, and even got all our uniforms – then came COVID-19.

Since the shutdown began in March, the Board has been working hard behind the scenes to develop various scenarios for a possible season – always with health and safety in mind. We’ve pushed hard to get the Governor and the Sacramento County Public Health Department (SCPHD) to look at our plans to play baseball safely with social distancing and other precautions, in the large open space that is Dooley Field. But, youth sports have not been given the greenlight to play games, and it doesn’t appear that will come anytime soon.

With that in mind, we are sad to announce that the 2020 Little League season for Land Park-Pacific is over.

WHAT NEXT?

Many of you probably received the email that Land Park Soccer will not have a season this Fall. And SCPHD did recently decide to allow “youth sports conditioning” in groups of 10 or less, which means practices are OK, but games are not. With that in mind, we started formulating plans for some possible basic skills training for the kids. However we just learned from the news, the CDPH tells CBS13, “no recreational team sports or youth sports are permitted and the fitness guidance is not to be used for team sports activities.”  With cases of COVID-19 spiking right now in Sacramento, we don’t want to start something only to have to halt it a couple of weeks later. We’ll keep our eye on the numbers and the recommendations coming from health officials.

We’re also hoping to have an expanded Fall Ball at its regular time, from September to October. No one knows what the trajectory of the COVID-19 virus will be and whether it will still be with us in January and prevent us moving forward on a normal schedule next year so we will just have to wait and see.

IMMEDIATE FUTURE

Our immediate future is two-pronged.

First, we will show you our financial records and explain the process by which you can either:

·     donate your registration fees, or

·     take a credit of $100 per child and apply it to next year’s fees, or

·     opt for a refund of $100 per child through Blue Sombrero/SportsConnect (the same way you paid online).

As you can see in the attached spreadsheet (actual tax returns will be posted online at LPPLL.com) Registration Fees cannot be refunded in full due to the costs of equipment, uniforms, field rentals, upkeep for Dooley, and the bleacher renovations (as more fully set forth in the attached spreadsheet). Our bottom line this year was also impacted by the fact we did not have Snack Shack open and our Chocolate Bar fundraiser barely broke even. We also need to keep some reserves for upkeep at Dooley and next year – especially when the future is as unpredictable as it is. If you are seeking a monetary refund or credit for next year, please email TREASURER@LPPLL.COM and INFO@LPPLL.COM.

DEADLINE

We kindly request that you make your request as soon as possible, but no later than Friday, July 31^st. After July 31, 2020 – all remaining registration fees will transition as a donation to LPPLL. We understand that each of us has been impacted by this crisis, and we thank each family in advance for your consideration of LPPLL.

BOARD ELECTIONS

Second, we need to elect the Board of Directors for next year. If you wish to be on the ballot, please email INFO@LPPLL.com BY JULY 18, 2020. If you want to know more about the duties of any Board position, feel free to email President@LPPLL.com or the person who currently holds that position, which are listed here: https://www.lppll.com/league/administration/.

We hope you and your family is safe and healthy and that we can all meet at Dooley soon.

Sincerely,

The Land Park-Pacific Little League Board of Directors

Hello LPPLL Families,

I hope this letter finds our community in good health. You may remember that previously we had asked that families make a commitment to either play this season, or not, by May 22^nd – tomorrow. We thought that would allow enough to time for you to review our guidelines for resuming play and what the proposed schedules would look like. The Board formed a committee to research what social distancing would look like at Dooley (and Doc Oliver) and the steps we could take to let baseball be played safely.

We looked at having Tee Ball and Rookies play before AAA and Major games on M, T, Th and F evenings, with four games of AA being played on Wednesday nights. Then Majors, AAA and AA would play games on Saturdays and Sundays. We looked at playing shorter games with hard time limits so that arriving players would not overlap with departing players, even though we would have separate entry and exit points with hand washing stations located at the entrance and on either side of Dooley 2. 

Encouragingly, we have recently received some good signs about baseball being played, from Ohio and San Diego and now even Sacramento County has moved forward with Outdoor Recreation. And, just yesterday, Little League gave their best practices for playing baseball during this pandemic. It was funny to see how closely the ideas we had come up with were echoed by Little League. However, no official start date for baseball to play ball has been given.  

So, given what we know, the Board (in conjunction with other Little Leagues in District 7) has sent an email to Mayor Steinberg, the Sac County Public Health Department, Supervisor Patrick Kennedy, and the City of Sacramento Parks and Rec to encourage them to let us play ball. In our email We have pledged to follow the guidelines set forth by Little League, including any limit on spectators imposed by Sac County Health Department.  We will let you know as soon as we get the green light.

ALSO, out of an abundance of caution, we are planning to stagger the start of our season to have the Juniors, Majors and AAA divisions’ seasons start as soon as possible (hopefully from June 6 to July 25), and the AA, Rookie and Tee Ball divisions to follow immediately thereafter (hopefully on July 27). All of these divisions (except for Juniors) would be played at Dooley.

The decision to stagger the season was made after a lot of discussion. Believe it or not, the majority of the Boards’ kids are AA and below. We discussed concerns about lower division kids having a harder time maintaining social distance both on and off the field, as well as the fact that many kids in lower divisions do not all have their own gear for batting or catching and depend on sharing it.  As our lower division parents know, when a grounder is hit in the infield, players in these age groups often all run to it and the chance for contact/collision is higher. Similarly, in the lower divisions, managers need to physically touch their players to help them adjust their batting stances and throwing mechanics. Lastly, in AA, it is a hybrid of player and coach pitch so there are more hands on the ball.

We strongly believe that the lower division players need to be developed just as much as the older kids need to play their season.  So, for this season only, we will let the younger kids play every game at Dooley this Fall.  This may mean no Fall Ball for the older kids, unless we can secure access to alternate fields – something we will look into.  As a board, we are doing our best to come up with plans that serve all of our families, even if it means there are compromises to the “normal” schedule; we truly appreciate everyone’s understanding and patience.

We hope you will hang with us as we get guidance from the state, county and city to nail down the specifics of when the games will begin.  As soon as we hear back from the powers that be, or the County issues further guidelines on playing baseball, we will let you know.

Thank you,

Land Park-Pacific Little League Board of Directors

***Majors and AAA schedules are posted!  More schedules to follow in by this weekend!***

The season will open this Saturday, March 14th — cross your fingers for sunny skies. Managers and team parents will have the most relevant information about each team’s truck, the parade and game times. But here’s a rundown of what you should know about the day:

• 7AM: Parade staging begins. Please see this map.  We park along 12th Avenue and E Park Rd near GA20 and GA21. Each team will have an assigned, labeled area.
• 8AM: Parade begins.
• 8:45AM: Opening ceremony at Dooley Field on San Mateo Way.

A few other notes:

• Players should be in full uniforms, but not cleats. Wear tennis shoes and bring cleats for later.
• San Mateo Way will be closed to all traffic and parking before the ceremonies begin.
• Teams must not throw candy or any other objects from trucks.
• Dogs are not allowed at Dooley Field. Even small dogs held by owners.
• Parking in around the park will be tight all day. Carpool, ride bikes, walk. Plan in advance and give ample time to get to the yard.
• Snack shack will be open all day — bring cash or download Venmo @LPPLL.

Dust off those mitts and get ready for tryouts next weekend!

DATES: Saturday, January 11th: Last Names A-K
Sunday, January 12th: Last Names L-Z

TIMES: • 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM 8 Year Olds
• 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM 9-10 Year Olds
• 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM 11-12 Year Olds

*Ages are little league age not necessarily actual age of player. Please see https://www.littleleague.org/play-little-league/determine-league-age/ if you are unsure of your child’s little league age.

LOCATION: Dooley Field, 2 San Mateo Court, Sacramento, CA 95822

Important: Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to get checked-in. The first stop is registration at the Snack Shack. Swing by to check-in with one of our wonderful volunteers!

*** Print and bring a copy of your medical form. Blank copies will be available for you to complete on site or a blank form is attached. Your player will not be able to participate in tryouts without this document. ***

For questions specific to tryouts please email coach@lppll.com. For general questions please email info@lppll.com.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Fall has come and gone at Dooley field but unfortunately it didn’t take the leaves with it! We need a few volunteers to help spruce up the fields prior to tryouts. Volunteers will need to bring rakes and leaf blowers if available.

LPP really needs your assistance with this year’s tryouts running skills stations that will keep the players active and engaged throughout the entire process. We are looking for volunteers to manage the following stations: Shuttle run, 60 feet timed run, max throwing velocity, hitting warm up ground/fly balls, wiffle ball coach pitch, and supervising the batting tees.

Below are the shift options available: Option 1- Your child’s or another league age group tryout period- 1 Day Only (Estimated 2.5hrs)
Option 2- Your child’s or another league age group tryout session- Both Days (Estimated 5hrs)
Option 3- All three age groups- 1 Day Only (Estimated 8hrs)
Option 4- All three age groups- Both Days (Estimated 16hrs)

All volunteer hours performed will be applied towards the minimum hours of volunteer work to get back your $100 volunteer fee.* Start out the season right and get those volunteer hours knocked out asap!

If you are interested in volunteering for tryouts or field clean-up email volunteer@lppll.com.

-LPPLL

Registration ends tomorrow, January 1st, at 11:59PM.  Any player who registers after 1/1/2020 will be placed on a wait list.  Wait list players may be accepted based on the specific division registration numbers.  Late fee will apply to all registrations after 1/1/2020.

For easy access to the most up-to-date league information follow us on Facebook @lpplittleleague.

Anyone requesting Financial Assistance fill out the attached form and send it to the President ASAP.Those who have requested financial assistance and have not received it, send a follow up email to president@lppll.com no later than 1/1/2020.

Join the board at Urban Roots on December 8th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm for our First Annual Info Night! If you have a questions, we have an answer! Whether you have a general question about the league, want to know more about tryouts or simply need help with registration this night is the night!

Come learn more about our volunteer opportunities and ways to earn your volunteer fee back! Interested in managing a team, volunteering at one of the 2020 Season events, or joining the board? Come learn more at Info Night!

WELCOME BACK!!!

Register today by clicking here!

From now until November 30th is early registration, which means each player you register gets $50 off of the full registration fee – EXCEPT for Juniors (see below).  The registration fee for the AA, AAA & Major divisions is $200 ($150 for early bird).  This is due to the fact that they are all in the same pool.  If you register your kid for AAA, it is not because he is going to play AAA, it is because he falls in the age parameters for kids who play AAA.  TRYOUTS AND THE DRAFTS (not just age) WILL DETERMINE WHAT DIVISION A PLAYER WILL PLAY IN.  So, if you want your kid to play in Majors but can only register him for AAA – that’s because of his/her age.  Go ahead and register him/her for AAA, and if s/he has a good tryout and other favorable attributes, s/he will be drafted into the Majors.  This also applies to kids who, by age, must register for AA but want to play AAA.  Remember, unless they qualify for a waiver, all 12 year olds will play in Majors and all 11 year olds who are not drafted in the Majors will play in AAA.

One of the reasons we give a discount to early registrants is that we want to get an accurate picture of how many kids will register and how many managers and coaches we will need to recruit.  However, for Juniors we already know that we will only have room to accept a maximum of 39 kids (to make 3 teams of 13).  So, if you are thinking about signing your kid up for Juniors, please do so NOW.  The other anomaly for the Junior division is that registration is a flat $250 fee.  There is no additional volunteer fee.  The reason we will not be charging a $100 volunteer fee for the Junior division is that they have so few chances to earn back their volunteer fee.  However, the Junior division is the most expensive to run because we pay more for their umpires (games run longer) and their uniforms (they get nice uniforms because they play hard).  So, for the league not to lose money on the Junior division we charge a flat fee of $250 for each kid.  However, managers of Juniors teams will still earn a $100 refund at the end of the season.

However, if you have a child who was born before 9/1/2013, you’ll need to request a waiver for him/her to tryout for AA.  Please send that request to President@LPPLL.com  Requests for a waiver should be accompanied by a recommendation from you child’s manager from last year.

Also, if you will need financial assistance this year, you will need to email President@LPPLL.com .  Requests for financial assistance are always confidential.

The other item to be prepared to upload is your child(ren)’s proof of residency.  The Medical Release Forms will be required but you can be produced at Tryouts (Jan. 11 & 12) for AA-Juniors and the first practice for Tball and Rookie – more info will come regarding tryouts, opening day, and schedules. To receive update emails ensure your email is correct during registration and ensure you provide a secondary contact.

-LPPLL

AA Schedule

AAA Schedule

MAJORS Schedule

Full Camp Schedule:
AA will be Monday and Friday scrimmage from 5-6:30 pm.
AAA will be Wednesday and Thursday from 5-6:30 pm.
Majors will be Tuesday and Thursday from 5-6:30 pm.

Link to registration: https://tshq.bluesombrero.com/Landparkpacificll