Greenville Little League : Official Web Site

December, 2007 NOTE: Registration Period Ended on January 26

Greenville Little League Family:

On behalf of the Greenville Little League Board, welcome! Spring Season 2008 for Greenville Little League will be here before we know it! The City of Greenville has been working hard to improve our ballpark at Timmons Park for this season. If you’re in the neighborhood, check it out!

Spring 2007 was an exciting season for our league. Our Minors All Star team won the League’s first state championship and participated in a Regional Little League Tournament in West Virginia. Our 11U All Star Team won the District championship, and our Majors team was District runner up. We look forward to building on these successes this year while providing a fun, rewarding experience for all our League players and their families during the season.

We posted the Spring 2008 registration form on the website . This year's form is a "data-entry version" with which you can type in your information by tabbing from field-to-field before printing the form, signing in the appropriate places and mailing it in with your payment. (Or if you prefer, you can just print the blank form and manually write in all the information.) Those of you returning to the league may notice that we have revised the form this year to include additional player information and a “code of conduct.” For many of us, our league is like an extended family, and we encourage all of our league members to be respectful of others and observe the code of conduct we ask each parent to sign this year.

All participation forms must be returned by mail with a January 26, 2008, post-mark date. Playing previously in our league does not guarantee you a slot. Please note that your child must be league age 7 (seven years old on or before April 30, 2008) or in the first grade to be eligible to play this spring. Also, please check that your address is within the boundaries of Greenville Little League - please click here to view the GLL Territory Map. The participation fee is $125.00, which includes a major league logo uniform complete with pants, belt, hat and jersey.

Please mail completed forms with payment to:

GREENVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE

c/o Mike Cooter

23 Parkins Glen Court

Greenville, SC 29607

IMPORTANT: IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A COACH OR ASSISTANT COACH, PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.GREENVILLELITTLELEAGUE.COM AND CLICK ON THE LINK TO THE “LITTLE LEAGUE VOLUNTEER APPLICATION.” FILL IT OUT AND SEND IT IN TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS BY THE JANUARY 26 POSTMARK DATE.

Evaluations will be held on February 9 ^th and 10 ^th at Timmons Park. You will need to plan to bring your child on one of these dates. For those of you who have not played with us before, this time allows the division coaches to evaluate each child for level of hitting and fielding skills prior to the draft. Check back on the website closer to the date to confirm specific start times. The draft will take place the week of February 11 ^th. Practice and game schedules will be done after teams are selected. Practice will begin immediately following the selection of teams and we will begin our league games in March. Also, in addition to another exciting season of baseball games, plan to participate in fun acitivites at our third annual GLL/Greenville Drive day at West End Field and Championship Saturday. Watch the website for more details.

We have a dedicated group of volunteers who manage all aspects of our league. Special thanks to Dan Roberts and Jeff Macfie for their continued efforts in making our website top notch. Our league receives frequent comments from others about our website. Thanks guys!

We always need more volunteers to help our league run smoothly. If you are interested in donating your time as a coach, team mom, field worker, etc., please let me know. I know you would find your participation rewarding, and you are helping make your child’s experience in the league a memorable one. Also, don’t forget, if you have friends that are your children’s ages at school or in the neighborhood, please tell them about our league and ask them to join us.

See you at Timmons Park!

Mike Cooter

GLL President