Taconic Little League News

An additional walk-in registration date has been added. Registrations will be accepted at the Stanford Town Hall on Saturday February 7^th from 9am to 12pm. No late fee will be imposed at this walk-in registration event.

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Important 2009 Rule Change Affecting Non-wood Bats

Check for BPF 1.15 before buying a new bat

Starting with the 2009 season there is an important change to Little League Baseball Rules and Regulations regarding bats for Majors division and below. This affects all baseball players in Tee Ball, Modified, Minors and Majors. All non-wood bats must be printed with BPF 1.15 or below. BPF (Bat Performance Factor) is a measure of how fast a ball "jumps" off the bat compared to how a ball rebounds off a wall at a controlled speed. A 15% faster rebound = a BPF of 1.15. This is a matter of safety which is the highest priority to Little League International and to Taconic Little League. All non-wood baseball bats manufactured since the early 90's that are labeled as approved for play in Little League have a BPF of 1.15 or less. However, many are not labeled with the BPF rating. Starting with this season bats must be labeled with the BPF and it must be 1.15 or below. This may make most bats owned by individual players illegal; if that is the case they cannot be used for play in Little League. At the moment most of the league owned bats are not printed with the BPF, but we will make sure that every team has approved equipment prior to the start of practice for the 2009 season. This rule change does not apply to Junior, Senior or Big League and does not apply to any softball divisions.

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January 12, 2009           Registration day at the Milan Town Hall from 6:00pm to 8:00pm

January 24, 2009           Registration day at Stanford Town Hall from 9:00am to 12:00pm

February 6, 2009                   Cutoff for 2009 Mail-in Registrations ($20 late fee after this date)

February 14, 2009                   TLL Skills Clinic Week 1 – Time TDB

February 21, 2009                   TLL Skills Clinic Week 2 – Time TDB

March 7, 2009               LL Baseball Tryout (9 – 12 year olds) starting 9:00am

                                      LL Softball Tryout (10 – 12 year olds) starting 12:00pm

                                      All tryouts and assessments are held at Cold Spring elementary school

March 14, 2009             Make-up LL Baseball and Softball Tryout from 9:00am to 10:00am

                                      Minor League Assessment for 7-8 year old boys starting at 10:00am

                                      All tryouts and assessments are held at Cold Spring elementary school

                                      LL Draft will start immediately following assessments

April 18, 2009               Opening Day & Pictures (pictures are rain or shine) at Stanford Rec Park

April 25, 2009               Opening Day Rain Date

June 13, 2009                End of season League picnic at Stanford Rec Park