GILL will be holding a player evaluation per the schedule below. Do not bring your own bat, they will be provided. The purpose of this evaluation is to help the coaches and commissioner form balanced teams. We need all players to attend the evaluations. Please contact your league commissioner to resolve any scheduling conflicts.
International Baseball Minors Baseball Majors Baseball
March 8th @Middle School March 9th @Middle School March 15th@Middle School
12:00pm – 3:00pm A-K 9:00am – 11:00am 12:00pm – 3:00pm
L-Z 11:30am – 1:30pm
Minors Softball Majors Softball
March 16th@Middle School March 16th @Middle School
9:00am – 11:30am 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Coaching Volunteers - 2008
All those interested in being a coach or assistant coach should indicate your choice on the registration form (form included), fill out a volunteer application (form included) and attach a copy of your driver’s license when submitting your volunteer application.
Food Drive - 2008
We will again be holding our food drive for the Grand Island Neighbors Foundation on Saturday, June 14th. Last year GILL collected twenty boxes of non-perishable food items for the foundation. We want to thank all those who participated last year.
Umpires – All parents, young adults and teens we need you! - 2008
Often overlooked, the umpire is as much a part of Little League as the manager or coach. Appreciating the significance of the umpire in both the proper conduct of the sport and the development of our youth, the need to provide competent and dedicated umpires has never been more evident. Better umpiring means better baseball and softball, and better baseball and softball means better adults tomorrow - and that’s the goal all of us have in Little League. Anyone at least 13 years old can be an umpire. Training will be provided by GILL. Umpires are paid $10 - $17 per game, on the day of the game, depending upon game umpired. Applications will be accepted at the GILL registrations on Feb 2nd & 9th. Mail-in forms may also be used. GILL would like to encourage all parents, young adults and teenagers to become umpires. Our continued goal this year is to improve the quality of our umpires through better training and support. For more information, contact Jerry Augugliaro at 622-7992 or email: tywebb@adelphia.net.
All umpires will be required to attend one clinic which will include training on both rules and mechanics. The clinics will be conducted at the Nike base on Saturday, April 6th and April 13th from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM each day.
The Snack Stand - 2008
The main purpose of the snack stand is an alternative to fundraising. A critical portion of GILL’s annual operating budget is funded from the stand. Revenue from the stand allows us to purchase equipment and provide facility upgrades. Because the stand is successful, GILL does not conduct any other fundraisers (candy bar sales, fruit sales, raffles, etc.) while registration fees are kept to a minimum. Therefore, it is critical that every parent of every player gets involved and volunteers to work the stand. To be fair to everyone, a parent of every player must work at least one shift during the season. While in operation, persons under the age of 14 cannot be in the stand due to safety requirements. Coaches will notify team parents of their scheduled shifts. If you would like to be involved in the Snack Stand Committee, please mark the bottom of the registration form or contact Tracey Kozlowski at 773-2032 for more information.
GILL League Descriptions - 2008
Baseball (boys and girls) League age as of April 30, 2008
Tee ball is for players league ages 5 & 6.
The emphasis is on having fun, introducing the players to baseball, and interesting them enough
in baseball to return next year for PeeWee. The league is non-competitive and scores are not kept.
Games are held on smaller diamonds. One game during the week and one game on Saturday.
PeeWee is for players league ages 6 & 7 who usually have played one year of Tee-Ball.
While PeeWee is still non-competitive and scores are not kept, more standard playing rules are
introduced. Pitching is done by the coaches. Games are held on smaller diamonds. One game during
the week and one game on Saturday.
International is for players league age 8 and a select number of league age 7 players
based on enrollment and player skill. Pitching is done by pitching machines. Games are held on
standard 60 foot diamonds. One game during the week and one game on Saturday.
Minors is for players league age 9 & 10. Although standings are kept, the emphasis is still on
training and instruction. Pitching is by the players. Games are held on standard 60 foot diamonds.
One game during the week and one game on Saturday.
Majors is for players league ages 11 & 12 with a similar structure as Minors.
Two or three games per week played on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Juniors is for players league age 13 & 14. Games are played on full size 90 foot diamonds.
Playing rules are expanded to be similar to high school rules. The game season starts towards
the end of May to compensate for players participating in spring School baseball programs.
GILL participates in a District-wide League. Two or three games per week. Travel to other
locations is necessary for Away games. Home games at Veterans Park.
Seniors is for players league age 15 & 16 with a similar structure as Juniors.
Big League is for players league age 16 -18 with a similar structure as Seniors and Juniors.
Softball (girls only) League age as of December 31, 2007
International (league age 7 & 8) is designed to introduce girls to fastpitch softball.
The emphasis is placed on learning the basic skills. A pitching machine is used. Won-loss records
are not kept. One game during the week and one game on Saturday.
Minors (league age 9 & 10) emphasis is on learning to play both infield and outfield positions as well
as an introduction to pitching. Won-loss records are kept. One game during the week and one game on Saturday.
Majors (league age 11 & 12) emphasis is placed on the introduction to most softball rules
including walks, stealing, and bunting as well as reinforcing the skills taught in the Minors division.
One game during the week and one game on Saturday.
Junior (league age 13 &14) is regular highschool level fastpitch softball rules. Involves inter-league
play with travel to other communities. Games are played during the week and on Saturdays.
Senior (league age 15 &16) is regular high school level fastpitch softball rules. Involves inter-league
play with travel to other communities. Games are played during the week and on Saturdays.
It's Grand Island Little League Registration Time - 2008
The 2008 season will be here before you know it. You are able to register by mail using the insert form or in person at the G.I Memorial Library on Saturday, February 2nd & 9th from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
In order to make adjustments and attempt to make sure everyone who wants to play has the opportunity, we are encouraging everyone to register early. If your registration is received by Feb 23rd an Early Registration Discount will be applicable (see fee schedule on registration form). Take advantage of this by putting your registration form in the mail today. For more information, contact Kevin Schoener at 773-6065. To ensure that all players who want to participate are guaranteed a roster spot we encourage you to register early and no later than March 7th. Those registrations received after March 7th will be subject to availability of teams and/or roster spots.
All requests to have your child play out of his/her league age bracket need to be made in writing to the GILL Board for approval.
To get a copy of the registration form from the Grand Island Little League, click Registration Form, then click "Registration". Registration deadline is March 7, 2008.
