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- SAFETY
Equipment
Safety of the children in our league is our primary concern. It is the responsibility of the manager to assure all safety equipment is being properly utilized and is in good working condition. Any equipment that is damaged; cracked helmets, broken bats, etc. should be immediately exchanged with the league Equipment Manager. This also applies to any equipment that does not properly fit a child. Each team should be supplied an equipment bag containing bats, batting helmets, catcher gear, and protective cup. It is the manager’s responsibility to maintain this equipment and return it at the end of the season. (T-ball does not require protective cup). NOTE: It is illegal to paint or airbrush names, numbers, etc. on a batting helmet. Paint will chemically weaken the helmet plastic. Do not paint or allow your players to paint their helmets.
Rules
Safety rules are outlined in your Little League Rulebook. Some commonly abused safety rules are listed below:
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There are no on-deck batters allowed in Little League. This also pertains to the “square area” at the end of some of our dugouts.
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All players must wear athletic supporters
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Catchers must wear athletic supporters and hard protective cups.
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Catchers must wear a catcher’s helmet with mask and throat guard whenever fielding balls behind the plate, crouched in the catcher position or during warm-ups.
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NO ADULT may crouch and take warm up pitches from a pitcher, only a player in a catcher’s helmet, mask, and throat guard may warm up a pitcher.
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Child base coaches must wear batting helmets.
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ONLY the Manager, 2 approved coaches and players on the roster are allowed in the dugout. PLEASE, no children other than players on the roster are to be brought in the dugout or on the field. There MUST be an approved adult coach or manager in the dugout at all times.
Injuries
If a player becomes injured at a practice, game, or any other team event the team manager is expected to act swiftly and with common sense. For other than first-aid injuries, a manager should not attempt to treat an injured player. If the injury appears serious the manager should call 911 immediately and notify the board member on duty immediately, if at a game. All injuries must be reported to the league Safety Officer. Injury report forms are handed out at the beginning of the season and should be in the manager’s possession at all times. The manager is responsible for completing the form and presenting it to the league Safety Officer within 24 hours of the injury. Any injuries requiring professional medical attention must be reported to the league Safety Officer immediately. A player receiving professional medical attention as a result of an injury must provide a medical release to the league before being allowed to return to future practices or games.
Manager Responsibility for Safety
The manager is held completely responsible for the safety of all players on the team. Managers are required to follow the safety guidelines provided above, safety requirements placed by the league Safety Officer, and rules provided in the Little League Rulebook. The team manager is required to have in his or her possession at all team functions, the Emergency Authorization forms presented at draft night or by your division Director.
Any manager not following these safety guidelines and rules will be subject to disciplinary action by the board of directors, up to and including removal from the league.
HOW TO STOP LITTLE LEAGUE HITTERS FROM BAILING OUT AT THE PLATE
Many coaches have watched with frustration as Little League hitters step away from home plate with their lead food while waving their bats at pitches. No matter how many times you tell them not to "Bail out", they keep doing it.
I have found a drill that has worked with players. I have them use an extreme closed stance (i.e. the front foot ahead of the back foot by at least 12 inches) while hitting. I have them continue to use
this close stance for several weeks. The front foot does not step away from home plate since the player is resting a significant amount of his/her weight on it.
For right-handed hitters, most hits go to right and center fields. For left-handed hitters, most hits go to left and center fields. Gradually, I decrease the amount of space that the frnt foot is ahead of the back foot until a comfortable stance is reached whereby the player does not step away from home plate while swinging the bat. This drill has worked every time that I have used it.
Approved Coaches & Team Moms (Pending)
La Mirada Little League and the City of La Mirada requires that all Coaches, Team Moms and Board Memebers have a thorough Department of Justice background check performed prior to having contact with the players.
The currently approved list is available be clicking on the title of this article or by contacting LMLL. The approved list includes only those names cleared by the Deaprtment of Justice and LMLL. Some coaches and volunteers names may be pending due to a backlog and the Deaprtment of Justice. If you have any questions regarding a volunteer on or not on this list please contact either your League Players Agent - Jeff Duhamel at 5652-947-1495, or the LMLL Security Director - Michael Hollenbeck at 562-943-9277.
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