March 2022 - District-13-officers - list2.rodeonetworks.com

QUestion for all of you attending the Umpire Clinic
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 07 Mar '22

07 Mar '22

Hi All, Dennis was wondering if you all that are rounding up umpires for the Clinic on Sunday would mind starting earlier - say around 9:00 AM? JP DA WA5/13

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District 13 Umpire Clinic This Weekend!!!
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 07 Mar '22

07 Mar '22

All, We have been talking about the umpire clinic for District 13 for a few months now and as a reminder it is THIS WEEKEND! Here are some particulars: Date: Sunday March 13 Time: 1:00 PM (so you don't have to miss church) Location: 23606 E. Boone, Liberty Lake WA. Instructor: Dennis Williams - State Umpire in Chief, Little League, Regional Umpire, Western Region (and now Little League World Series Umpire) Dennis is a great umpire, and a great instructor. This is a FREE CLINIC put on by the District. It is for ANYONE who wishes to be an umpire can attend. I would suggest at a minimum you send your league Umpire-in-Chief.but as many as you can send would be good. The more umpires we can get trained the better. I NEED A HEAD COUNT - I would like to order some patches for those that complete the training. We will also hold a drawing for a free umpire jersey with a official Little League umpire patch. So please let me know how many from your league(s) will be attending. I need to know by Wednesday so I can let Dennis know how to prepare. Dennis is coming over from South Seattle, and he does not charge for his time. which is valuable. He is doing this because he is dedicated to making Little League better in Washington State, so I would like our District to respond by sending as many people as we can get to this clinic. We will be providing Dennis a room, a couple meals and some gas money to do the clinic, and I would like to treat him well. Let's get behind this with all our effort, get your UICs (umpire in chief) there and as many individuals that may want to umpire for you this season. One league thought they may send all their majors and intermediate coaches. send high school kids, parents, retired grandparents, SEND anyone who you can think of that can help umpire! The bigger the pool of umpires we put together, the better. and then maybe we can have good umpires for our District Tournament this year! Send me a number (even if it is an educated guess) of how many you think you can send to the clinic..(By Wednesday the 9th) - (Also, we are looking for an indoor venue just in case it is raining to heavily. bring a rain coat, because even if it is slightly raining or sprinkling we will have it outdoors, if it is a downpour we are looking for an indoor spot too, but I am pretty sure we won't need to bring it indoors in any case). Regards JP DA WA5/13

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An opportunity for Little League -
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 01 Mar '22

01 Mar '22

Hi All, I wanted to point out something - MLB and the Players Union just failed today to come to terms on the MLB's "Best and Final" offer. This means that opening day is now cancelled for MLB. Additionally, they have not set a formal date to "renegotiate" things for the players/MLB. I have lived through a couple of these things and when it happens College, High School, and Little League baseball become more watched, more attended, and more supported. Take this opportunity to become more embedded in your communities, drive your registration efforts harder, and work to communicate the Little League message deeper into your fan base and families. https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/mlb-players-fail-reach-labor-agreem ent-espn-2022-03-01/ For baseball's sake I hope they come to an agreement soon, but these types of things always lead to spikes in Little League interest, participation, and support. Take advantage! Regards JP DA WA5/13

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Scheduling Intermediate with Pullman
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 01 Mar '22

01 Mar '22

All, Pullman is looking to pick up some games in the area and travel to and from Pullman would be a nice gesture for all sides (in otherwords don't make Pullman do all the traveling). Dayton is also looking for games --- Intermediate division is the first choice to schedule some inter-league games. anyone wanting to schedule can reply to this post. Other divisions are also welcome to interleague. Travel to and from other venues helps kids prepare for the post season and gets them the feel of "travel teams". Regards JP http://www.jpiworldwide.com +1-509-210-3023 OFC

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Contacts for other leagues
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 01 Mar '22

01 Mar '22

All I have had a couple requests to get contact info out to folks that would like to schedule interleague games. here is an abbreviated list of the leagues that may want to schedule with you - this is not a complete list or even accurate, but it's the best I have for names and numbers. Regards JP http://www.jpiworldwide.com +1-509-210-3023 OFC

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