I plan to be there on Sunday. Amy Dahlin District Administrator WA District 11 Little League On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 07:46 Brian Marantz via Wadas < wadas@lists.rodeonetworks.com> wrote:
From Brian the Secretary…
Reminders:
- This evening, Tue May 26: Western Region DA’s Webinar 6pm. See attached. - Tomorrow evening, Wed May 27: Tournament Excellence DA’s Webinar (Williamsport). 5pm PT. You must register (via attached) to get the link. - Please update the linked chart <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sHDQ2fhajNQ--fb2mne6DFA74wWOFDen/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111292661473396785822&rtpof=true&sd=true> tracking if your District will be sending teams to the various levels of WA State Tournaments, AND if you are hosting, list it at the bottom of the same chart. - Please communicate the location of your State Tournaments, State Packets, and State Brackets to Rob Little <rlittle@d9ump.org> for posting on the new WA State LL website <https://littleleaguewash.org/>. - This Sunday May 31 is the final regular Little League Day at the Seattle Mariners at TMobile Park. For those coming to the parade and the suite afterwards, Doug (D1) and myself (D8) are each going to draw our State Bracket Seedings. If you want in on this and also do your draws, we can do that too.
*Brian Marantz*
District Administrator
Washington District 8 Little League
(425) 785-9400
brianmarantz@hotmail.com
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nick Caringi <ncaringi@littleleague.org> To: Nick Caringi <ncaringi@littleleague.org> Cc: Kit Golden <kgolden@littleleague.org>, Jake Gallaway < jgallaway@littleleague.org>, Andrew Cortez <acortez@littleleague.org> Bcc: Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 01:52:28 +0000 Subject: DA Webinar Series - Tournament Excellence – Providing Leadership That Is Impactful
Dear West Region District Administrators,
As tournament season approaches, District Administrators are often placed in situations that require more than knowledge of rules and procedures. The most impactful tournament leaders are the ones who can provide clarity, communication, and leadership when pressure is at its highest.
To help support you through the upcoming tournament season, we invite you to join our next District Administrator Webinar:
*Tournament Excellence – Providing Leadership That Is Impactful*
Featuring: *Traci Duez* Current Little League® World Series Umpire & Leadership Consultant
*Wednesday, May 27* *8:00 p.m. ET* *45-Minute Session*
This practical leadership session will focus on how District Administrators can strengthen their leadership presence during tournament play — not just through structure and enforcement, but through how their leadership is experienced by leagues, volunteers, umpires, and participants in real time.
Throughout the session, Traci will explore:
- What tournament excellence truly looks like beyond operations and logistics - How leadership shows up during difficult or high-pressure tournament moments - Common leadership tendencies that can unintentionally create challenges - Strategies for improving communication, consistency, and clarity during tournament play - How DAs can better lead volunteers and umpire teams through guidance and mentorship - A practical decision-making framework for navigating real tournament situations - The role District Administrators play in setting the tone and culture for the tournament experience
Participants will leave with:
- A practical leadership lens for navigating tournament situations beyond rule enforcement - Increased awareness of how leadership shows up under pressure - Simple tools to improve communication and decision-making in real time - A clearer understanding of the District Administrator’s role as both a mentor and leader - Immediate application through reflection on real tournament scenarios
This will not be a traditional leadership presentation. Instead, it will be an interactive and practical conversation centered around the real experiences District Administrators face throughout tournament season.
A recording will be made available to all registrants following the webinar.
We hope you will join us for this timely and meaningful discussion as we prepare for another exciting tournament season across Little League®.
Thank you very much for your time and attention.
Sincerely,
*Nicholas L. Caringi*
Senior Director Operations and Education
*Little League International*
p. 570-326-1921 x2208
a. 539 US Highway 15, Williamsport, PA 17701
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kit Golden <kgolden@littleleague.org> To: "westregion@littleleague.org" <westregion@littleleague.org> Cc: Bcc: Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 15:33:25 +0000 Subject: May dates and Tournament Holds Good morning, West DA team!
Happy Friday! As we have crossed over into the month of May, I wanted to provide a few quick notifications:
May Webinar - LIVE: * May 26th, 6pm PDT* https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85659319113?pwd=3DKsJT6oX4oG4LWVGcg9j2Lnb2ztX3.1 <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F85659319113%3Fpwd%3D3DKsJT6oX4oG4LWVGcg9j2Lnb2ztX3.1&data=05%7C02%7C%7Caddebc6f900143b0f97408dea7970182%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639132464276369130%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=lloUp%2B1T7On8IG9O72CA3qg2jZ7OQmoFYTERS%2FjVu6Q%3D&reserved=0>
*Tournament chartering is now open. *Please recommend to leagues that they charter all the teams that they believe they may have participating in the International Tournaments (for example, Seniors). If they do not send a team, they can change the count and be credited. *It is much more difficult and cumbersome to attempt to charter a team after the deadline.*
*Tournament Holds *- Leagues owing for their Regular season charters have been placed on Tournament Hold. This restricts them from chartering Tournament teams. and they will see a similar screen to the one below. Please advise them that the Tournament Hold will automatically be removed after their payment is processed and may take until the updates are processed overnight to reflect in their Data Center dashboard. Please ask them to only call our office if they have other concerns as we cannot remove holds for non-payment. *Tournament holds will reflect under the League name on your dashboard in red.*
*League View:*
*If you are in the area, stop by the Regional Headquarters this weekend and support out softball program and enjoy a day at the ballpark! *
*Kit Golden*
West Region Director
*Little League International*
p. 909-887-6444
a. 6707 Little League Dr. San Bernardino, CA 92407
w. Littleleague.org/West
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rob Little via Wadas <wadas@lists.rodeonetworks.com> To: Washington DAs Discussion Forum <wadas@lists.rodeonetworks.com> Cc: Rob Little <rlittle@d9ump.org> Bcc: Date: Mon, 25 May 2026 05:53:52 +0000 Subject: [Wadas] State Website
Just a little update on our state website.
Our state site is moving from https://littleleaguewa.org <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flittleleaguewa.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7Ce141ebcc634841a8846a08deba22070d%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639152852498710296%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SrBywJHHa6iMUs%2BpPBVyEoaLy0yBBliAj57qB%2BrybB8%3D&reserved=0> to https://littleleaguewash.org <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flittleleaguewash.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7Ce141ebcc634841a8846a08deba22070d%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639152852498744360%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YyAT8uijfW4WTOeutZGMXP%2FukT4Qai5fk%2BUK8cpZzpA%3D&reserved=0>
I have moved all of our content and updated our site to the latest, secure versions of things. I have also updated a lot of old content (like the tournament history – the last 5 years are all updated now).
I haven’t redirected out old site, yet, but I will be doing that soon. If I did everything right, you shouldn’t notice a difference other than the new website is much faster and more secure.
(for our upcoming tournaments, here is the administration page where I will post all of our editable brackets as well as all the state packets (as I get them): 2026 Tournament Administration – WASHINGTON STATE <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flittleleaguewash.org%2Fstate-tournaments%2F2026-tournament-administration%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7Ce141ebcc634841a8846a08deba22070d%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639152852498767835%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EIwqmzaAHhbrEIu33KJi29%2F%2Bm8xDpXLIEVx6SbdckhQ%3D&reserved=0> .
The password for the admin page is
*Wash2026*
(if you want to hear the reasons behind moving to the new site, let me know and I can fill you in privately)
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