Lakewood Little League

& The draft will be held this weekend Saturday March 27th, 2021 for COACHES & MANAGERS ONLY. Times are as follows: 1:30PM- Majors... 2:15PM- Minor A 3:00PM- Minor B 3:45PM- Farm LOCATION: Rynerson Park middle field by the Snack Shack *Please arrive 15 minutes early.*

LAST DAY OF TRYOUTS THIS SATURDAY! Saturday March 27th we will be holding the second day of tryouts for those who did not make last weekend. Coach-Pitch does not tryout. 10AM- 6-7 year olds... 11AM- 8-10 year olds 12PM- 11-12 year olds Location: Rynerson Park

! COME JOIN LAKEWOOD LITTLE LEAGUE SPRING 2021 SEASON! REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN Sign up now at:... http://www.lakewoodlittleleague.org/ #lakewoodlittleleague #lakewood #littleleague #baseballlife #baseball #littleleaguebaseball #spring2021season

IT IS SO NICE TO SEE EVERYONE BACK ON THE FIELD! First day of Evaluations for the Spring 2021 season was Sunday. It is so exciting to everyone back out there ready to play ball! We have waited long enough. REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN UNTIL MARCH 27TH, 2021.... SIGN UP NOW: http://www.lakewoodlittleleague.org/ See you soon!! #lakewoodlittleleague #spring2021season #littleleague #baseballlife #baseball

DON'T FORGET! TODAY, IMPORTANT MEETING & FIELD MAINTENANCE SATURDAY MARCH 20TH 10AM TO 11:30AM: Manager, Coach, Assistant Coach & Team Parent Meeting to discuss upcoming season & LA County Covid guidelines. Enlist volunteers to help with tryouts. At Rynerson Park Middle Field SATURDAY MARCH 20TH 11:30AM TO 4PM: Field Maintenance Day. General cleanup & field preparations ... Today is an important day! See you there!

IMPORTANT VOLUNTEER INFORMATION Lakewood Little League relies on a devoted legion of adult volunteers to help ensure that our organization remains structured and runs smoothly. We are always looking for responsible and enthusiastic individuals to support & coordinate our events and activities. VOLUNTEER APPLICATION:... https://lakewoodlittleleague.sportngin.com//3789066-volunt The Spring 2021 season is here. We are now accepting applications for all manager, coach, and assistant coach positions. We have volunteer positions available in the following divisions: Tee Ball/Coach Pitch (age 4-5) Farm (age 6-7) Minor B (age 8-9) Minor A (age 9-11) Majors (age 11-12) Juniors (age 13-16) If you are interested in applying, please email Erich Freudenthaler at [email protected] You must submit hard copies of the following materials to Safety Officer Loryn Steinrad at [email protected] before you begin coaching a team: Completed Little League 2021 Volunteer application. Link can be found at https://www.littleleague.org/downloa/volunteer-application/ or use file below. **** We need all returning managers, coaches, and team parents to submit an application as well. Copy of government issued photo identification card Copy of Little League District 38 Safety Card (cards with 2021 expiration date are valid for 2021 season) Copy of Concussion Protocol certificate - All Managers and Coaches will need to complete training before the 2021 season begins (even if you did this before). Training and downloadable certificates can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/training/index.html Copy of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention certificate - All Managers and Coaches will need to complete training before the 2021 season begins (even if you did this before). Training and downloadable certificates can be found at https://epsavealife.org/sca-prevention-training/

! JOIN LAKEWOOD LITTLE LEAGUE! REGISTRATION IS OPEN. SIGN UP AT: http://www.lakewoodlittleleague.org/... **More information in past posts or website** If you need financial assistance to cover registration costs, you can apply for a T-Mobile Little League Call Up Grant, which will cover the cost of your registration. Apply at: https://www.littleleague.org/call-up-grant-pr/instructions/

Who else is excited baseball is back?!?! Let's get this season started! Registration for 2021 spring baseball season now open. You can register by going to www.lakewoodlittleleague.org... See more

Ever thought about helping coach a LLL team? Here's your chance! GO TO OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION- https://lakewoodlittleleague.sportngin.com//3789066-volunt... Lakewood Little League relies on a devoted legion of adult volunteers to help ensure that our organization remains structured and runs smoothly. We are always looking for responsible and enthusiastic individuals to support and coordinate our events and activities. The Spring 2021 season is here. We are now accepting applications for all manager, coach, and assistant coach positions. We have volunteer positions available in the following divisions: Tee Ball/Coach Pitch (age 4-5) Farm (age 6-7) Minor B (age 8-9) Minor A (age 9-11) Majors (age 11-12) Juniors (age 13-16)

!! Lakewood Little League Spring Season to Begin Dear Lakewood Little League Families: Registration for 2021 spring baseball season is opening soon! Registration link will be sent soon. ... Please see the KEY DATES for the shortened season: Sunday, March 21 - Player evaluations, 10 am 3 pm at Rynerson Park Saturday, March 27 (tentative, if needed) Player evaluations, 10 am 1pm, at Rynerson Park Saturday, March 27 - Registration closes Monday, April 5 Practices begin at local Lakewood parks Week of April 19 Games begin May 29 Games end Mid late June- District 38 Little League All Stars tournaments 2021 Registration Fees Registration Fee Includes: Hat, Jersey, Individual and Team Pictures and Trophy Tee Ball/Coach-Pitch (4-5 years) Division - Coach pitches to player/uses tee if needed: $125 Farm (6-7 years) Division - Coach pitches to player via pitching machine: $150 Minor B (8-9 years) Division - Player pitches ball: $150 Minor A (9-11 years) Division - $150 Major (11-12 years) Division - $150 Junior/Seniors (13-16 years) Division - $150 ** Due to the shortened season, there will be no requirement for individual or team fundraising or Snack Shack deposits. Face coverings, temperature checks, health screenings, social distancing and other safety protocols will be implemented per the Reopening Protocol for Youth and Adult Recreational Sports Leagues. Due to the risks related to COVID-19, parents/guardians are required to complete informed consent forms indicating their understanding and acknowledgement of the risks. If you need financial assistance to cover registration costs, you can apply for a T-Mobile Little League Call Up Grant, which will cover the cost of your registration. We hope to see you on the field soon. If you have any questions, please contact Erich Freudenthaler: [email protected] or 562-965-2277. Sincerely, Lakewood Little League Board of Directors

Looking for a baseball camp for your player? Check out Tom Hicks Baseball Camps. Many of our players have attended his camps in the past.

Final day of #LakewoodLittleLeague Fall ball camp for players ages 4-12. We had a great season and look forward to our Spring 2021 camp season. Registration information will be emailed to families soon. Thank you to Lakewood Storm CEO Nolan Smith and his high school players for coaching our players.

We know that the current COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on many League families both financially and emotionally. If you need assistance, you can apply to be a City of Lakewood Project Shepherd recipient until the end of today, Monday, November 30. For an appointment time, call the Burns Community Center Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. at 562-925-7512. We are providing the following information for those that may need a hand. Food Pantries... USDA National Hunger Hotline You can call the below number to speak with a representative who will find food resources and other social services near your area. 1-866-3-HUNGRY 1-877-8-HAMBRE (Spanish) TEXT 97779 with questions Website: www.hungerfreeamerica.org USDA Meals for Kids Site Finder (www.fns.usda.gov) You can call the below number to speak with a representative who will find food resources and other social services near your area. 1-866-3-HUNGRY 1-877-8-HAMBRE (Spanish) TEXT 97779 with questions Website: www.fns.usda.gov Long Beach Community Table LBCT Warehouse You can call the below number to speak with a representative 9038 Artesia Bellflower, CA 1-562-548-0774 Website longbeachcommunitytable.com The Salvation Army Long Beach Corps Food Pantry You can call the below number to speak with a representative 3092 Long Beach Blvd Long Beach, CA 562-247-3528 Food Box Deliveries for seniors 562-247-3528 Los Angeles Food Bank You can use their website to locate food pantries and assistance programs 323-234-3030 Website lafoodbank.org Toys for Kids Toys for Tots Bell CA Families can request toys through their website Website bell-ca.toysfortots.org

Lakewood Little League's Support for Lakewood Community Members As a community organization within the City of Lakewood, the League plans to donate $500 to Project Shepherd this Holiday Season. Project Shepherd is operated by the Rotary Club of Lakewood and the City of Lakewood. As the holiday season quickly approaches, we are reminded of those less fortunate than we are. Over 1,200 individuals living in Lakewood, many of them children and seniors, will not be able to enjoy ...the holidays without the food, gifts and toys that many of us have come to take for granted. With your help, Project Shepherd will ensure there’s enough joy for everyone in Lakewood during the holiday season. Here are five ways Lakewood Little League Members can also help: 1. Make a donation by check: Mail a check to Lakewood Project Shepherd at 5050 Clark Ave., Lakewood, CA 90712, or put it in an envelope addressed to Project Shepherd and drop it off in the utility payment box outside City Hall. 2. Participate in the traditional Teddy Bear Tree Program: Select a teddy bear ornament with the gift wish of a child in need, purchase the item to donate, and drop it off at City Hall or the Burns Community Center before Dec. 7. Teddy Bear Trees displaying the paper ornaments will be available to the public from Wednesday, Nov. 18 to Friday, Dec. 4 at the Burns Community Center, 5510 Clark Ave., and at Lakewood City Hall, 5050 Clark Ave. next to the main entrance check-in table at the Clark Ave. entrance. 3. Participate in the Virtual Teddy Bear Tree and Canned Food Drive online. Go to www.lakewoodcity.org/holidaygiving to: Sponsor a specific child’s gift. Donate a set amount to sponsor gifts and let Project Shepherd choose the recipient. Participate in the Virtual Food Drive by sponsoring 1 to 35 cans, or choose your own dollar amount to donate for food to families in need. 4. Visit Project Shepherd’s gift registry on Amazon at www.lakewoodcity.org/PSAmazon to purchase a gift and have it sent directly to the program. 5. Donate Grocery Gift Cards: Grocery gift cards are needed in $10 increments. Please drop off gift cards to the Burns Community Center, 5510 Clark Ave. Lakewood before Dec. 7. For more information about Project Shepherd and all the ways to help, call 562-925-7512, or visit www.lakewoodcity.org/ProjectShepherd.

Information for Fall Ball Camp Tomorrow - Sat., October 10 Thank you for registering for the Lakewood Little League Fall Ball Skills and Conditioning Camp - Ages 4-12. Please arrive tomorrow, Saturday, October 10 at Rynerson Park, middle field, at 9:30 am. The address is 20711 Studebaker Rd, Lakewood, CA 90715. The gate to the park is still locked by the City of Lakewood. You will need to park along Studebaker Rd. and walk your player into the park. ** Face Coverings, S...ocial Distancing, and LA County Public Health Protocols will be enforced. More details can be found in the attached Lakewood Little League Camp Safety Plan Fall 2020. If you are experiencing any symptoms of sickness, please do not attend Camp! We have partnered with the City of Lakewood and will follow the LA County Public Health protocols as follows: Prior to entering the practice field, each player’s temperatures will be taken using a digital thermometer and parents will answer a health screening. Temperatures and questions will be will be recorded. Participants must bring their own equipment glove, helmet, and bat. Absolutely, no sharing. Players must bring their own pre-filled reusable or purchased water bottles and hand sanitizer. Please label them. To eliminate choke points, participants will enter and exit the field one at a time using the first base gate. Physical distancing will be required. LLL Board Members will supervise this. Each player will place their equipment 6’ apart from each other along the designated fence line when not being used. Custodial staff provided by the City of Lakewood will clean and sanitize the restrooms. Spectators are not encouraged. It is recommended that participants be dropped off and picked up. If you choose to stay at the field, you must wear a face covering and can sit only with other family members who live in the same dwelling. Spectators must also stand at least 6’ from the field’s fence perimeter. The bleachers and dugouts will be closed. Please make sure to mark these dates on your calendar for future Camp sessions: Saturdays 10 am to 1pm October 10, 17, 24, 31 November 7, 14, 21 No camp on November 28 due to Thanksgiving December 5 If you have any questions, please contact Erich Freudenthaler at 310-560-2361. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Last chance to register for Fall Ball. Registration closes tomorrow, Friday, October 9. $55 for 8 weeks of instruction. https://lakewoodlittleleague.sportngin.com//form/508184473 ** Face Coverings, Social Distancing, and LA County Public Health Protocols will be enforced... Limited to 40 participants. Registration closes on Friday, October 9 at 7pm. For girls and boys, Little League Baseball League Age, ages 4 -12 years old Saturdays 10 am to 1pm October 10, 17, 24, 31 November 7, 14, 21 No camp on November 28 due to Thanksgiving December 5 Rynerson Park, Middle Field For Middle School girls and boys, Little League Baseball League Age, ages 13-14 years old Tuesdays from 5-8 pm September 29 October 6, 13, 20, 27 November 3, 10, 17 December 1, 8 Del Valle Park Diamond #1 For High School girls and boys, Little League Baseball League Age, ages 15-16 years old Wednesdays from 5-8 pm September 30 October 7, 14, 21, 28 November 4, 11, 18 December 2, 9 Del Valle Park Diamond #1 Baseball Skills Development Catching, throwing, base running, and hitting Conditioning Health screenings will be conducted. Coaches and assistants will enforce LA County Public Health protocols.

2021 Baseball Season Update COVID-19 The City of Lakewood follows the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health Order of the Health Officer Reopening Protocol for Youth Sports. The current guidelines do not allow baseball games due to it being a contact youth sport. Until the guidelines are relaxed and allow contact sports, we will continue to follow our approved Safety Plan and only offer camp-style baseball programs. You can view the Safety Plan on our website. ... Camps We will likely still be under COVID -19 restrictions into the 2021 baseball season starting in late January. Based on this we are tentatively looking at four possibilities as follows: 1. Skills Camp for conditioning and skills development. This will be a generally age-based group of no more than 10. This will run for 8 weeks, 2 hour sessions. 2. Specialty Skills Camp for pitching. This will be age-based in small groups. This will run for 4 weeks, 1.5 hour sessions. 3. Specialty Skills Camp for batting. This will be age-based in small groups. This will run for 4 weeks, 1.5 hour sessions. 4. Returning to play games. This will only occur WHEN and IF the City of Lakewood gives Lakewood Little League approval to resume baseball. We will provide specific programs, dates, times and cost when we open the 2021 registration. 2021 Camp Registration We hope to open Camp registration on December 14, 2020. There will be no fees collected at that time. This will allow us to gather information for Little League International required for chartering fees and Insurance. When individuals join a Camp, the fees will be collected at the first practice held. 2020 Registration Refunds If you have not requested your 2020 registration refund, you can still do so or you can request it to be applied towards the 2021 Camp. You can also donate it to the League. You can submit your request to our treasurer, Michael Keebler at [email protected]. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Lakewood Little League Board of Directors

Support our #LakewoodLittleLeague Challenger division and their fundraiser for dugouts.

8-week Fall Ball Skills and Conditioning Camp Girls and boys ages 4-16 years old $55 for 24 hours of weekly skills development and conditioning No games or scrimmages due to COVID-19 Face Coverings, Social Distancing, Health Screenings... Saturdays - Ages 4-12 Tuesdays - Middle school players Wednesdays - High school players Registration closes on Friday, October 9 at 7pm Coached by Nolan Smith, CEO of Storm Athletics and Mayfair High School freshman coach (2019-2020). You may use your Spring 2020 credit to pay for the camp Register here: https://lakewoodlittleleague.sportngin.com/regi//508184473

#latepost pictures from Saturday’s camp - let’s play baseball. #lakewoodlittleleague #TheGameGoesOn

Congratulations to Major Angels Team Mom, Veronica Moreno for winning our booth volunteer raffle! And thanks to everyone else who volunteered, purchased fireworks at our booth, and helped us spread the word!

Your Lakewood Little League wishes you and your family a happy and safe Independence Day.

Help us spread the word and buy your 4th of July fireworks at our booth by Black Angus at the Lakewood Mall. 5000 E Candlewood Ave, Lakewood. We open at 10 am and will go until we are out of stock today! Shopping at our booth will help your local Little League maintain fields and perform much-needed repairs and important updates to them. For the love of baseball and your community, shop with us this Fourth!

CALL FOR HELP! We need volunteers for shifts tonight at our fireworks booth. Without your help we cannot sell at our fundraising fireworks booth for our Little League. Please sign up here: https://m.signupgenius.com/

Don't wait until tomorrow when you can save 10% today! We'll be waiting for you until 10:00 p.m. tonight at 5000 Candlewood Avenue right by the Black Angus at Lakewood Mall. And don't forget to tell us which player sent you!

Thanks to our volunteers, our fireworks fundraiser booth is now OPEN! Located at 5000 Candlewood Ave, right by the Black Angus at the Lakewood Mall. Hours are 10am-10pm from now through 4th of July (until we run out of fireworks on the 4th). This fundraiser is essential for getting field improvement projects done (new dugouts, fencing, batting cages, etc). The league operates and maintains the three fields at Rynerson Park. With your help, we know we can raise much needed funds for our kids' next season. Don't forget your mask, please observe social distancing, and contactless payments are preferred. Thank you for helping us stay safe this summer!

You get some pretty sweet perks when you volunteer for your local Lakewood Little League fireworks fundraiser, but if you happen to also work a shift ON the Fourth of July, you can then purchase all the fireworks you want at 25% off! This is in addition to being entered into our Big Bang drawing. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0a44aea62eaaff2-2020

Did you know that for every shift you work for our Lakewood Little League TNT Fireworks fundraiser booth, you will be entered to win a BIG BANG package valued at $600?! We'll also provide you with drinks, snacks, hand sanitizer, and that awesome feeling of helping out your community. http://bit.ly/37Wquv6

HUGE THANKS to all our families who have already signed up to help with our fireworks stand fundraiser this year. We still have room for more volunteers. And every shift you work in our booth enters you to win TNT Fireworks Big Bang package with a value of $600! Signup: http://bit.ly/37Wquv6 This fundraiser will help our league to upgrade our North Field dugouts which was one of the most pressing projects according to feedback from our families. Thank you for your help!