North Venice Little League

NVLL Home Run Derby this Saturday! Check out the website for more information.

Fall Ball signups today from 10am - Noon at the snack bar. We have good signups for every age group including Softball, Juniors and T-Ball and 5-Pitch.

Make up pictures for your players who missed picture day are being offered at the field tomorrow at noon. That's Sunday, May 22 at Noon.

I'm posting this on behalf of The Skirball Center. Your little league players will receive free admission if they wear all/part of their uniform. Dear North Venice Little League, The Skirball Cultural Center is proud to announce that the exhibition Chasing Dreams: Baseball and Becoming American is now open! Discover the stories of baseball's players, fans, and visionariesfrom Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax to Jackie Robinson, Fernando Valenzuela, Ichiro Suzuki, and morew...ho changed the game that changed the nation. Featuring more than 130 treasured objects, Chasing Dreams illustrates America's national pastime as a pathway for American Jews and other immigrant and minority communities to become American. AS A LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM IN OUR AREA, THE SKIRBALL WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOUR PLAYERS FREE ADMISSION! Little leaguers, come in your uniforms to receive FREE admission to the Skirball’s baseball exhibitions! Wear your jersey, pants, hats, or your whole uniform (no cleats please!) and mention this offer for entry to Chasing Dreams: Baseball and Becoming American and The Unauthorized History of Baseball in 100-Odd Paintings: The Art of Ben Sakoguchi. Gallery admission to Noah’s Ark at the Skirball is subject to availability. Players must be present at time of purchase. May not be combined with any other offer. Valid for ages 416. Offer expires October 30, 2016. While you are here, also view The Unauthorized History of Baseball in 100-Odd Paintings: The Art of Ben Sakoguchi, an exhibition showcasing the colorful, captivating, and often provocative paintings by Los Angeles artist Ben Sakoguchi (b. 1938) that examine how baseball reflects both the highs and lows of American culture. All the best, Sara Marino Chasing Dreams: Baseball and Becoming American April 7 October 30, 2016 Players. Fans. Visionaries. They changed the game that changed the nation. Come celebrate their stories! http://www.skirball.org/chasing-dreams

Big day coming up this Sunday, April 24. Remember we are on an updated picture day schedule since the rain delay (and because different teams play on Sunday vs. Saturday). Check that here: (http://bit.ly/1pfNahk) Pancake Breakfast Info (http://bit.ly/1Wdyw7p)... Pitch, Hit & Run Competition info (http://bit.ly/1SjJsLY)

Our spring events are rapidly approaching. April 9th is one of the biggest days of the year at NVLL. We have three events that day: A) Picture Day 7:00am - 3:00pm... Schedule here: http://www.northvenice.org/Default.aspx?tabid=297516 Please arrive on time for your team photo. Everyone receives a free 8x10 collage of your player’s individual and team photo. Other products are on sale. I’ll send out more information and an order form for additional products next week. B) Pancake Breakfast 9:00am - 11:30am This is an annual fundraiser for NVLL. Your $7 donation buys 2 pancakes, two sausage links, juice or milk. C) Pitch Hit & Run competition 10:00am - 2:00pm This is an annual skills competition open to all of our players. For info about PHR, please click here: http://mlb.mlb.com//kids/mlb_pitch_hit_run_coordinators.jsp The age group times for PH&R are: Ages 7-9 at 10:00 - 11:00am Ages 10-12 11:00 - 12:00pm Ages 13-14 1:00pm - 2:00pm Also approaching is Dodger Day. Each year, over 400 players, coaches & family members from NVLL attend a Dodgers game together. This year will be our biggest yet as we’ll be attending the April 17th game versus the San Francisco Giants. Game time is at 5:00pm. Tickets are $30 each. We sell the tickets on a first-come, first-served basis. So please turn in your order to your team rep or directly to the Snack Shack where they will be numbered in order they are received.

PIcture Day is on April 9. Check schedule here: http://www.northvenice.org/Default.aspx?tabid=297516

Interested in checking out a game? Here's our schedule: http://www.northvenice.org/Default.aspx

Due to the maintenance of the fields we are running behind schedule. Games on the Minor field are running one hour behind schedule. Games on the Major field are running 30 minutes behind schedule. It will probably make sense to add these delays to your arrival time at the field, though your coach will likely have the final word on that.

The fields are open! Thanks to John Knight and our dedicated volunteers who work early this morning to get things back in shape.