Tag: Things to Know

What Sports Taught Me About the Many Roles on a Team

By Liz DiLullo Brown, Little League Vice President of Marketing and Communications Throughout the month of February, we once again recognized and celebrated the accomplishments of many of our female […]

Teams Announced For 2018 Little League Challenger Division® Exhibition Game

Hazleton (Pa.) Little League and Highland Baseball Club (Evansville, Ind.) Little League have officially been announced as the two participating teams for the 2018 Little League Challenger Division® Exhibition Game […]

Six Innings with ESPN’s Jessica Mendoza

Jessica Mendoza might be the most powerful woman in baseball. A member of the ESPN family since 2007 and Sunday Night Baseball analyst since 2016, she also has some game […]

What You Hear When You Aren’t Coaching from the Sidelines

By Liz DiLullo Brown, Little League Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer The concept of “Silent Saturdays” is an annual focus on my kids’ youth soccer calendar. It’s typically […]

Parent Confession: I Focused on Performance, Not Fun

Submitted By: Kim Ablon Whitney, Little League Volunteer (Newton, Mass.) It’s winter time now and snow is on the ground, but as I drive by our local Little League® field, […]

Looking Back at 27th Little League® International Congress in New Orleans

Little League recognizes dedicated volunteers for service around the world. Nearly 1,500 representatives of Little League® Baseball and Softball from around the world gathered together in New Orleans for the […]

Redesigned LittleLeague.org Launches at Congress

Officially launched at the 27th Little League® International Congress in New Orleans, the redesigned LittleLeague.org offers users a one-stop resource to access information and tools in an improved layout designed […]

Little League® International Announces Rule and Regulation Changes for 2018 Season

Among the changes is a waiver for Regulation I(d) and III(c) to provide leagues flexibility to structure their Little League Baseball® Major Division. During their annual November meeting, the Little […]

Dates Announced for the 2018 Little League® World Series Tournaments

The official dates for the 2018 Little League® World Series Tournaments were approved on Friday, Nov. 10, at the annual fall meeting of the Little League International Board of Directors. “With […]

I Stressed Over My Son’s “Failure.” He Did Not.

I was well aware that baseball is considered a sport of failure. A player gets just three hits in 10 at-bats, and he is successful. During my son’s third year […]