Click HERE or use the "Register Online" link to register for 

both baseball and softball.

FREE Coaches Clinic

Locadtion:  Valley Sports Center, Canton, CT

The Major League Baseball Alumni is hosting a free special 2 hour coaches clinic on

Sunday, February 15th

4pm-6pm

This instructional clinic is for baseball coaches and managers only. Former Major League Baseball players and coaches will provide instruction on running team practices. Advanced hitting drills, pitching drills and fielding drills will be interactive.

We're proud that Valley Sports Center has been selected by Major League Baseball Alumni as their only New England coaches clinic site this winter. We invite baseball coaches and managers to attend at no cost.

The Clinic is Free but pre-registration is required.   

Click HERE to Register.  

Umpire Registration

Registration for both returning and rookie umpires is now open.  

Click HERE or go to the UMPIRES tab to register. 

Below is information about clinics that all umpires must attend.

Rookies Only (grades 6 and above)

Thursday, 3/26 (6-8:30 PM)

@ Central School

Returning Umpires

Saturday, 3/14 (9-10 AM) OR Thursday, 4/9 (7:30-8:30 PM)

@ Freemason's Hall

All questions should be directed to our Umpire-in-Chief David Russell ( )

SLL Community:

The Online Registration System for our Spring 2015 season is now open.

Baseball registration is open to boys and girls ages 5 (as of 12/31/15) through 12 (as of 4/30/14)).  Softball registration is open to girls ages 5 through 14 (ages as of 12/31/14).  The registration fees for T-ball and Farm A are $110 and the remaining divisions are $155.  The Challenger division is open to boys and girls with a fee of $50.

To view information about our baseball and softball divisions, click on the tabs at the top of the SLL website.  There are detailed descriptions about our various divisions.  If you are unsure where your child should be placed please contact our registrar for baseball Stacie Windisch (windischfamily ) or softball, Trish Witkin .

To register, click on the HERE or use the "Register Online" button on the left side of the SLL website.  Payment must be made at the time of registration.  Unpaid registrations will be immediately deleted from the system.  Payments may be made using either Visa or Mastercard.  No checks or cash will be accepted.

Player evaluations (ages 9-12) will be held on Saturday February 28th for Baseball and Sunday, March 1st for softball.  Evaluations are used to help balance the teams.  Players must be registered to be considered for the AAA and Majors drafts.  Please register early to ensure a spot for your player.  

Happy New Year!

Planning for the spring season is well underway.  

Click HERE to see our "Season At A Glance" which shows all the important upcoming dates.  

Lots of information is included including dates for

Coaches Clinics

Player Evaluations

Umpire Clinics

Manager Meetings

Field Cleanup

The New Baseball Age Determination Date:  

What You Need To Know

FOR BASEBALL DIVISIONS ONLY

In April 2014, a new league age determination was approved by Little League Baseball®. To implement the new amendment, it was decided to include a three-year waiting period to execute the change, starting in 2018. Questions were raised about the impact the change would have on players that were currently league age 8 under the traditional system. The Little League International Board of Directors adjusted the April-approved implementation strategy in order to modify the impact on all of our minor and major division players. The adjustment also allows for an easier transition for players in the early years of Little League participation.

Effective immediately, any player born on or after January 1, 2006 who will turn the ages of 5-9 during the 2015 calendar year will be eligible to participate in Simsbury Little League and will use the new age determination date of December 31 for the remainder of their Little League Baseball career. Players will still be assigned to a division by the Player Agent based on their age and prior experience.

Consequently, players born prior to January 1, 2006 will continue to utilize the current age determination date of April 30 for the next three Little League Baseball seasons. 

• A 2x8 foot hard backed banner sign, using sponsors logo where possible, will be hung on the outfield fences of Memorial Park.

• A rotating web banner located at the top of the home page for SLL’s website (www.simsburylittleleague.com).  Banner will include a link to sponsors website when available. Our webpage is where most of the Little League families go for information regarding Simsbury Little League happenings. With over 500 families in our league we have quite a lot of website traffic recorded throughout the year!

Spring Season - Managers Needed

Even in the off-season the SLL Board of Directors is busy with preparations for the spring season.  A big part of our planning involves lining up our volunteers – especially team managers.   When looking for managers we are looking for people who will emulate all the values Little League Baseball stands for, while making sure each of our kids develops the skills to play at the appropriate level.

One of the best things we do as a league is to work and interact with kids of all types.  And because they are all “our kids” they should have the luxury of outstanding leadership from their team managers.  If you are interested in managing a team for the spring season please contact the appropriate Division Director and let them know of your interest.  

Baseball - T-ball:  Tom Lynch ( )

Baseball - Farm A:  Tim Davignon ( )

Baseball - AA:  Jay Reynolds ( )

Baseball - AAA:  Tom Kaplinski ( )

Baseball - Majors:  Jeff Oken ( )

Softball All Divisions:  Amy Stepka ( )

When you contact your division director please keep in mind that at this time we cannot promise anyone a team until we know what our registration numbers look like and how many teams we will be fielding for each division.

What are we looking for?

Managing is certainly a big time commitment, it take a lot of patience, the ability to lead, to teach, and to know the finer details of the game.  Prep work is important.  You will spend more time planning than actually being on the field.  

Thank-you to everyone who has managed for us in the past.  We hope you will continue to volunteer your time and efforts for all of "our kids".

SLL Board of Directors

Tommy Tanski

Each year Simsbury Little League offers four $1500 scholarships to current High School seniors.  These scholarships are offered to seniors who participated in either the baseball or softball Little League program here in Simsbury.  The scholarships are given in memory of Tommy Tanski, who was a Simsbury High School junior, and a former Little League player, but passed away in a car accident in 2011.  

Tommy Tanski played Little League from 1999-2005 and during that time played for two district All Star Teams. He also played for the Strikers soccer team and played soccer in High School.  Tommy was a tremendous teammate and understood that his contribution was more about the team than any one individual.  

For many, the time playing Simsbury Little League baseball or softball is something to be cherished for years to come.  It is when friendships are formed, character is built and memories are made. During the registration process, please consider donating towards this scholarship fund and helping SLL continue to provide them in memory of Tommy Tanski.

To make a direct donation to this fund, please click HERE.

Thank-you!
SLL Board of Directors

Simsbury Little League will be holding our Spring evaluations for baseball on Saturday, February 28th at Masters School in West Simsbury.  Our evaluations will be split by age in order to minimize parking issues.  Actual times will be communicated closer to the evaluation date.  
 

All managers, coaches, players and families are asked to come out and help us get the fields ready. We ask that everyone bring their work gloves and rakes marked with their names.  All power equipment is welcome . . . blowers and weed wackers can all be put to good use. Small tarps are also very helpful.

Our goal is to divide up the volunteers so that every field gets cleaned up.  We would like to move bleachers, clean and rake underneath them, remove all leaves around the entire fenced in areas, and place L screens on all fields.

Please go directly to the assigned field based on your child's division (or where you see the least workers!).