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No player will have to repeat the level they played last year because of the age change at the lower levels. Players who played t-ball, Jr. Cappy and Sr. Cappy last Spring will move up one level this season.

Little League International (Williamsport) has adopted new guidelines for determining a players "Little League Age".

The league age determination date is the age a player has attained as of a specific date, for the purpose of placing the player in a particular division. The old date in the baseball and softball divisions of Little League was July 31.

Starting with the 2006 season, the date in all divisions of Little League Baseball will be April 30 of the current year/season. Click here for the 2006 age charts.

For example: Under the old regulation, a baseball player who turns 10 years old in May, June or July of 2006 would have been considered league-age 10 for the entire 2006 season. That would have been the case, despite the fact that such a player likely would have played most or all of the regular season (which generally ends in June) without having actually reached his or her 10th birthday. Under the new regulation, such a player will have a league age of 9 throughout the 2006 season. All players with birthdays in May, June or July will effectively "repeat" their Little League age in the 2006 season. Please consult the Little League website for a more detailed discussion of the changes. http://www.littleleague.org/media/age_change_Oct05.asp

Registration will tell us the number and age mix of players we have this season. With this information, we will make any necessary adjustments to the size and shape of our various league divisions to best serve our players. These decisions will help determine our spring evaluation process. We will send out this information sometime after registrations close.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR 12’S Babe Ruth will accept any and all 12 year old players into their league. Babe Ruth is not part of FALL but does adhere to the same age determination rules.

When we process the registration we send a confirmation email. If you have recently mailed the application (and other paperwork) and you do not receive a confirmation from us before the registration deadline then please follow up with us again.

To review your registration status log into the database at www.fairfieldamericanll.org/login.asp using your email address and password. If you don't know your password you may retrieve it at www.fairfieldamericanll.org/fpw.asp. Once you've logged in, you can verify the information we have is accurate and complete (for both parents and players), and check the registration status. Players who have paid will have a green check, as well as the check number and amount that they have paid in the right hand column. If the player has been assigned to a team it will appear in this section as well (the team name will be a link to the roster).

Little League allows for a player to remain with the league with which he begins his Little League career even if that player moves or the leagues boundaries move. This means that you have the option of registering with either league. If you have an older sibling who is playing (will be playing in the spring) with one league or the other you may register a younger sibling with the same league.

Effective with the 2006 season both Fairfield National and FALL will adhere to the following boundaries: We will split players by elementary school. The following schools are in FFALL territory, if your son or daughter attends these schools they can play in Fairfield AMERICAN Little League: Mill Hill, Sherman, Riverfield, Osborn Hill, Dwight School. If you attend any of the other public elementary schools you are in the NATIONAL District. Players who attend private school will defer to their public school address. Not sure which elementary school you should attend? Please consult the Board of Education's street list.

Important Caveat for Residency Requirement:
Little League provides for a generous grandfather policy. If you started your LL career in one league or the other you may remain in that league for the duration of your Little League career. If you have an older sibling in one league or the other you may join that league. If your parent was a significant volunteer in one league you may join that league. Any player who started in one league but now resides in the other (Osborn, Holland Hill and Burr Kids are most affected by this) may switch or stay in the league they started in.

Any questions about these changes can be directed by email to support@fairfieldamericanll.com

At the T-Ball, JR and SR Cappy levels (6-8 yrs Old) we arrange teams by school so the chances are your child will have some friends on his team. At 9 years old the players are evaluated and placed on teams via a draft system. We do not accept requests to place players with friends.

Once you've logged in, verify the information we have is accurate and complete for both parents.

To add a new player, click on the "Add Another Player" link. This will create a blank record. Enter the child's information. The following fields are required:

• First Name, Last Name
• Gender (select one)
• Street, Town, State, Zip
• Birthdate (enter in the format mm/dd/yyyy)
• Telephone (this is primary home phone number for coach to call, etc.)
• School and Grade
• Contact information for two different emergency contacts (not the parents)

If you click on "SAVE" and are missing any of the required information you will get an error message telling you which fields need attention.

Once a child's record has been successfully saved (assuming the child is eligible and registration is active) you will be able to click on the link in the right hand columnn to "Register for Current Season." Note: You will not see this link until all information is successfully entered and saved.

Print, sign and mail the form (don't forget the check and a copy of the birth certificate for new players).

Our website and registration process is for Fairfield American Little League baseball only. If you are looking for softball or Jr. Babe Ruth you will have to contact those folks directly at:
Softball: http://www.fairfield.americantowns.com/servlets/WebPage?actionid=950&eid=41388
Jr. Babe: http://www.leaguelineup.com/fairfieldjrbabe
National League: http://fnll.org/

The address appears on the bottom of the registration form. If you have successfully registered your child with all of the required information and clicked SAVE there will be a link in the right hand column to Register for the Current Season. If you don't see it you have not entered all of the required information (check the school and grade). The page where you enter your child's information is not the registration form. When you click the "Register" link the registration form will pop up in a new window. Simply print this form, sign it and mail it with payment. The correct, current address is at the bottom of the form. The league's contact information is available at http://www.fairfieldamericanll.org/contact.asp.

As the registration deadline draws near you may want to hand deliver the registration form directly to our mailbox instead of waiting for the US Mail to deliver it. In that case you may drop off the registration form at
The Mail Depot:
Fairfield American Little League
1290 Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824

They are typically open 9-5ish (9-2, Sat)

www.fairfieldamericanll.org/privacy.asp

Fairfield American offers several different levels of play depending on a players age and ability. This document ( http://www.fairfieldamericanll.org/files/levelsofplay.htm) summarizes the current FFALL offerings.

All of the FFALL meetings are open to the public and we encourage you to attend. They are held on the first Monday of the month (this changes occasionally due to holidays so check the calendar at www.fairfieldamericanll.org). If you attend the meetings you may find that there is something you can do to help.

FFALL is looking for some moms or dads who would like to help out with this years Year Book. All interested parties should send an email to support@fairfieldamericanll.com In the subject field put "Volunteer/Yearbook"

We are also in need of coordinators for our T-Ball, Jr Cappy and AA divisions. Send Email to support@fairfieldamericanll.com In subject field put "Volunteer/Commissioner

If you would like to coach or manage a team...

You may log into the database at www.fairfieldamericanll.org/login.asp using your email address and password. What if I don't know username / password or I'm getting an error message and I can't log in?

You may log into the database at www.fairfieldamericanll.org/login.asp using your email address and password. If you don't know your password you may retrieve it at www.fairfieldamericanll.org/fpw.asp (enter your email).

What happens when you enter your login info and click on the login button? Do you get a server error message or a "your login failed" message? If its either of these, please email support and include the specific error message.

The other possibility is that nothing seems to happen (you go right back to an empty login page). If this is the case then it may be caused by cookies not being allowed on your pc. Our site does require the use of temporary cookies to track whether you are authorized on the site or not (in order to protect the kids' privacy). Do you know if you allow cookies on your machine? If you don't know, please visit this page www.windhover.com/test/cookies_js_test.htm and click on the TEST button and let me know what the results are.

If you have any other questions or problems please contact support at support@fairfieldamericanll.org

A third possible cause might be macafee, if you are running the privacy blocker. To disable, right click on the security icon, choose privacy service and click disble (need admin password).

You have logged in as: Anonymous
Your IP Address is: 38.103.63.17
Your session ID is 452694719
Your adminLevel is 0
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Send an email to support@fairfieldamericanll.org and include both your old and new email addresses. You will receive confirmation by email when the email addresses have been changed.

Once you've logged into the database, click on your name (in the left hand column) and you should see a section in the right hand column titled "Rosters" with a list of all teams you have coached. Click on the link for your current roster and then scroll all the way to the bottom of the roster you will see a link to Assign Uniform Numbers. Please take a moment to add the jersey number for each of your players once you have given out the uniforms.

In addition to the team standings page, the league website now tracks Home Runs and Pitcher's Innings and will provide summaries of the same. The home run race can be viewed on the standings page (http://www.fairfieldamericanll.org/view_standings.asp) while all pitcher's innings are listed on the game day page (go to your schedule and click on the Game Day link).

It is the home team manager's responsibility to ensure the scores and game statistics (home runs, pitcher's innings) are entered into the database as soon as possible, certainly within 24 hours. These scores feed the league standings which all of the players watch, so please be prompt.

In case you are wondering why we track Runs Allowed, it is the first tie-breaker we use at the end of the season for teams with identical records. We use runs allowed, instead of runs scored so that we dont have situations where teams need to run up the score in order to better their position. Runs allowed is widely used in Little League summer tournaments as it discourages poor sportsmanship and rewards strong defensive play.

To enter a score, login to the database, click on your name, and follow the link in the bottom right corner to Enter Game Scores (you may also get to this page from the game schedule page, if you are logged in, by clicking on Edit Score). Choose your league and then select the game for which you would like to update the score. Enter the score and defensive innings for both teams and click SAVE.

Scroll to the bottom of the page and enter the Away Team innings pitched and any home runs hit and click Save HR & IP. Click on the Home Team button and enter the home team's innings pitched and home runs and click Save HR & IP. If you have not entered your player's jersey numbers, you can do so from this page as well.

To view this information before the next game, log into the database, go to your game schedule, and click on Game Day. Click on Show Roster to view the team's roster. If a player has pitched in that calendar week (Sunday to Saturday) then their innings pitched will be indicated in the IP column. You may print this form to record the final score, defensive innings, and pitchers' innings during the game to enter the data later. Clicking either the innings pitched or the IP column header will display a report of the team's total pitching for that calendar week (who pitched in what games and how many innings they pitched).

In order to save a score or a game you must be logged in as a current coach or manager. To see who you are logged in as, click on What is my IP address and note the answers. If you are logged in as your spouse then click on the logout link and log in again. If you are logged in correctly but your login is not recognized as a coach please contact your league commissioner to make sure you are correctly listed as a coach. If you continue to have problems contact support@fairfieldamericanll.org.

Standings are available online by following the link from the Games page. This page is automatically refreshed everytime a score is entered or modified. At the bottom of the standings page is the Home Run Race, listing all players who have hit home runs.

Rained out Major League and AAA games must be rescheduled at the earliest date possible. AA games that are not played may be rescheduled as field space is available (at the discretion of the AA commissioner and the field space coordinator). Cappy and T-ball games/practices are not rescheduled. To ensure that the pitchers innings report accurately you must change the date of all rescheduled games (by coordinating makeups through the Fields Administrator).

To reschedule a game look at the list of Open Fields (click on Games, then "OF" for Open Fields) and find a slot that you would like to use. Request that field from the Fields Administrator (who will make sure the slot is still available and assign it in your schedule). Majors and AAA must also notify the Umpire Coordinator to arrange for umpires.

Practices start on or after the April 1st as determined by your coach. Games typically start around the last weekend in April or the first weekend in May. Major League opening day is the first weekend in May.

In order to avoid any confusion about whether a practice or a game is going to be held (or rained-out) we will follow the Recreation Departments field closure policy*: if the fields are open we are playing, if they are closed we are not playing. Occasionally the fields will be open but bad weather will roll in. In that case, assume we are playing until one of the coaches calls to tell you otherwise (which may not be until the last minute because we need to check with the other team's manager before we cancel a game).

The rec department posts the field closures very early. You can check the status by calling the rec hotline: 256-3144 then press 5 for cancellations and press 5 again for field closures .

*The field closure policy does NOT apply at Mill Hill where all games are played (whether or not the Rec Dept. has closed the fields) unless you hear from your coach.
Occasionally, the Rec Department may close the fields in the morning but will reopen for the afternoon games so if the weather clears check the hotline again in the afternoon.

Once the schedule has been finalized it is maintained online. See www.fairfieldamericanll.org/view_Games.asp?upcoming=true

We've attempted to answer the question "This is our first season, what do we need to know?". See New Family Questions

Ron Nagy has written a "reference sheet" listing several rules and their location in the Green Book.

I have created a schedule for the two new batting cages at Mill Hill. They are available on a first come-first serve basis. See the Game Schedule for a list.

The practice sessions run for an hour, starting on the hour, every day until the end of July. If you would like to use the cages you can check the schedule, and if you are logged in as a manager or coach you can reserve the cages by clicking on a game ID (the GID column). This brings you to the Edit Game screen. To reserve the cages:

• Select your league from the League dropdown box
• Select your team name (sorted by league, then team name) from the Away Team drop down list
• Leave the home team as OF: Cages (MH)
• Click Save

If you goof before you click save, you can click the reset game button and the previous settings will be reloaded. Do Not DELETE a game under any circumstances.

In the interest of fairness please don't be gluttons and over book the spots, and if you book one but aren't going to use it, reset the Away Team to "OF: Open" and click save.

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