Haverford Township Little League 2011 season tryouts

Online registration is now open for the 2011 Haverford Township Little League (HTLL) baseball season. HTLL was founded in 1959 and plays their games on the well-maintained fields on Karakung Drive in Havertown. HTLL is the only youth baseball league in Haverford Township affiliated with Little League Baseball in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (the same Williamsport Little League World Series Tournament you see on ESPN” every August).

All children who reside in Haverford Township (except for a small area south of West Chester Pike) and are at least 8 years old as of April 30, 2011 and do not turn 13 years old before May 1, 2011 are eligible to play. Please go to www.haverfordlittleleague.org to register.

If on-line signups are not to your liking, we will offer walk-in registration on Saturday January 22 from 9:00 am – 11:00 am at the Karakung Building at the Karakung Fields on Karakung Drive in Havertown. This will be the only walk-in registration offered this year.

League registration fee this year is only $95 for the season per player (with discounts for multiple players from the same family). League games are played from April through June. HTLL also fields tournament teams in three age groups for extended summer baseball. For your league fee you get 18-20 regular season games and over 50 hours of practice time (usually 2 games and 2 practices per week) per team. That is about 90 hours of baseball or about $1 per hour; the best bargain for youth sports programs you’ll ever find.

HTLL will run two age-based divisions this year: a Minor League (ages 8-10) instructional/competitive program dedicated to enhancing individual baseball skills and knowledge, providing friendly team competition, and promoting sportsmanship; and our Major League (Ages 10-12) program featuring competitive play that enhances individual baseball knowledge and skills combined with team tactics and strategy, providing higher level baseball competition, and promoting the Little League principles and sportsmanship. We will not be offering the machine-pitch Rookie League this year.

Team managers in our Major League program average more than 20 years of baseball teaching experience; and we always welcome new parent coaches, umpires and other volunteers. For additional information please email us at karakung@comcast.net.