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Most people are not aware of a very important rule regarding spectators/parents coming onto the field. There is NO REASON other than serious injury to a player that a spectator or parent may come onto the field. League rules allow for only a Manager and TWO coaches permitted in the dugout, not more (except in A Division we are allowing one extra coach or scorekeeper in the dugout). It is also recommended that spectators use the provided bleacher seats instead of setting up chairs in foul territory. If you do set up chairs please assure that you are sitting in an out of bounds area in not in the field of play. Any spectator who violates this rule will be ejected from the premises, and in addition the League will suspend that spectator for at least ONE game. Here are the applicable rules:

RULE 3.15 (page 37-38): “No person shall be allowed on the playing field during a game except uniformed players, managers, and coaches, umpires and news photographers authorized by the League.”

RULE 3.18 (page 38): “The local League shall provide proper protection sufficient to preserve order and prevent spectators from entering the field. Either team may refuse to play until the field is cleared.”

All Managers are expected to obey these rules. In the event one does not, his opponent may LEGALLY refuse to continue. It is possible that the umpire may rule a forfeit in this case, so please understand the seriousness of this issue.

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Managers and Parents, as per AUSD and ARPD policies vehicles are prohibited from driving onto the pathway between Lippert Field and Wood Middle School. Only maintenance vehicles are allowed. Please help keep this pathway safe for the children while allowing maintenance vehicles through.

Our League President, Ron Matthews, is being presented by KPIX-TV Chanel 5 the Jefferson Award for Public Service. The Jefferson Award was established in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Senator Robert Taft Jr. and Sam Beard as a Nobel prize for public and community service on the national and local level. Ron is receiving the local level award. The local level Jefferson Awards recipients are ordinary people who do extraordinary things without expectation of recognition or reward. By honoring the recipients, it is the goal of the Jefferson Awards to inspire others to become involved in community and public service. The Alameda Board of Directors congratulates Ron Matthews on receiving this well deserved award and thanks him for his years of service to the families of Alameda and Little League. KPIX-TV 5 was at the Opening Ceremonies this weekend and will air a profile segment about Ron on the following dates:

KPIX-TV 5:
- 3/12 Wednesday KPIX 5 news at 6:00pm
- 3/13 Thursday KPIX 5 news at Noon
- 3/15 Saturday in KPIX 5 Early Edition (check local listings)
Radio KCBS 740AM 106.9 FM
- 3/12 Wednesday at 6:50pm, 9:40pm, 11:50pm
- 3/16 Sunday at 11:50am, 3:50pm

 See the video here:

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Alameda Little League, we welcome you to our program if you are new in 2014, and we welcome you back if you are returning. Alameda Little League is not really much different from any other youth sports program in our great community. Our purpose, like the others, is to provide a safe, organized program for youth in the City of Alameda, with the specific objectives of implanting firmly in the youth of Alameda the ideals of good sportsmanship, honesty, courage, and respect for authority. As volunteers in the community, we sincerely wish for you to join us in our efforts to assist these youth in this, their final stage of development before becoming a teenager. We work very hard, sometimes harder than we should because we may not have enough volunteers to help. That’s why we need you, and that is why our youth, your youth, need you! They are children, and they will soon be adults, but they will always need you to be there for them. I urge you to get involved, as an umpire, as a coach, as a team parent, or as a spectator who is positively interested in your son or daughter’s development in these crucial years. Don’t just take them to the game and leave…participate and enjoy! Go out and play catch with your “almost adult” because you will never regret it. Better yet, they will never forget it! Please join us in 2014 for a great year. Like any church or school or any other social institution, we are not a building, or a field, but we are the people who care about making our community better.

Come and get to know us, and enjoy Alameda Little League!
Ron Matthews
Alameda Little League President