3/19/2020 - UPDATE

*Games Remain canceled until further notice from KALL*

*KALL requests that no team practices until further notice*

 3/13/2020

RE:  Coronavirus /Katy American Little League

Players, Coaches, and Parents,

Katy American Little League has made the decision to suspend games for the upcoming week and will revisit the conditions on 3/22/2020. Opening day will be moved to another date and announced once we start playing games again. The league’s main concern currently is the safety of our players, parents, volunteers, and staff. Once we have a start date for games the board will decide if we need to modify the number of season games, and single vs double elimination end of the season tournament.

Practices:

Practices will be at the entire discretion of the Coaches and Parents of the players. There will not be any penalty for players choosing not to participate in practices. Harris County is not shutting down any of the parks currently, therefore Katy Park is open. If there are any changes, we will let the league know.

Regarding soap in the restrooms:  We are looking into getting hand sanitizer machines in the restrooms if the county approves this. If we cannot get approval, we will keep soap/hand sanitizer in the concession stand. If you're wondering why we cannot keep regular soap in the restroom? We have tried to put liquid soap, which is either poured on the floor or stolen. This causes a slip and fall issue in the restroom. We have talked to the County about putting a soap dispenser in the restrooms and they said they tried. They said people keep pushing the button and letting it run onto the floors which causes a safety hazard, or when it gets hot it drips and causes a safety hazard. They said they tried bars of soap, but they ended up smashed or in the toilets. As mentioned above, we are going to look into the hand sanitizer dispensers that we can put on the wall if the County will approve. The restrooms are under the county control which is why we must get approval.

Uniforms:

The uniform pickup for divisions Minor 8 through Intermediates will be rescheduled and these dates will be posted this weekend.

Once games do start and for the remainder of the Spring season, we are issuing a no contact/no handshake policy. This will be observed at each level of the organization until further notice. This includes all physical contact and extends to customary game-related activities such as pre-game coach’s handshakes, umpire-coach introductions, and post-game handshakes between members of opposing teams. Instead, umpires, players, and coaches should use verbal queues, such as saying "good game" without shaking hands, high-fiving, or fist-bumping. ----------Thank you KALL Board.

All divisions are now closed due to registration is full.

Please contact Bryan Sills @ bryan.sills5@gmail.com to be placed on the waitlist.

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KATY AMERICAN SPRING 2020 REGISTRATION:  

Late Registration Dates: Registration online is open until spots fill up.

Player Costs:SPRING 

EARLY WALK UP REGISTRATION= $165.00 plus $25.00 late registration fee will apply ($155.00 for each additional sibling plus $25.00 late registation fee will apply)

Katy American Little League is a registered non-profit organization dedicated to providing the best youth baseball experience possible. Players range in age from 3 to 16. We offer - Certified Umpires (ages 8 and above) - Concessions Personnel - Professional Groundskeeper - Graduated Pitching and Base Paths - Open Bases (Lead-offs, Steals, Balks) just like the Pros (ages 12 and above).

Spring Information:

1) Special Requests - KALL will do our best to honor requests for divisions Rookie 7, Rookie 6, and TBALL. 

2) TRYOUTS - Minor 8, Minor 9, Minors, Intermediates, and JR/SR(jr/sr only if no request) will tryout in the SPRING. (Tryout dateS listed on calendar below)

3) Games will be played at 5:30pm, 7pm, 7:15pm, or 7:30p.

4) Practices -Coaches scheduled their own practice dates, times, and location.  KALL cannot confirm when practices will be.

5) Rain outs will be scheduled at the next available date. 

SPRING 2020 CALEDAR:

PLAYER WILL ONLY TRY OUT ONCE; IF THEY ARE NOT COACHES SON, ASST COACHES SON, OR KEEPER.

2/5/20: PRACTICES START OR TBALL, ROOKIE 6, AND ROOKIE 7.

2/10/20: PRACTICES START FOR MINOR 8, MINOR 9, MINORS, INTERMEDIATE, JR/SR 

3/2: GAMES START FOR TBALL, ROOKIE 6, AND ROOKIE 7

3/16: GAMES START FOR MINOR 8, MINOR 9, MINORS, INTERMEDIATE, AND JR'S

3/7-3/15: NO GAMES SPRING BREAK.

4/10-4/12: NO GAMES FOR EASTER BREAK.

4/19/20: PICTURE RETAKES.

4/19/20: ALL STAR COACHES PICKED.

4/25/20-4/26/20: ALL STAR TRYOUTS.

4/30/20; ALL STAR TEAMS FORMED.

TBA: ALL STAR DATES.

6/1/20: ALL STAR TEAMS ANNOUNCED.

MAY 2020: FALL REGISTRATION BEGINS.

10/18/20 @ 6pm: ANNUAL BOARD MEMBER MEETING. PLACE TBD.

If you would like to order jerseys to match your player or if teams want to have their names put on the back of their jerseys; here are some Katy American businesses that can do this for you. They can do custom t-shirts for parents, siblings, and coaches; names/logos for bats, water bottles, or anything that vinyl will stick to. 

Genie Hopkins

genie@hopkins.net

https://p.facebook.com/SpencerGeneVinyl/

Fall 2019 will follow the 2020 League Age Chart (LEAGUE AGE IS THE PLAYERS AGE ON 8/31/2020. NOT 4/30/2020.

T-ball is 3, 4 & 5 on league age chart.

Rookie 6 is 6 on league age chart.

Rookie 7 is 7 on league age chart.

Minor 8 is 8 on the league age chart.

Minor 9 is 9 on league age chart.

Minors is 10 and 11 on league age chart.

Intermediate is 12 and 13 on league age chart.

Jr's is 14  to 18 on league age chart.

***SEE BELOW FOR LEAGUE AGE CHART.

2020 Little League Age Chart
FOR BASEBALL DIVISION ONLY

Match month (top line) and box with year of birth. League age indicated at right.

Note: This age chart is for BASEBALL DIVISIONS ONLY, and only for 2020.

Please contact Bryan Sills by email at bryan.sills5@gmail.com or phone 713-480-7456 for any questions.

Regular/General Members- Any person actively interested in furthering the objective of the League may become a member upon applying for membership and being approved by the Board of Directors. Anybody interested in becoming a general/regular member or a board member please contact Bryan Sills or send a volunteer application to Bryan.sills5@gmail.com.

Next meeting will be on 9/15/2019 at 6pm. Place will be announced.