http://register.www.kllba.ca

With this new registration system, payments can be made through your PayPal account or by credit card thorugh PayPal.

We are currently planning at least one in-person registration slot for those who wish to register in person. Tentative date for this is Saturday March 31, 2012, likely at the KRC.

2012 fees are published on the registration page here. Please note that changes for 2012 include: No Fund Raising/Bottle Drive requirement; and No Uniform Deposit fees.

Little League Announces Bat Rule Changes for 2012 Season

Applications are being accepted for the following age groups and divisions:

The ‘Canadian’ or ‘A’ division teams represent Kanata Little League in the official Little League Tournament bracket, commencing with the District 2 tournament. The tournament winners continue to progress through Provincials and National tournaments, culminating in an opportunity to represent Canada at the World Level in each division (Major, Junior, Senior). Coaches at this level also are expected to run clinics for spring players open for all to attend in May and June. Candidates applying to coach in the Canadians division should have previous baseball coaching experience.

Teams in both the Canadian and National divisions also participate in a season interlocked with other associations from our area, including District 2, 6 and 8. Teams are also expected to participate in at least one tournament (location to be determined by the team) in addition to participating in the Scott Tokessy Memorial Gold Glove Tournament here in Kanata.

Prior summer coaching experience is not a requirement to apply to coach a National team, but is preferred. Training is offered to coaches or candidates at all levels.

Interested parties should forward their coaching resume, capturing, at a minimum, their coaching philosophy and previous baseball coaching experience (if any), indicating what level they are interested in, and if they have a child playing at that level.

Resumes should be received no later than February 5, 2012, and interviews will follow.

Please send resumes to (copy all please):

• Paul O’Kane, VP Competitive Baseball: [email protected]
• Ben Wilson, VP Competitive Baseball: [email protected]
• Kathy Milks, Kanata Little League Secretary: [email protected]

APRIL 20-21, 2012.

Once again, District 6 and District 2 are teaming up to bring you the “Teaching for Tomorrow” clinics by our National Coach, Al Herback. This will be the third year in a row. We have received plenty of positive feedback and no negative feedback on these sessions, which D6 and D2 provide at no cost to their coaches. This year we are adding a special sessions of coaches of Juniors (13-14). We will have more details as the event approaches. For now, here is what you need to know:

• T-Ball (4-6), Rookie (7-8) coaches: Saturday morning, April 21, 2012
• Minor (9-10), Major (11-12) coaches: Saturday afternoon, April 21, 2012
• Junior (13-14) coaches: Friday evening, April 20, 2012

Pending your own availability, coaches who can’t make the morning session may attend the afternoon session, and vice versa. The sessions are not identical but they are similar.

\We now have a time and a place:

• WHAT: “Teaching for Tomorrow” Clinic
• WHO: Coaches of Junior age players
• DATE: Fri 20 Apr 2012
• TIME: 5:45 PM Registration, 6:00 PM Start, 10:00 PM Completion
• WHERE: Canterbury High School gym (to be confirmed)

For more information, contact James Dean ([email protected])

A Message from Al Herback (LL National Coach) regarding the clinic for Junior Coaches on Fri Apr 20, 2012:

For the districts able to have a clinic for the Junior and up programs, the following will be the areas covered throughout the 4 hour session. These skills will all be covered in depth at the clinic, but will only be listed for the benefit of you and the coaches and managers who will attend.

• Warm-up
• Review of hitting, and the introduction of advanced throwing and catching
• Ground balls to the backhand and forehand
• Safety and steal lead-offs, returning to a bag on possible pick-off
• Pitcher set position and balk situations, pitcher pick-offs to 1st, 2nd and 3rd base along with pitcher coverage situations.
• Double plays from 2nd base and shortstop including feeds and footwork
• Push and drag bunts
• Infielders 1-2-3 and 4 positions on different situations along with runner responsibilities after scoring
• I will spend limited time with various pitches.

As the above was normally an 8 hour program, I will do my very best to complete, but thoroughly, as much as possible. The majority of the information will be either in the Playing the Game manual as well as in the Additional Innings programs of Little League Canada. These will both be available at the clinic for purchase if needed.

Thank you so much for offering this to your coaches and managers. It will also be a great session for any interested coaches from the majors and down who may at one point want to coach in the Junior program. As some of you are doing this program before the Majors clinic, you may wish to advertise that everyone is welcome.

Use whatever you wish to promote this clinic to your district. As always, the more the merrier!!!

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to get back to me. Thanks for your tremendous support not only for the Little League clinic program, but for doing such a great job helping the coaches and managers meet the challenges faced with a team in Canada.

Al Herback
403-273-4656
[email protected]

Along with health and happiness, here’s hoping the new year brings you out to the Ball Field!

Registration for the 2012 Winter Skills Camp (and 2012 Spring Season) will commence later this January. Once again, our intent is to continue to improve on a very successful 2011 season and make 2012 the best for all players!

Our initial walk in registration, although open to all, is intended for those wishing to participate in Winter Skills Camp. 

We will be introducing on-line registration for all later in the month. Details on this will follow, however, based on timing of the winter skills camp our initial registration will be done manually. Last year there was a waiting list for our winter skills camp and it is important to note that we are managing to a maximum registration… places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. 

Registration :

Saturday, January 14
10:00AM-2:00PM
Kanata Recreation Complex – Main Concourse

Wednesday, January 18
7:00PM-9:00PM
Kanata Recreation Complex – Main Concourse

For more information, please visit the Registration Page.

Interested in Volunteering? We’ll need coaches for the coming season. In addition there are several board positions open.

Again, here is hoping that 2012 brings you health and happiness, and we are looking forward to seeing you all on the ball field in May!

Kanata Little League Baseball Association