The Rookie Division is Northland's first level of play your child will experience. It is open to players 4-8 years of age. It utilizes a machine to pitch the ball and teams have 8 defensive players in the field. This will be a player’s first exposure to real pitching so the machine is used for consistency. At this level, you will see dramatic improvements in your child as they take a big leap to this style of ball. The focus of this level is fundamentals, development, safety and fun. Coaches are on the field with the players offering instruction before, during and after each play. 

The league will run from May 1 through June 30. Practices dates are held on Tuesday and Thursday from 6-7 or 7-8 pm.

Little League® is an international pastime that has been a fabric of societies throughout the world for 75 years. Since its founding in 1939 by Carl Stotz, Little League has instilled leadership, character, courage and loyalty in all that participate, including the nearly 1.5 million adult volunteers. Little League can be found in more than 80 countries worldwide with more than 2.4 million children participating each year. Little League has celebrated many milestones due to the dedication of its players, parents and volunteers. Below are just a few examples …

• The Legacy Begins: First Little League Game is played on June 6, 1939
• Another First: First Little League Baseball® World Series is played in August 1947
• International Expansion: Canada becomes the first international team to charter in 1951
• Outgrowing Original Field: Howard J. Lamade Stadium was built in 1959 to support the growing popularity of Little League
• Federal Charter: Little League receives its Federal Charter in 1964
• Expansion Outside of Baseball: Little League Softball is founded in 1974
• Dugout: Walt Disney Co. creates Dugout the Mascot in 1985
• Challenger:  The Little League Challenger Division is established in 1989
• Urban Initiative: The Urban Initiative Program is established in 1999
• The World Series Expands Again: Volunteer Stadium is built in 2001 to allow for a 16 team tournament

Little League Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Division: The Little League Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Division is created in 2012 creating nine divisions of play

Little League® Baseball and Softball is the first organized youth sports program in the world, and was founded in 1939 by Carl E. Stotz, a resident of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. During the spring of 1939, a total of 30 players formed three teams, and Mr. Stotz along with a collection of volunteers from his neighborhood, embarked on the first season of Little League Baseball®. Today, millions of children — ages 4 to 16 — on six continents and scores of countries can attest that baseball, softball and Little League are synonymous.

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Stop by Dick's Sporting Goods if your looking for a new bat this year? They have an indoor cage where you can test bats before you buy.  

Northland Little League Shopping Weekend!

March 28th & 29th 2020 at the Coon Rapids location. 

More information to come!

Held every four years, the Little League International Congress is the largest gathering of Little League volunteers, where delegates chart the course for the future of the organization. 
 

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