Danville Little League Postseason Objectives, Policies and Procedures

Introduction

The DANV LL Postseason is an opportunity for a significantly higher level of play within the State and National Little League systems. Due to the competitive nature of summer ball, players selected to District teams require a higher level of commitment through practices, tournaments, and sheer number of games. 

Danville Little League believes it is important for the process to be transparent and fair to all our families. Therefore, Danville Little League is updating the procedures for player and manager selection to better serve our community.

In our selection process for players and managers of each postseason team we look for each candidate to exemplify several important characteristics: baseball skills, sportsmanship, commitment, character/integrity,  competitiveness, hustle, team spirit, team leadership, and service.

League Age 8 and League Age 9 year old Tournament Teams
Manager/Coach, number of teams, and rosters will be determined by the Post-Season committee.

8-10, 9-11, 10-12, Intermediate District Manager and All Star Player Selection Process*

Step 1: The League sends out a Google Form for all eligible players and families at each level to complete, expressing their interest to be considered for the postseason.

Step 2: Managers and coaches interested in interviewing to be a District Manager must submit their interest via a Google Form sent out by the league. Manager candidates that have a player in the Top 8 have the automatic right to interview as manager for districts. All things being equal preference will be given to the candidate whose player was determined to be in the top 8 by a tally of players submitted by the managers.  If no manager candidate with a player in the Top 8 submits an interest form, a manager will be selected from those who are invited to be interviewed by the selection panel.  Please see below for more detailed manager selection procedures.  The outcome of this process is to select the best manager for each age level.

Step 3: Managers will provide the post-season Director a non-weighted list of their top 8 players for the age group. The post-director will take all Manager submissions to tally and determine the top 8 players. 

Step 4: Manager candidates will be interviewed by the post-season committee. Instructions for what to bring to the interview will be provided to candidates by the post-season committee. Interview Panels for each division will not include any members that have a prospective district player at that level.

Step 5: Division Directors/President provide the names selected to all managers (per division) for them to rank from 1-30 together with their team’s coaches. Managers and coaches should keep their rankings confidential. These rankings are the  utilized to help the formation of the District and Tournament teams. 

Step 6: The players selected for the team will come from the original selection from managers’ rankings and player vote in the case of a tie  (Top 8).  The manager then selects the final spots on the roster in collaboration with the post-season committee (4 in most cases, the maximum number for a district roster is 14); the players are approved by the President before they are added to the team.

Step 7: District rosters will be posted to the website, with Tournament rosters to be determined after.

*Selections are NOT based solely on stats in GameChanger; they are only used as a guideline as needed. When deemed necessary, the League President may call for tryouts to aid in fielding the most competitive team.

Player and Parent Commitments

The player and parent commitment to All-Stars must be a solid commitment. District Players must bear in mind that their first commitment is to their team before any other Non-Little League team  (ie: travel ball) or to any other sports camps or sports teams during the All-Star Season.

In the past, Little League rules have expressly prohibited a player or manager/coach from being involved in any other youth baseball program during the All Star season. There will be no refunds to a player who is removed for not fulfilling their commitment once they pay their fees.

8-10, 9-11, 10-12, District All Star Manager Qualifications

• For the 12u District All Star team, the manager and selected coaches must be a manager or coach of record in the Majors division.  Preference will be given to managers in the Majors division and then coaches in the Majors division. 

• For the 11u District All Star team the manager and selected coaches must be a coach or manager of record in the Majors or AAA division.  Preference will be given to managers and then coaches in the Majors division. 

• For the 10u District All Star team, the manager and selected coaches must be managers or coaches of record  from the AAA division.  Preference will be given to managers and then coaches in the AAA division. 

• For the Intermediates All-Star team, the manager and selected coaches must be a coach or manager of record in the Intermediate division.

• For the Junior and Senior All-Star teams the candidate manager and selected coaches must be a coach or manager of record in the Junior or Senior division.