What a great start to the new season! Today many volunteers, parents and children came to the traditional Clean Up Day in Sachtlebenstraße in the beautiful sunshine and springlike temperatures. Raking leaves, pruning bushes, cleaning paths, preparing baseball fields and dug outs: there was plenty to do all day. But there was still also plenty of time for reunions, nice German-English conversations and many new contacts. The Concession stand team provided chilli con carne, drinks and – of course – all kinds of sweets for our hard-working volunteers. A great day for young and old!

By the way: If you want to register your child on short notice, you still have a few days left. Info here. Next Saturday, March 30th, the Try Outs for Minor League and Little League will be held.

Play ball!

Baseball season is almost here and we have a number of events planned to finish our preparations. In addition to try-outs and our annual umpire clinic on Saturday, March 30^th we have added a “scorekeepers clinic”.

Our very own Melissa Wiltzius has been studying for her scorekeeper license through the BSVBB.  Melissa has graciously offered to teach these skill at a one-hour presentation to be held from 2 to 3 p.m. From 2 to 5:00 p.m. we will have our annual umpire clinic. Hosted this year by Christopher Purrington.

Scorekeepers play a vital role beginning in the Minor League continuing through the Juniors. Specifically,

• Provide the umpire and coaches a ‘real time’ picture of where the game is. Believe it or not, the umpires, coaches and even players can lose track of simple things like the strike count or number of runs scored. This helps the game to proceed without arguments.
• Coaches find the information on the scorekeepers record a great way to replay the game. They can spot who their dependable hitters are. Who can score a run if they get on base. Who excels in RBI’s. This information helps a coach to manage the team to  a winning season.
• You can enjoy the satisfaction of being a part of the game instead of just a spectator.

Are you interested in attending? There is no pressure to actually score games but if your child’s coach asks for someone to help on game day you will probably feel confident to assist the team.

Please RSVP to reg@allbb.de and we will add your name to the list of attendees. You only need to bring yourself to the clinic.

Thanks for taking the time to consider this request. We look forward to seeing everyone on March 30^th for try-outs and our umpire/scorekeeper clinics.

Just a month to go until the season starts and all leagues are almost filled up. If your kids are interested in playing baseball this spring, it’s time register. Everyone from T-Ball players (4-6 years old) to Minor League (7-9 years old ) to Little League (10-12 years old) and up to Juniors (13-15 years old) is welcome to come and have fun. Players practice once a week and have games every Saturday. Everyone welcome!

For more information check out here or send us an e-mail: info@allbb.de.

The American Little League Baseball Berlin (ALLBB) is a community of volunteers which works together to provide children ages 4-15 the thrilling experience of American baseball in the heart of Berlin. This youth experience of teamwork, discipline and enthusiasm would not be possible without the devotion of our numerous volunteers: Coaches, Parent-Volunteers, Snack-bar Assistants, Board Members and Umpires. In particular, we continually require volunteers who are willing to prepare themselves for the task of umpiring by familiarizing themselves with the special rules developed for our Little League circumstances, entitled 2019 ALLBB RULES APPENDIX.

If you are 12-years-old or older, you can join our group of volunteer umpires this season. If you write to our Umpire Coordinator Jackie Pocklington at umpirecoordinator@allbb.de, he will place you on circular email list for umpires, explain how you can prepare for umpiring and sign up online for specific games of the season. Your volunteering will assist us enormously in realizing this season for our community of children.

Thank you for your support for Little League Baseball in Berlin!

ALLBB season is almost here, we have a few spots left but they are filling up fast. If you wanted to join us for baseball fun go to: http://allbb.de/registration/

You can send your form to: reg@allbb.de

Make sure we can read it. 🙂

Here you go with a quick view on our time schedule for next season:

Saturday June 22nd 2019, @ Sachtlebenstrasse – Last day of the season 2019

Here are some important ALLBB dates to mark in your 2018 calendar, check back regularly for updates. Times to be announced.

April 7th, 2018 – ALLBB Field Clean-up day

April 14th, 2018 – ALLBB Player Evaluations

April 21st, 2018 – ALLBB Opening Day – Week 1

June 23rd, 2018 – ALLBB Closing Day – Week 10

Congratulations to the ALLBB players past and present who are representing Berlin/ Brandenburg in the 2017 BSVBB U12 Auswahl Team.

We wish all the best to Eric, Elon, Jeremy, Johann, Kayu, Kenny, Kyran, Michael, Scott, Til & Yuma as you play baseball for the U12 Berlin /Brandenburg Auswahl team in Bonn in a Pfingsten baseball tournament against Germany’s best U12 baseballers.

A big thank you to the volunteers who help make ALLBB work, we wouldn’t exist without you!

An extra shout out the the the kids who have stepped up in the last weeks to help umpire games, we really appreciate your effort on the field.