American Legion Baseball - Department of Nebraska


Purpose and Scope of American Legion Baseball	American Legion Code of Sportsmanship
- To inculcate in youth a better understanding of the American way of life and to promote the principles of 100% Americanism. - To instill in the nation's youth a sincere desire to develop within themselves a feeling of citizenship, sportsmanship, loyalty and team spirit. - To aid in the improvement and development of the physical fitness of our country's youth. - To build for the Nation's future through our youth.	I will: - Keep the rules - Keep faith with my teammates - Keep my temper - Keep myself fit - Keep a stout heart in defeat - Keep my pride under in victory - Keep a sound soul, a clean mind, and a healthy body
BaseballNebraska has been promoting and publicizing American Legion Baseball since 2006, primarily at the Class A level. The website will be expanding to include Classes B and C (both Juniors and Seniors) for the 2010 season and will include schedules, scores, standings, rosters, news stories and photos for all three classes. Teams that are interested in participating may contact Jody Moeller or Jack Mayfield to request an information package. This is an excellent option for listing all the information for your team(s) and promoting your program to an audience that includes players, fans, high school and Legion coaches, college coaches and professional scouts.
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

3/1/10 - Congratulations! To Tim Riskowski (NALB Head Umpire Liaison) on being selected to umpire the 2010 Central Plains American Legion Regional Tournament in Blue Springs, MO August 5-9.

2/22/10 - Area (District) Alignments The Area Alignments have been updated as of February 22, 2010. These assignments will be changing as teams get registered and what is currently posted will change before final Area assignment in June. If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact your Area representative.

2/15/10 - TOURNAMENT LISTING There are still openings around the state on the Tournaments page. Be sure to check out the available tournaments and make contact today...before they are filled!

2/4/10 - Department Athletic Committee Change 2 The Nebraska American Legion family would like to extend a heart-felt "Thank You" to Bob Achziger of Gering for his many-many years of service to The American Legion and American Legion Baseball as a member of the Department of Nebraska Athletic Committee. Filling his position as one of the Area D members of the committee will be Richard Hessler of Chadron.

2/2/10 - NALB - Help The American Legion's OPERATION COMFORT WARRIORS with your VOTE! INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 1, 2010) – The American Legion’s Operation Comfort Warriors is competing for a $250,000 grant to be awarded by Pepsi Cola, Inc. More than 700 charities are competing for grants, which are determined by the number of votes received at its Web site. As of this morning, Operation Comfort Warriors was 21st in voting. The top two vote getters will receive quarter-million dollar grants. Visitors can cast their votes at http://www.refresheverything.com/operationcomfortwarriors. This is an opportunity for everyone in Nebraska American Legion Baseball to support our troops! Read Press Release

2/2/10 - Adopt a Soldier Program and Nebraska American Legion Baseball The Adopt a Soldier Program is looking for potential support at your games and tournaments. No pressure, if you are interested in establishing a drop box, donation site or any other support for the Adopt a Soldier program at one of your venue’s then contact Bob or Gayle at socks@neb.rr.com . They can provide you with details.

2/2/10 - Registered Team Application Listing as of January 31, 2010 The 2010 Team (Registered online) Application Listing has been posted on the Registered Teams page. If you are not listed on this report, it is recommended that you get your team application process completed during February. After the initial registration process, you can return later to purchase insurance, which should be done no later than March.

2/2/10 - Team Photo Identification Form The 2010 Team Photo Identification form has been added to the Rules and Forms page.

1/27/10 - Department Athletic Committee Change The Nebraska American Legion family would like to extend a heart-felt "Thank You" to Jason Sidel of Holdrege for his many years of service to The American Legion and American Legion Baseball as a member of the Department of Nebraska Athletic Committee. Jason has accepted a new position with his current employer and will be moving out of state. Filling his position as the "At Large" member of the committee will be Jody Moeller of Shelton.

1/27/10 - The B2 Area Tournament has been changed Springfield will be hosting the B2 Senior Area tournament instead of Lincoln Lutheran. The Tournament page has been updated to reflect this change.

1/26/10 - 2010 Nebraska American Legion Baseball Tournament Director's Guide The 2010 American Legion, Department of Nebraska Baseball Tournament Directors Guide is available on the Rules and Forms page. If you have an Area or State Tournament in 2010, please ensure that this document gets to the appropriate Tournament Director.

1/26/10 - 2010 Teams Listing The 2010 American Legion, Department of Nebraska Baseball Teams listing can be found in the upper left-hand corner of this page, above the website menu. The Team Lists for each class will be updated regularly. The Registered Teams button takes you to a listing of teams who have registered online with the National website as of a certain date. Both listings can be used to contact other coaches for scheduling..

1/15/10 - 2010 Nebraska American Legion Baseball (NALB) Rulebook The 2010 American Legion, Department of Nebraska Baseball Rulebook has been added to the Rules and Forms page. The rulebook is in PDF format and has been bookmarked for easy navigation and rule lookup.

1/14/10 - 2010 Umpire Application available The 2010 American Legion, Department of Nebraska Baseball Umpire Application is available on the Rules and Forms page.

1/10/10 - 2010 State and Area Tournaments Announced The 2010 American Legion, Department of Nebraska Baseball Tournament Selection results are now available on the Tournaments page. The Class A State Tournament Playoff will be hosted by the American Division Champion this year. The Class B and C Playoff game will be hosted by the Class C Champion.

1/10/10 - 2010 Class B and C Area Assignments (TENTATIVE) The 2010 American Legion, Department of Nebraska Baseball Class B and C Area Assignments are available HERE. Remember--this is TENTATIVE and may change once team registration is complete. *The Teams link has been taken down pending update and removal of 2009 Area assignments and will return shortly.*

1/10/10 - 2010 Area Tournament Brackets The 2010 American Legion, Department of Nebraska Baseball Area Tournament brackets are now listed on the Rules and Forms page. These brackets are *MANDATORY* for all 2010 NALB Area tournaments.

01/06/10 - 2010 Tournament Application Listing - FINAL The 2010 Nebraska American Legion Tournament Application listing is available HERE. All tournament applications were due to the Department by 4 January. This list will be used by the Department Athletic Committee in their selection of the 2010 Area and State Tournament sites at Norfolk this weekend.

12/17/09 - 2010 S. A. Van Dyk Insurance Information This is information contained in a letter from S. A. Van Dyk: "As you may or may not be aware, YOU WILL NOT BE RECEIVING AN APPLICATION FROM OUR OFFICE. The 2010 baseball insurance applications are now going to be completed online at The American Legion website [national], which is http://www.legion.org/baseball. Once your application has been approved by your State Baseball Chairman, we will be advised and, just as in the past, the policies will be issued and mailed from our office. The accident medical limit is $100,000 per person with a premium of $160.00 for Senior Seasonal Insurance, $235.00 for Senior Annual Insurance, $140.00 for Junior Seasonal Insurance, and $205.00 for Junior Annual Insurance. The liability limit has been increased to a $2,000,000 per occurrence limit and the premium has remained the same; $145.00 for Senior team insurance and $100.00 for Junior team insurance. There is still at $10.00 policy administration fee on each application; however, there is no charge for a liability Certificate of Insurance. If you should have any questions, please call our office at 1-800-323-7326. Best wishes to your and y our team for a most successful and safe 2010 season"

12/10/09 - 2010 Baseball Scholarship Form The 2010 American Legion, Department of Nebraska Baseball Scholarship application form has been updated on the Scholarships page.

12/07/09 - Online Team Registration process Click on the link HERE to review procedures for the initial registration and team application under the new national online team registration system. Once that step is completed, click HERE to review the steps for completing the team registration, fee payment and S.A. Van Dyk Insurance process. In the near future, a complete step-by-step guide will be posted here for downloading prior to the online process start date.

12/07/09 - Coaches Meeting Agenda The first Coaches Meeting to be held in 2010 will take place during the 2010 Mid-Year American Legion Convention to be held at the Norfolk Lodge in Norfolk, NE. The meeting will take place in the Dakota Conference Room at 12:00 PM on January 9th. Click HERE for the meeting agenda in PDF format.

11/13/09 - REVISED 2009/2010 High School Enrollment posted The revised 2009/2010 Nebraska High School enrollment figures have been posted to the Rules and Forms page. Please disregard the previous enrollment data that was available on the Rules and Forms page previous to 11/13/09.

11/8/09 - Umpire Clinics for 2010 If you have a scheduled umpire clinic for 2010, or want to have an umpire clinic in your area, please contact Tim Riskowski, email tim.riskowski@nelegionbaseball.net or call (402) 651-9926. All umpire clinics will be posted on the Umpires page under the 2010 Umpire Clinics link

11/6/09 - Tournament Application deadline change The 2010 Tournament Applications are now due by January 4, 2010 instead of January 1, 2010.

10/29/09 - UMPIRE rule change Rule Change for 2010; starting in 2010, umpires must attend an annual American Legion sponsored Umpire Clinic and Rules Meeting to be eligible for Area and State Tournaments. For clarification, an umpire is registered when he/she fills out the umpire registration application and pays his/her $35.00 fee to Department Headquarters. An umpire becomes certified when he/she attends a Legion sponsored umpire clinic and rules meeting and completes the umpire test. Rule 2.02 will read as follows: NALB Rule 2.02 UMPIRES: Use of REGISTERED umpires during regular season games IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Only REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED American Legion umpires who have attended an annual American Legion sponsored Umpire Clinic and rules meeting and completes the umpire test will be eligible to work Area Tournaments. ONLY REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED UMPIRES will be selected and paid by the Department Athletic Committee for State Tournaments.

10/26/09 - Class A Regional Tournament Change The regional tournament destination for the two Class A divisional champion teams will remain the same as in years past, that is, the Class A Champion will go to the Region 6 tournament and the Class A Runner-up will go to the Region 4 tournament. It was previously announced that both teams would attend the same Regional tournament as a cost-savings measure, and this may happen in 2011.

10/26/09 - Tournament Listing Coaches and Managers: If you have a tournament in Nebraska, please have it listed on our Tournament page. Submit tournament details to nalb09@gmail.com and it will be listed on our tournament page.

10/18/09 New National Fee (UPDATE 10/26/09) There is now a national fee of $50 for all SENIOR teams and a $25 fee for all JUNIOR teams participating in Nebraska. This fee will be assessed during the online registration.

10/15/09 2010 Forms Update The 2010 Dual Roster and Add & Delete forms have been updated and are available on the Rules and Forms page for downloading in PDF format.

10/15/09 2010 Tournament Application Form The 2010 Tournament Application Form is available for download from the Rules and Forms page. This document is in PDF format. Remember that the applications are due to the Department by January 1, 2010.

10/13/09 Nebraska American Legion Baseball changes for 2010 At the Athletic Committee meeting held in Lincoln on Saturday, October 10, coaches in attendance gave their input and ideas for changes to the 2010 season. Discussion included elimination of the By-Pass rule for all classes, beginning Area/District tournaments on Friday, getting American Legion Posts more involved with teams, adjusting enrollment numbers for Class B and C, and increasing Dual Rosters numbers for Class B and C. Chairman Kiviniemi also outlined in detail the new online registration system that will be mandatory for all teams in 2010. Following the Coaches meeting, the Athletic Committee met in executive session and approved the following changes for 2010: - Mandatory use of National Online Registration System by all teams in 2010 (CREDIT CARD REQUIRED) - Utilization of online registration system for teams will be May 3, 2010 - Deadline for online team registration is May 31, 2010 - Nebraska Team Entry fee will be $125 - Deadline for announcing the final Area/District team assignments will be June 21, 2010 - Deadline for umpire state tournament registration is May 25, 2010 - Deadline for umpire for regular umpire registration is June 18, 2010 - Class B enrollment will be 161 to 599. - Class C enrollment will be 160 or less - Elimination of the "By Pass" rule for players cut from tryouts - Rule 3.04 is now Class B & C (ONLY) Enrollment. This rule covers the 10% enrollment - Dual Roster of players on the Senior roster will be June 21, 2010 - Maximum of 3 Dual Roster players for Class A - Maximum of 5 Dual Roster players for Class B and C - "300" Rule increased to 320 for Class C - Add/Delete player roster deadline is June 21, 2010 The above rule changes and others will be finalized and available in more detail following the January 2010 Athletic Committee meeting and the Official NALB Rule Book will be available soon thereafter, both online and in print.

Other Nebraska American Legion Programs If you need information on additional Nebraska American Legion Programs, like the National High School Oratorical Scholarship information or Eagle Scout of the Year, visit www.nebraskalegion.net. A great deal of information is available on Americanism Programs, Veterans Resources, Post information, etc.

10/13/09 2010 State Tournament pairings and dates announced The Athletic Committee met on October 10 and set the following: - State Tournament brackets will stay the same as last year - Class B & C Seniors and Class A/B/C Juniors State Tournament pairings will be: *(CHANGED 10/15/09):* - Game 1: Area 4 vs Area 5 - Game 2: Area 3 vs Area 6 - Game 3: Area 2 vs Area 7 - Game 4: Host vs Area 1 - Dates for 2010 Post season Tournaments: - Class A Junior: Area July 14-19, State July 23-27 - Class A Senior: Area July 14-19, State July 23-27 - Class A Playoff: July 31 - Winner of American Division will host - Class B & C Junior: Area July 15-20, State July 24-28 - Class B & C Senior: Area July 22-27, State July 31-Aug 4 - Class B & C Playoff: August 7 - Winner of Class C Tournament will host - Class B & C District assignments will be reviewed June 1-4 and finalized by June 21.