Jack Newhall, Freshman
September is National Little League Month; the Little League has been affecting lives for decades, now with over two and a half million players.
The Little League exists to create courage, character, and loyalty. Along with that, being a part of the Little League teaches basic skills and life lessons such as working hard to overcome adversity and having integrity along with using it to be a good person in one's community. Little League also teaches basic social skills and how to be a team player.
Little League does more for kids than teach them lessons. It also helps kids’ health through physical exercise. Children spend more time outside at practices and games running around than sitting inside. This physical activity helps kids grow stronger, helps with weight, and helps prevent health conditions.
The Little League operates by creating programs in communities. These programs are made up of a bunch of individual teams with their own players and coaches. A district is usually made up of 20-30 programs. Each team has its own designated boundaries, normally school districts. The Little League is a non-profit organization, meaning that the coaches are not paid, and everyone except the umpires are volunteers.
The history of Little League dated back to 1939 in Williamsport, PA. A man named Carl E. Stotz wanted to start an organized baseball league for his community in Williamsport. They started with three teams; since then, 200,000 teams have been created in all 50 U.S. states and in more than 80 countries. The goal of the Little League still applies today, to teach children life lessons through the game of baseball.
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