How much fluid should an athlete drink during a
practice or competition?

Your athletes should consume 5 to 10 ounces of fluids for every 20 
minutes of exercise. Sports drink or water is preferred over 
soda or juices.

Don't rely on the "thirst reflex" to tell athletes when to drink. 
By the time it kicks in, he or she could already be experiencing 
the first symptoms of dehydration or heat illness.

Instead, set defined drink breaks, and encourage your athletes 
to consume fluids, before, during and after exercise.

Here are some guidelines::

* Drink 16 ounces of fluids 2 hours before exercise

* Drink 5 to 10 ounces 10 minutes before exercise

* Drink 5 to 10 ounces every 20 minutes during exercise

* Drink at least 24 ounces for every pound of weight lost after 
exercise

Announcing Minor League Team Names/Logos.
SLL has finalized the list of teams names and thought it would be neat to share the logos with you - please share with the kids so they know who they will be up against this year.

SPRING 2012 MINOR TEAM LOGOS

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* take note these are all the teams SLL will be using in the Spring 2012 season.  Depending on respective 
   league sizes & number of teams, some team names will not be included.

Scarsdale Little League is embracing the vast resources of development videos that are available via different providers including Little League International.  Please see our website under Development / Training which we expect to continue to update.  We have highlighted some of the facilities in our area as well as included the links to various videos we encourage both coaches and players to review for the upcoming Spring season.

Take advantage of brushing up on mechanics and proper form.  We will be communicating more as we develop a more comprehensive program before opening day.  Click on the development tab and see some of the video library we have prepared.

Learning Proper Pitching Grip and Form
  

We have partnered with prepsportswear to create a web based clothing line for Scarsdale Little League.  More information can be found on the tab but shirts, hoodies, jackets, hats, etc. for all ages are available with many different styles.  The list of designs is expanding daily.

Spread the word and make sure to get something for everyone.

We have upgraded !!  We are pleased to introduce this new website which should offer us much more functionality with regard to communication, scheduling and team formation.

The list of notable enhancements include:

a) ability of parents to now better control their profile and contact information to be used by coaches and the league.  We were able to migrate all old profile information but request you look it over after you are able to log in.

b) automatic reminders now sent for practice and games 36 hrs before the event - parents control whether they want this or not - default is to receive it.

c) enhanced integrated registation process now with the ability to take uniform size orders to improve matching and eliminate preseason headaches

d) substantial scheduling enhancement with ability to see schedules by league, team or family

e) new team pages and ability for coaches to post information such as standings (league appropriate) as well as see rosters/schedules for other teams

f) enhanced information on our fields including directions, pictures, etc as well as directions to non-Scarsdale fields (list to grow)

g) introduction of Scarsdale Little League merchandise that can be ordered directly including warmups, sweatshirts, jackets, hats, bags, etc. in multiple designs.

h) introduction of the SLL Sponsorship program - we encourage you to spread the word on this to your favorite merchants for them to sponsor a team

i) new communication capability allowing parents to direct their questions to the appropriate committee of the SLL board to speed up response time

j) download the mobile App to see your SLL calendar on your phone

We are excited and hope you are too and you benefit from it.