Click below to go to a Baseball League's page:

Click below to go to a Softball League's page:

Click here for weather related cancellations.

New: Team Web Pages!

Coaches can now maintain a web page for their team

Read the website user's manual to learn about the functions available with your manager password. Click here to download the manual. (448 kb pdf)

Coaching

Brighton Baseball, Inc. has instituted annual coaching clinics. They are generally scheduled in March on a weekend morning and run for approximately four hours. Attendance is required for at least one coach per team. The clinic includes a short update on the baseball and softball programs, a safety/sports medicine presentation, and a full session on baseball and softball skills including methods of running team and player practices.

In order to comply with Williamsport Association rules, all coaches are required to have a Little League Volunteer Application on file with Brighton Baseball. You can download the Application (327 kb pdf) or request one from the League President.

Brighton Baseball has donated a variety of baseball related materials (books, videos) to the Brighton Memorial Library, for use by our coaches. There are a number of books and websites dedicated to the subject of coaching, fielding, hitting, base running, game strategies and even organizing practices. The following information may be of value although Brighton Baseball does not specifically endorse, or necessarily reviewed in depth, all of the material highlighted.

2008 Volunteer Application Required

In order to comply with Williamsport Association rules, ALL coaches are required to have a Little League Volunteer Application on file with Brighton Baseball. A new application is required for 2008.

You can download the 2008 Application by clicking here (327 kb pdf).

Remember:

Opening Day is this Saturday, May 3, 2008!

Pitch Count Regulations

A new official Little League publication, Protecting Young Pitching Arms: The Little League Pitch Count Regulation Guide for Parents, Coaches, and League Officials, has just been completed.

The entire publication is now available for downloading from the official Little League web site, free of charge, at by clicking here. (856 KB pdf)

The publication includes great information on the best ways to implement the Pitch Count Regulation in your league, as well as tips on the care and conditioning of the pitching arm, sample forms, and much more.

“Coach's Box” Now Available

Little League Softball and Baseball Coaching Newsletter

A newsletter for softball and baseball coaches is now available from the Little League. The “Coach’s Box” contains team drills and coaching tips. Click here to read the newsletter. You may also sign up to receive it by email (it's free).

The Official Little League web site has a variety of online resources for baseball and softball coaches. Click here to visit the Little League coaches page.

The Coach's Notebook

Frequently Requested Links:

Resources

Brighton Baseball & Softball Safety Guidelines (96 kb pdf) contains information on the following topics:

Emergency Telephone Numbers
Locations of Fields
Safety Guidelines
Pre-season training
Player equipment
Team equipment
Facilities
First Aid
Weather
Emotional issues

Players Emergency Information Form

To be carried by the Team Coach and available at all games and practices

Baseball injuries are rare, but in the event of an emergency the information on the Player's Emergency Information Form could be critical. Please complete this form carefully and return to coach. Please print all information legibly.

Player's Emergency Information Form (68 kb pdf)

Player's Emergency Information Form (24 kb Microsoft Word file)

Brighton Baseball, Inc. Manual

Introduction

Brighton Baseball, Inc. is a volunteer organization dedicated to providing the youth of Brighton with a baseball and softball program of high quality and pleasure. The organization is able to function well because of the dedication of its volunteer Board members. The Board members serve on various committees, which allow them to achieve a successful baseball season. The support by the coaching staff and the parents of the youth of Brighton is encouraged.

Local Rules (624 kb pdf) General Rules, specific league/division rules, safety/insurance/injury, umpires

Coaches Information (96 kb pdf) Helpful Hints, Registration Procedures, Practices, Opening Day, Tournament Teams, Field Maps

Organization (76 kb pdf) Organization Structure

General Rules

Important reading for all coaches

The "general rules" are meant to apply to all members or participants in Brighton Baseball. Rules that apply to the individual league divisions are found on each league's web page (use the links above to go to your league's page). Each and every coach should read all of these rules, be familiar with them, and realize that each will be held responsible for upholding them. Click here to read the Brighton Baseball General Rules.