Coach's Dugout & Practice Planner

Build a player-first practice

Choose one game problem, demonstrate a short solution, let players make a decision, then use coaching points to improve the next rep.

Which sequence fits that goal?A long lecture with no player decisionA race without a stated purposeOnly correction after mistakesShort scenario, guided rep, feedback and another try

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Coaching Points

Keep stations small enough for every player to act and explain a read.

Common Mistakes

A busy schedule is not proof that players practiced the intended skill.

Alternative Considerations

Adjust station length to attention and safe staffing, not an inflexible timetable.

Coaching exercise: not a national rule requirement.

Plan each player's participation

The adult prepares the SLVLL intraleague batting order and defensive rotation before the game.

Which baseline fits this program?Continuous batting order and at least six defensive outsOnly starters batOnly the fastest players need field timeThe coach invents the minimum

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Coaching Points

Do not borrow a Majors-only courtesy-runner paragraph or the AA bench rule.

Common Mistakes

Pitching eligibility is separate from a defensive-rotation plan.

Alternative Considerations

Check exceptions and the actual competition packet, especially when leaving intraleague play.

Rules/safety: minimum (local-adopted-option) reentry (local-adopted-option) competition (district-rule)

Keep the batting order continuous

A player changes defensive positions while the SLVLL continuous batting order remains in use.

What happens to the batting order?Restart it after each inningKeep every available player in the continuous orderUse a new batting slot for every defensive changeAutomatically reset the pitch count

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Coaching Points

Record participation without importing a traditional substitute/starter batting-slot exercise.

Common Mistakes

Free defensive rotation does not permit an ineligible pitcher to return.

Alternative Considerations

Injury, late arrival and a new competition need their actual governing procedures.

Rules/safety: reentry (local-adopted-option) pitch-return (national-rule)

Keep a removed pitcher off the mound

A Minor pitcher moves to another defensive position and later asks to pitch again in the same game.

What does Regulation VI require?One Intermediate-style returnA fresh daily countNo return to pitcher in that gameA return after a water break

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Coaching Points

Keep the adult's pitching record throughout the game.

Common Mistakes

Changing position does not create a return right or remove fatigue.

Alternative Considerations

The player may need a non-throwing role even when another position is legal.

Rules/safety: pitch-return (national-rule) safety (safety-guidance)

Check the individual, not the division label

An adult checks a league-age 8 player's pitching limit and whether a league-age 12 player assigned to Minor may pitch.

Which answer is correct before any finish-batter exception?Both may pitch 85AA and AAA each have one universal limitA Minor roster makes every age eligibleAge 8: maximum 50; age 12: may not pitch in Minor

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Coaching Points

Ages 9-10 have a 75-pitch ceiling and an eligible age 11 player has 85. Actual readiness can require less.

Common Mistakes

A local roster exception is not a waiver of Regulation VI(j).

Alternative Considerations

The player agent verifies placement; the coach verifies pitching eligibility, rest and workload.

Rules/safety: ages (local-adopted-option) pitch-limit (national-rule) rest (national-rule)

Choose the correct game clock

The team is preparing for an SLVLL intraleague game, not a District 39 interleague game or TOC.

Which local no-new-inning threshold applies?1 hour 45 minutesNo time limit because TOC has noneAlways two hours because interleague uses itWhatever the winning team chooses

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Coaching Points

Both local programs use a five-run cap with no open inning. AAA also states a two-hour game limit.

Common Mistakes

District interleague and TOC provisions do not erase the local intraleague clock.

Alternative Considerations

Ask the organizer for the actual event packet before changing competition.

Rules/safety: local-runs (local-adopted-option) competition (district-rule)

Rules and source notes

Little League International · SLVLL AAA · regular-season pilot. Sources reviewed 2026-09-06. Minor League Baseball; San Lorenzo Valley Little League local program. National rules, SLVLL published local instructions and coaching choices are distinct. AAA is the local Minor program. Placement is a draft/player-agent decision; historical page dates and exceptions do not establish a fixed 2026 age band. Amendment summary is not the full rulebook or proof that unmentioned rules are unchanged. Applies to district regular-season interleague and TOC, not an intraleague clock override or All Stars. Confirm the actual event packet. Baseball regular-season section, not softball or Challenger. General safety recommendations, not a 2026 rulebook, individual medical clearance or proof that any drill prevents injury. Minor League section establishes 60/46 geometry, not a fixed SLVLL AA or AAA roster age band. Published SLVLL intraleague instructions refer to the current-year Little League rulebook but retain older revision annotations. Applied only to AAA; Majors-only paragraphs are excluded. No separate 2026 board-adoption instrument or waiver was supplied. This is not a complete rulebook or a tournament eligibility guide. Coaching suggestions are labeled teaching choices, not national rules.

eligibility: SLVLL AA and AAA are draft-placement programs within Minor League Baseball, not national fixed age bands. The player agent must verify roster placement and any exception; division placement alone does not establish pitching eligibility. (local-intraleague; local-adopted-option) SLVLL Draft Policies
amendments: The 2026 national changes were checked separately from older local annotations. A national courtesy-runner permission does not itself prove local adoption. Do not import the Majors-only local paragraph into AAA or assume an intraleague option applies to district or tournament play. (regular-season; national-rule) 2026 Rule Changes and Clarifications
amendments: District 39 Minor interleague/TOC rules include continuous batting, six defensive outs, a five-run cap without an open inning and no courtesy runners. Interleague has a two-hour no-new-inning limit once regulation is reached; TOC has no time limit. These are distinct from SLVLL intraleague clocks and All Stars. (district-interleague-toc; district-rule) District 39 Rules 2026
geometry: The Minor League field uses 60-foot bases and a 46-foot pitching distance. Local AA coach pitching has its separately stated delivery location. (all-play; national-rule) Little League Baseball Divisions
amendments: AAA innings end at three outs or five runs; there is no open inning. The local game limit is two hours, with no new intraleague inning after 1 hour 45 minutes. (local-intraleague; local-adopted-option) SLVLL AAA and Majors Local Rules
mandatory-play: AAA uses a continuous batting order and at least six defensive outs. Do not import the AA consecutive-bench restriction or a Majors-only courtesy-runner option. (local-intraleague; local-adopted-option) SLVLL AAA and Majors Local Rules
pitching: Regular-season daily maxima by league age: 6-8, 50; 9-10, 75; 11-12, 85. However, a league-age 12 player may not pitch in Minor League. The finish-batter exception ends at that batter reaching base, being retired, the third out, or removal before that at-bat ends. Minor pitchers may not pitch in two games in one day. (regular-season; national-rule) Regular Season Pitching Rules
substitution: A Minor League pitcher removed from pitching cannot return as pitcher in that game. Moving to another defensive position does not reset eligibility. (regular-season; national-rule) Regular Season Pitching Rules
substitution: SLVLL uses a continuous batting order: all available players bat in order. Defensive rotation is not the traditional substitute/starter batting-slot re-entry exercise. Keep pitching restrictions and mandatory play separate. (local-intraleague; local-adopted-option) SLVLL AAA and Majors Local Rules
rest: For age 14 and under: 1-20 pitches requires zero calendar rest days; 21-35 one; 36-50 two; 51-65 three; 66 or more four. Use the first pitch to the batter for a rest threshold. No pitching on three consecutive days. (regular-season; national-rule) Regular Season Pitching Rules
safety: Stop throwing for fatigue. Elbow or shoulder pain requires stopping pitching and sports-medicine evaluation. Coordinate workloads and recovery across teams; eligibility is not medical clearance. This learning checklist is not an actual pitch log or a prescribed exercise dose. (safety-guidance; safety-guidance) Position Statement for Adolescent Baseball Pitchers

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