TOC Rules: 2023 TOC Rules (.pdf)
TOC Affidavit: TOC Affidavit
TOC Forms: District Tournament Forms

The District Tournament of Champions begins on Monday, June 5th for Minor and Major divisions. Juniors will begin on Tuesday, June 6th. Below are the brackets for the tournament. All brackets will be updated daily during the tournament. Please click on our Field Location page for directions to your game. Be sure to check back often as information could change due to circumstances beyond our control.

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Date: Thursday, June 15th

Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: Darnall Charter School

The District will be conducting a mandatory meeting for all Managers, Coaches and Site Directors that are involved in this year's All-Star Tournament. The meeting will take place on Thursday, June 15th beginning at 6:30pm at Darnall Charter School, 6020 Hughes St. San Diego, CA 92115. Important information in regard to the All-Star Tournament rules will be explained and documents will be shared with all managers and coaches. You don't want to miss this meeting if you are involved in the tournament.

Clay Berry

District Administrator
CA District 33 Little League Baseball

Helping young people develop character, discipline, and teamwork while maintaining physical and emotional well-being through Little League Baseball and Softball.

Lower Divisions:  8-10's, 9-11's and Little League (10-12's)

Date: Saturday, June 17th
Location: San Carlos Little League
Event Time: 8-10's teams (9:00am to 11:00am)    9-11's teams (11:00am to 12:30pm)   Little League (10-12's) teams (1:30pm to 4:00pm)

District 33 is proud to present the 9th Annual All-Star Saturday for all the lower division players in this year's District All-Star Tournament. We would like to recognize all the players in the lower divisions for being selected to represent their leagues in the tournament in one place. This will be a fun time for the kids and a chance to meet other All-Star players from different leagues.

All players need to be dressed in their All-Star uniforms and bring their equipment that they are planning on using in the tournament. Umpires will be on hand to inspect the equipment, hopefully this will help in avoiding confusion on what is allowed and is not. Please bring all your equipment and be ready for inspection.

During Opening Ceremonies, all teams will take the field (no equipment please). Each player will be introduced and given their All-Star Pin and Program. After the completion of introductions, we will have a skills contest for all of the players. Below is the information on each of the skills events.

Around the Horn - Eight players demonstrating fast and accurate catching and throwing skills, with each player rotating through all infield positions.

Last Man Standing - This will involve one player from your team accurately fielding a batted ball and completing a successful throw to first.

Closest to the Screen - The remaining players on your team will attempt to make accurate throws from a distance.

Home Run Derby - This will involve one player from your team doing his/her best to hit as many home runs as possible.

We will be giving out first, second and third place medals for the winners of each category at the end of each division's group. Please plan on staying until the end of your division event. We will also give out medals for the leagues with the most wins.

Manager Information: 

First order of business is for all managers to check in when it's your time. The check in table will be under the District 33 tent behind the scoreboard. Below is information that you will need to participate in this year's All Star Saturday event. Please have your Division Announcement Sheet and All-Star Event Roster Sheet properly filled out before getting to the check in table.

Check In Times:
8-10's check in at 8:30am @ under the District 33 tent behind the scoreboard. 
9-11's check in at 10:30am @ under the District 33 tent behind the scoreboard.
Little League (10-12's) check in at 1:00pm @ under the District 33 tent behind the scoreboard.

Manager's Handouts: 
Lower Division Manager's Instructions rev 6-7    All-Star Event Rosters    Events Rules     Announcement Sheet   

 Upper Division: Juniors

Date: Saturday, June 17th

Event Time: 4:00pm
Location: Patriot Shira Field

District 33 is proud to present the 3rd Annual All-Star Saturday for Junior division players in this year's District All-Star Tournament. We would like to recognize all the players in the Junior division for being selected to represent their leagues in the tournament in one place. This will be a fun time for the players and a chance to meet other All-Star players from different leagues.

All teams dressed in their All-Star uniforms will take the field (no equipment please). Each player will be introduced and given their All-Star Pin and Program. Each All-Star should bring their equipment that they are planning on using in the tournament. Umpires will be on hand to inspect the equipment, hopefully this will help in avoiding confusion on what is allowed and is not. Please bring all your equipment and be ready for inspection. The snack bar will be open. Below is the information on each of the skills events.

Around the Horn - Eight players demonstrating fast and accurate catching and throwing skills, with each player rotating through all infield positions.

Last Man Standing - This will involve one player from your team accurately fielding a batted ball and completing a successful throw to first.

Closest to the Screen - The remaining players on your team will attempt to make accurate throws from a distance.

Home Run Derby - This will involve one player from your team doing his/her best to hit as many home runs as possible.

We will be giving out first, second and third place medals for the winners of each category at the end of each division's group. Please plan on staying until the end of your division event. We will also give out medals for the leagues with the most wins.

Manager Information:
First order of business is for all managers when they arrive at Gary Shira Field is to check in, at that time you must have your announcement sheet properly filled out as well as your event roster sheet filled out. The check in table will be near the Snack Bar.

Check In Time:
Please check in at Shira at 3:30pm

Manager's Handouts:
Junior Manager's Instructions rev 6-7    All-Star Event Rosters    Events Rules    Announcement Sheet 

Our annual District Awards Dinner was held on May 6th at the Handlery Hotel. Our theme for this year was "Hawaiian" and many dressed the part. A special "thank you" goes out to Angela Engquist, for putting together another outstanding and memorable event.

We were honored to have Steve Vickery as our special guest speaker this year. Steve shared his experience as one of the top 4 winningest baseball coaches in San Diego. It was a pleasure to hear stories from Steve about his baseball coaching career. Thank you Steve for sharing some memorable and some unmemorable ones.

This year's theme was Hawaiian and nearly everyone wore a Hawaiian shirt or dress fit for the occasion. It was especially hard to determine the winner of the costume contest. But in the end the winner of the Hawaiian contest went to Laura Sheppard from Sunshine Little League for bringing her ukulele and serenading the crowd during dinner.

Gifts cards were donated by leagues and were raffled off to lucky winning tickets and a 50/50 draw for $205.00 was handed out to one lucky winner, Estevan Hernandez from Rolando Little League.

Pete Gregorivic and Mark Beall, Assistant District Administrators had the honors of presenting the following 2023 awards to these outstanding volunteers in our local leagues. Not all award winners were present at the dinner, some photos were taken at various locations around District 33. Be sure to thank the award recipients when you see them at the fields for all their hard work and dedication to the youth of San Diego.

The District Service Award

These awards are given to individuals nominated by their league, who have several years of outstanding service to their league. They have also impacted the District by serving the other leagues in some capacity, usually by being involved in tournaments or something District wide. The District Service Award recipients are...

Anna Johnson Rolando Little League

Ken Saxer Mid City Little League

Kristen Frelke Lake Murray Little League

Mark Hopkins North Park Little League

Van Wong Kearny Mesa Little League

Tori Stark Murphy Canyon Little League

The Umpire of the Year Award & Umpire Service Award
These awards are given to outstanding umpires who are recognized for his/her skills and dedication to umpiring for that year. The  Umpire of the Year & Umpire Service Award recipients are...

Umpire of The Year Robinaire Ruiz Allied Gardens Little League

Umpire Service AwardJohn Nathenson North Park Little League

The Joe Schloss Memorial Coaches Award
This award is given to managers or coaches that demonstrate leadership in local leagues with Loyalty, Courage and Character. The Joe Schloss Memorial Coaches Award recipients are...

Gary Robinson La Mesa National Little League

Sean Coughlin Mission Trails Little League

Seth Daugherty Patriot League

Scott Simmons Leadership Award
The criteria for this award is for someone that has impacted the local league, especially in bringing about compliance to Little League rules and regulations. They have set a standard in regards to choosing managers and coaches with character, demonstrated a willingness to address issues such as poor sportsmanship either among spectators, coaches, managers or players. To demonstrate courage and character in dealing with issues at the local league level. The Scott Simmons Award recipient is...

 

Randy Herold Mission Trails Little League

 

The Jim Jones Award
This award is given to the outstanding volunteer in our District. It goes to someone that has showed commitment and sacrifice above and beyond. The Jim Jones Award recipient is...

Ric Castañon Kearny Mesa Little League

Little League® offers numerous training opportunities to equip volunteers with the knowledge and skills needed to positively impact the youth of their community through the Little League program. This year, Little League® has come up with a new program called: Little League Diamond Leader Training Program. This program focuses on ensuring children have a positive, well-rounded experience on and off the field, this program is a FREE educational resource that provides coaches with an understanding of the impact that mental, social, and emotional well-being has in youth sports through detailed information, interactive scenarios, and a variety of additional resources.

As a condition of eligibility for selection as a tournament team manager/coach, the regular season manager/coach must have also completed the Little League Diamond Leader Training Program. This program must be completed prior to the individual being named a tournament team manager/coach and before participating in any practices or games. Tournament Team managers/coaches who have completed the program should be prepared to produce the Little League Diamond Leader completion certificate if requested by the District Administrator/Tournament Director.

We are encouraging ALL of our Managers and Coaches in District 33 to complete this course prior to tournament time.  Even though you are not planning on being eligible for a tournament team, the training is important for your development as a team Manager and Coach. We will be checking for Diamond Leader completion certificates at the beginning of the All-Star Season. Don't wait, take the course today. Here is the link to the Diamond Leader training course.... LittleLeague.org//DiamondLeader

As we head towards the 2023 Spring Season, here is a reminder that State of California Requires Training and Certifications for Managers/Coaches, Administrators and Sports Officials and must be completed before any engagement with the players. This includes All Managers, Coaches, Umpires and Board Members.  If you fall into one of these categories, you are required to produce the mandatory certificate for each protocol. Please save and carry each of the certification certificates for all of your managers/coaches in your team binder.  Administrators and Sports Officials should carry a hardcopy or an electronic copy with them to all game sites. If you have any questions in regard to this required training, please ask your League President or me. 

Clay Berry 
District Administrator 
CA District 33

Concussion Protocol: (Required Once)

1. (a) California law requires that all managers/coaches, administrators and officials must complete an online concussion training at least once before supervising youth athletes; a certificate from a prior season is valid for this season. It takes only about 30 minutes to complete the training.

The online Concussion Protocol Training is at: https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/training/.

2.     A concussion and head injury information sheet must be signed by both the athlete and a parent/guardian before the athlete initiates practice or competition. An existing form from the 2020 spring may be used if it’s available. The signed sheet must be carried with the player’s medical release and code of conduct form.

Abuse Awareness Protocol: (Required Once)

1. (a) All managers/coaches, administrators and officials must complete the Abuse Awareness training provided by USA Baseball and SafeSport. The managers and coaches must carry documentation in their team binders that the course has been completed.  
2. Please sign into your account at USABDevelops.com 
3. Hover over the education tab and select the Course Catalog. 
4. It should take you to https://usabmobilecoach.com/courses- sign in again (you will only have to do this once). 
5. From there you can take any of the courses. 

To access your course certificates: 
1. Log in to USABMobileCoach.com
2. Select your name in the top right corner
3. Click “My Account” 
4. Select “Courses” option.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Protocol: (Required Once)

AB379 now requires the same protocols used for concussions in youth and high school sports to be used to help protect young athletes participating in school and community youth sports organizations from sudden cardiac arrest—the #1 killer of young athletes. Community youth sports organizations include an organization, business, nonprofit entity, or a local governmental agency that sponsors or conducts amateur sports competitions, training, camps, or clubs in which persons 17 years of age or younger participate. The online Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Training is at: https://epsavealife.org/sca-prevention-training/

As of January 1, 2018, the new USA Baseball Bat Standard was implemented. USABat Standard bats must be used in the Little League Major Baseball Division and below. Either USABat Standard bats or BBCOR bats must be used at the Intermediate (50/70) Baseball and Junior League Baseball Divisions. At the Senior League Baseball Division, all bats must be meet the BBCOR standard.

USABat Standards - Decertified Bats:

           
The Easton Ghost X 30/20 YBB18GX10 and LL18GHX 30/20 2 5/8” has been decertified by USA Baseball and is no longer an approved bat under the USABat Standard. This applies to the 30” (-10) length of the Ghost X YBB18GX10 and LL18GHX. All other certified lengths and drops of the Easton Ghost X USABat remain approved for play.

The BBCOR decertification process has been implemented on the following bat(s): 

          

·          Louisville Slugger Meta 33-inch 2020 model

            

·          Reebok - Vector TLS 33-inch model

           

          Marucci - CAT5 Squared 34-inch model 

           

·        Marucci - CAT5 33-inch model

           

·        Marucci - Black 33 & 34 -inch models
          

Please note that images are for reference only and are not guaranteed that the bat model in question looks exactly as these internet supplied images portray.

Full details on de-certified bats can be found at: https://www.littleleague.org/playing-rules/bat-information/decertified-bats/. A full list of approved bats can be found at https://USABat.com

John Perretta

Umpire in Chief - California District 33 Little League

rev 6/4/2022