Welcome to Coaches Corner!  This is the WVLL landing page for our Coaches, the objective is to have this be a safe haven for good information.  We value our Coaches in WVLL and our goal is to empower them to Coach the Game the "right way" and to leave these players with a positive, lasting impression of their time in Little League.

(We recommend downloading the Little League rulebook on the app store of your phone.)

Pitch Count - this is a critical logistic for youth players, if you have played the game or know someone who has you are almost certain to know of someone that has "thrown their arm out."  Let's avoid Tommy John for our youth players by adhering to the rules ...these are in place for the SAFETY of our kids, so they will be strictly enforced and supported by the WVLL Board.

Pitch Count, Affidavits and tracking can be confusing ...while Team Manager (Gamechanger) can track pitch counts we are still supporting good old fashioned paper-trail.

Per WVLL By Laws: Home Team is responsible for tracking Pitch Count and for completing the Pitch Count Affidavit for the Game.

Pitch Count Tracking Sheet HERE
Pitching Affidavit HERE

Little League Pitch Count Rules: https://www.littleleague.org/playing-rules/pitch-count/

Here is a brief breakdown of League Age Pitch Count, Days of Rest ...etc:

League Age:
13-16 – 95 pitches per day
11-12 – 85 pitches per day
9-10 – 75 pitches per day
7-8 – 50 pitches per day

(d) Pitchers league age 14 and under must adhere to the following rest requirements:

• If a player pitches 66 or more pitches in a day, four (4) calendar days of rest must be observed.
• If a player pitches 51-65 pitches in a day, three (3) calendar days of rest must be observed.
• If a player pitches 36-50 pitches in a day, two (2) calendar days of rest must be observed.
• If a player pitches 21-35 pitches in a day, one (1) calendar days of rest must be observed.
• If a player pitches 1-20 pitches in a day, no (0) calendar day of rest is required.

Are you new to coaching baseball and softball?

Download the Little League Rulebook on your phone - really helpful resource.

YouTube is a great source especially for beginners - you can get many drills just by a simple search on you tube.

Focus on making it fun for the kids! Drills can be fun!