Baseball Little League World Series Age 10 12

Baseball Little League World Series Age 10 -12

Location/Time South Williamsport, Pennsylvania Every August 10 day event (Usually last two weeks)

Complex 2 Venues Howard J. Lamade Stadium open in 1959 Little League Volunteer Stadium open in 2001(field expands to 16 teams)

History Founded in 1947. Originally called National Little League Tournament. Opened to qualified youth all-star leagues ages 10 -12(13 -under certain conditions) Opened to international qualified teams in 1976 Gained national/international recognition through ESPN with broadcasting of regional and championship games.

World Series Breakdown 8 United State Representatives 8 International Representatives

Complex Layout 1 2 3 4 1. Little League International Administration Building 2. Howard J. Lamade Stadium 3. Little League Volunteer Stadium 4. Peter J. Mc. Govern Little League Museum

Attendance Teams/Family/Tourists Over a 10 day period Average of 250, 000+ Championship Game 30, 000+ Largest Attendance: 366, 453 in 2009 (32 Games) Largest Single Game: @45, 000 (1989: Trumbull, Conn. (5) vs. Chinese Taipei. (2) Championships game

City Demographics Population: @30, 000 Median Household Salary: @$25, 000 Median Age: @32 yrs.

Economics(Pennsylvania College of Technology, 2007) 16 th most popular sporting event. $16. 6 million in tourist revenue (based on 2005 series) $15. 5 million in “overnighters” (people who spend 10 days) $1. 1 million in people who travel for the day from a 100+ mile radius. These figures do not include Little Leagues promotional opportunities. (TV exposure, Summer camps, Parade, etc. )

Event Information All workers are volunteers during the 10 day event. All tickets are free of charge, except for the final championship game. These tickets are drawn at random to visitors for stadium seating. All parking is free of charge. All players receive brand new equipment during their experience during the world series. Games are played in double elimination format.

On Site Spending “A family of four can attend the Little League Baseball World Series (with no charge for parking or admission), purchase a souvenir program, and each person in the family can have a hot dog, french fries and a large soda for about $30. ” (World Series Media Guide, 2010)

Sponsorships Little League’s National Sponsors Musco Lighting Russell Athletic New Era Cap Active. com Allstate Easton Wilson Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes Honda Hilton Worldwide Sunkist Subway Restaurants Powerade Dick’s Sporting Goods Youth Sports Live Baseball Factory David Sunflower Seeds

Former Little League Participants (*Played in The Little League World Series) Wade Boggs Derek Bell* Troy Aikman George Brett Jason Bay* Drew Bledsoe Gary Carter Charlie Hayes* Drew Brees Jim “Catfish”Hunter Wilson Alvarez* Kurt Busch Cal Ripken Jr Gary Sheffield* George W. Bush Nolan Ryan Jason Varitek* Mike Dikta Mike Schmidt Jim Barbieri* Danny Devito Carl Yastrezemski Carney Lansford* Chris Drury Steve Carlton Jason Marquis* Tony Dungy Robin Yount Rick Wise* Brett Favre

Little League World Series The Little League World Series is a unique sporting event where dreams come true. Families, friends and tourists come together to witness the magical play by our youth from all over the world. Friendships are created, hearts are broken, and the sport of baseball is played for fun. “Of the more than 1, 500 officials from around the world that apply to officiate at the LLWS each year, only 16 earn the nod. In fact, less than 1, 000 men have officiated at the tournament over its 64 -year history” (Cook, 2010)

Little League World Series (cont. ) This once in a lifetime experience is a great destination for a family to enjoy a day or week of play and fun competition. The town of Williamsport is one I will look to visit with my son in the future to experience the Little League World Series.