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- What is LCB?
- Lakeland City Baseball is a recreational youth baseball organization for boys and girls from ages
4 through 15 years old. LCB's predecessors were started by a group of Lakeland-area businessmen in the early 1970's and LCB been continuously chartered by Little League, Inc. since 1992.
- Where do we play?
- LCB is fortunate to have the use of two of the finest baseball facilities in central Florida. The
City of Lakeland Parks & Recreation Department has provided Peterson Park for our use with fields suitable for players ages
4 through 12, and Lake Bonny Park with regulation size fields for players ages 13 and up. Both complexes are centrally located in Lakeland, Florida. Click on the "Fields and Directions" tab on the home page of this website for exact directions.
- Why affiliated with Little League?
- The words "Little League" have symbolized the very
best in youth sports for decades. With thousands of
chartered leagues worldwide, Little League provides safe,
fun and wholesome environment in which children can
experience the game of baseball. We are honored to be
associated with the premier youth baseball/softball organization in the United States.
- What are our league boundaries?
- In general our league boundaries are 10th Street to
the north, Combee Rd. to the east, County Line Rd. to
the west and Shepherd Rd. to the south, plus certain
areas south of Shepherd Rd.
- What if my child resides outside the boundaries?
- With few exceptions, players residing outside our league boundaries are not permitted to participate on our All-Star teams. In the All-Star tournaments league boundaries are strictly enforced by Little League.
- Is LCB part of the City of Lakeland?
- LCB is not a part of the City of Lakeland, although we do use their facilities as do many other area youth sports organizations.
- Who maintains the fields?
- The City of Lakeland Parks & Recreation Dept. is responsible for the care and maintenance of the Peterson Park and Lake Bonny
Park fields. As a league we are responsible to be good stewards of the fine facilities made available to us by the city.
- How do I volunteer and what are the opportunities?
- LCB could not exist without the hundreds of dedicated volunteers who give of their time and energy to the league year-round. Click on the Volunteers tab on this website to see how you may contribute in the areas of coaching, Team Parent, board member and many other areas.
- Who are the scorekeepers?
- To track wins and losses we keep score in Training
League
through Junior League, therefore the scores must be recorded and the scoreboards be kept current as the games progress.
(We do not keep score in Tee Ball and Challenger
Division.) To track scores and statistics we utilize the services of two scorekeepers per game, one for the book and one for the board. If they choose, parents may volunteer for one of these tasks or may decide to use one of the many trained scorekeepers available. These are young men and women who have gone through LCB's scorekeeping clinic and who in many cases have many years' experience at these tasks.
- How do we know if there's a rainout and the fields are closed?
- With the new LCB website our goal is to provide up-to-the-minute field information regarding the field status. You'll find a "Field Status" notice for both Peterson and Lake Bonny on the home page as well as weather information and a radar link. However, because of the nature of our weather in central Florida, it's not always the case that because it's raining in one area that it's also raining at the fields. Many times last-minute decisions are made on field availability, therefore even with modern technology like websites we can't always keep up.
We recommend that unless the website gives a clear indication that the fields are closed and/or you have received a call from your manager saying they're closed, that you plan on showing up to play or practice. We apologize for any inconvenience, but that's just the nature of our weather
in Central Florida.
- Where can I register a complaint?
- Constructive observations and criticisms are always welcome at LCB. We consider them a useful tool to better our organization. You can find the board member on duty on every game day and speak directly to him or her, you can write your concern on a piece of paper and mail it to: LCB, P.O. Box 2702, Lakeland, FL 33810, or you can use the "Contact Us" feature of this website to send an e-mail. Please, no anonymous messages. They will be discarded.
- What is a Board Member on Duty?
- On every game day at each park throughout the regular and post-season there is an LCB board member assigned to deal with any issues that may arise. They wear a red polo shirt with the LCB logo on front. If you need to speak with them and don't
happen see them around, go to the concession stand and ask for the board member on duty and they will
be located.
- What role does the Team Mom play?
- The Team Mom (with apologies to the dads who
occasionally fill this role) plays a crucial role in the
proper running of the team. He or she handles many of the
administrative duties such as snack scheduling, money
collection, uniform distribution, phone calling, game
schedule distribution, scorekeeper paying, etc., freeing
the manager to concentrate on teaching the players and
running the game. Team Moms are an under-appreciated but very valuable resource in our league. Please extend to them your gratitude and cooperation.
- Who's in charge at the concession stand?
- Our concession stands are managed by Tom and Theresa Fisher, with assistance from a very professional group of young people. Tom and Theresa continue the tradition at LCB of training up young men and women to become responsible and productive members of our community. Please take time to recognize their efforts and courtesy.
- What are the age levels?
- LCB has 5 age-specific playing levels, also known as "leagues",
plus the Challenger Division for players with physical and
mental disabilities. Players who are league age 4, 5 & 6 play in Tee Ball, ages 7 & 8 in Training League (machine-pitch), ages 9 & 10 in Minor League (kid-pitch), age 11 & 12 in Major League (the original "Little League" age group),
and ages 13 through 15 in Junior League (regulation size fields). Again, the ages indicated for each of these levels are league ages and not necessarily the actual age of the player.
- Are players those ages required to play at those levels?
- Exceptions are permitted in certain circumstances, and must be approved by the Player Agent in consultation with the parents and coaches.
- What does "league age" mean?
- League age is the age of a player on April 30 of each year. This age is used to determine which age-level league is appropriate for the player.
- Why is LCB split into the Orange and Tangerine divisions?
- LCB's league boundaries cover such a large demographic area that Little League requires us to play in the Spring season as two separate leagues under one umbrella organization. These two leagues are called the "Orange" and "Tangerine" divisions, and at the beginning of the Spring season each team at each level is selected to be in one division or the other. With the exception of
Fours, Tee Ball and Challenger Division, games played within the division during the regular season count for the purposes of standings ("division games"), and games played against the other division do not ("non-division" games). All-Star teams are formed by Orange or Tangerine division.
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