Dixie Youth Baseball
In the year 1955, Dixie Youth Baseball was started in South Carolina. Having broken away from Little League organization of Pennsylvania, all-white teams, numbering sixty-one, conducted their own tournament. The very idea of forming up an organization for pre-teens to play baseball was thus put into action and Little Boys Baseball, Inc. saw the light of the day. The name was later changed to Dixie Youth Baseball, Inc. in 1962.
Initially, 12 leagues and 537 teams were associated with the formation of this sporting body. Anyway, Over time, it has turned out to be the second largest youth baseball programme for pre-teens under the age of 12 years. Although initially it was an exclusive tournament they have abandoned their discriminations now and entertain participants irrespective of their color, race or ethnicity. Michael Jordan, Reggie Sanders and Bo Jackson were some of the prominent players who had taken part in the programme.
Today, Dixie Youth Baseball boasts of hundreds of leagues in eleven Southern states. The extraordinary growth of Dixie Youth Baseball leagues can be put down to the fact that Dixie Youth Baseball really cares for the welfare of the youngsters. It believes that a properly supervised baseball programme is instrumental in preparing a child for future challenges in life.
Dixie Youth Baseball is regulated by a National Board of Directors elected by the leagues affiliated to it. In sharp contrast to organizations of similar activity, the officials from the local level to the top at the Dixie Youth Baseball do not receive any emoluments for their services. All of them are volunteers who are quite conversant with the needs of the pre-teens.
There is a set of basic rules for Dixie Youth Baseball. A maximum of15 players with a maximum of 8 twelve year old children are allowed. Four, five or six teams make up leagues. Affiliated leagues are allowed to play no more than 25 and not less than 15 games per season. Eligibility for participation in the games is for those who attain the age 0f 13 on or after August 1
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