Ted Williams League

Cookout and Jamboree to Benefit TWL

Steve Ferroli — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:13:46 +0000

The All New England Real Estate Investors Association (REIA) is hosting a cookout and jamboree on August 4, 2011, from 2-10 p.m. at Camp Kiwanee in Hanson to benefit the Ted Williams League. This exciting family event will feature live entertainment by the league’s own band, Line Drive, and recreational activities such as swimming, canoeing, fishing, volleyball, wiffle ball, and much more. Overnight cabins are available, so bring your sleeping bags and pillows!

Register here. Upon entering the event’s main page, select “Non Member Registration,” and on the next page select “No, I am a New Visitor.” On the Attendance Options page, check Ted Williams League Affiliates. Contact the event leaders shown on the event’s main page if you have any issues or questions.

For more information, see the event flyer.

Stay tuned!

Steve Ferroli — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:47:15 +0000

The Master Series is a program of online video tutorials presented by league founder Steve Ferroli, named by Ted Williams as the number one teacher of Ted’s world-famous hitting theory. With the Master Series, you’ll get ongoing baseball tips in all phases of the game. The first tutorial is on deck, so check back soon.

TWL marches in Abington St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Steve Ferroli — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:37:21 +0000

The Ted Williams League participated in its first Abington Saint Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 20, 2011. Players, parents, and league staff and volunteers teamed up for the two-mile march from Abington Center to North Abington, showcasing the league to a crowd of thousands during one of the South Shore’s great traditions.

Thank you to everyone involved! We’re already looking ahead to next year’s parade.

Top 10 reasons to play the TWL

Steve Ferroli — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:35:44 +0000

CLICK HERE to watch a three-part YouTube feature that shows you the Top 10 Reasons why you’ll want to play in the Ted Williams League.

You may also ask your local community access television station to broadcast the show. Please e-mail us at tedwilliamsleague@yahoo.com, and we will provide the station with a copy of the DVD.

In the meantime, please read the top 10 reasons below.

No cases of Little League elbow (LLE), a common overuse injury associated with other league formats. Smaller, lighter baseballs are used in younger divisions, where pitchers throw from a flat surface with no curveballs.
Kids are evaluated and assigned to divisions by ability, not by age. They play and develop into higher divisions.
Forty-eight percent less hit batsmen. Pitchers are encouraged to focus on control by throwing to appropriately sized home plates that are fairly and safely designed to allow proper plate coverage by the shorter arms and bats of younger hitters. There are three home plate sizes. The standard size is used in the highest division.
No all-stars, no politics. For all teams, playoffs followed by a league tournament that replaces the dissension and politics of traditional All-Star systems.
More playing time and at-bats. Kids sit for no more than one inning at a time. All players on the team hit from a locked lineup that continues from where it ended the previous game, resulting in a fairly equal number of at-bats per child.
More playing opportunities for the teenager, an age when it becomes more difficult to make the team in other leagues.
More game action. Kids hit and make plays on fields suited to each division’s skill level with home plate sizes, base path lengths, and pitching distances not found in other leagues.
Increased team and competitive balance through league-assigned rosters based on ability, not an age-based draft.
Pitch-and-hit with tennis racquets and a modified baseball replaces tee ball, engaging children and letting them feel like they’re really playing the game.
No arguing. Arguing by players and parents ruins the game.