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Solana Beach Little League (SBLL) is an all volunteer, non-profit organization, providing an opportunity to play recreational baseball for boys and girls between the ages of five and twelve for 53 years. The League has approximately 430 kids on 36 teams. In 2007, SBLL lost to Chandler, AZ in the West Regional Finals, ending their season one game away from the Little League® Baseball World Series in Williamsport.

SBLL teamed up with Active Network, Sports 6 years ago to lighten the workload for its volunteers, save money and bring operations online. The League uses Active’s free eteamz website to connect with players and parents, as well as online registration software to get players signed up. Prior to using Active, SBLL was using manual, paper-based processes that took too much time and effort, creating more work for league volunteers who would rather be out on the field. It was time to find baseball scheduling software that worked for everyone.

Winning Formulas from Scott Evans, League Registrar

Why did SBLL choose Active’s technology?

Not only was Active an experienced and reliable partner in the industry, but the company is also the Official Online League Management Provider of Little League® Baseball and Softball.

What is eteamz?

eteamz from Active Network is a free Website that allows us to publish league and team information. We use it to post standings, schedules, wins and losses, field conditions and slideshow photo galleries. Having the Website helps us manage our teams and keep parents up-to-date—it’s a great, free way for us to stay connected with our community.

What do you think about online registration?

Online registration makes it all easier. It’s so much more convenient for families and cuts out the data entry our staff had to do with paper registration forms. Except for a small handful of walk-up registrations at tryouts, we get 100% of our sign ups online. We don’t really offer any other option and that works for parents, players and our volunteers—no one liked dealing with the hassle of paper registration. It’s really easy to use.

What else do you use in Active’s system that is helpful?

We use the system to send a lot of broadcast emails. It’s a simple way to communicate anything the Board wants parents to know. This includes league announcements, important dates like Opening Day, and fundraiser information. We don’t really need to promote or market our league; we just need to keep clear lines of communication with parents about the season.

We also rely on the reports in the registration system. The reporting gives us the data we need to do age analyses so we know exactly how many kids we have and can form the teams and divisions from there. It also works as the baseball scheduling software we've been looking for.

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