
HISTORY
Little League baseball and softball have been a vital part of the greater Snoqualmie Valley community since 1958.
In 1990, based on changing demographics, the decision was made to break apart the original Snoqualmie Valley LL into three separate leagues: Snoqualmie Valley LL (SVLL), Fall City LL (now known as Falls LL), and Snoqualmie Valley North LL (now known as Valley LL).
For approximately 30 years, all three leagues have operated independently but have joined together, interlocking, during regular seasons to ensure all divisions of play have enough different teams to play in a season.
During the 2019 season, largely due to a growing connection of the common ethos of Falls and SVLL, both leagues unanimously approved the stoppage of interlocking (Baseball) with SVN based on community feedback of challenges with travel and differences of team formation.
For the 2020 season, and continuing today, both Falls and SVLL have been unified in remaining our two-league interlock (Baseball). Softball programs have for the foreseeable future will be different due to the total number of teams/players and interlock with various D9 leagues depending on the division of play.
The 2021 season saw both Falls LL and SVLL overall registration numbers return over 90% of our 2020 submissions from the lost COVID season, which was a positive step!
As we have moved through the 2022 season, we have experienced new registrations to our joint baseball and softball community which is tremendous—but there remains a wide variety of unknowns of the future.

CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
Little League Baseball and Softball in the greater Snoqualmie Valley area, including Falls Little League and Snoqualmie Valley Little League, are going through a transitional period. When combined with environmental variables, spring youth sports options, growing club/select options, and changing housing growth patterns, the leadership at both leagues are evaluating options to ensure Little League Baseball and Softball have a future in our community.
While both leagues enjoy a tremendous working partnership, interlocking with rules and games from League Age 8 years through 12 (Baseball) and across other D9 Leagues in Softball, there is a wide range of duplicative administration efforts, along with challenges securing league volunteers, coaches.
LL WASHINGTON DISTRICT 9
Understanding how SVLL and Falls LL resides in the larger District Little League Operations
Falls and Snoqualmie Valley are two of the fourteen local Little League members that makeup the Little League Washington District 9. The District operations, like the operations of Falls and SVLL, are managed by volunteers. The District Administrators serve as the conduit for organizing not only the District All Star tournaments but validating all District Leagues align to various Little League International rules and regulations. From charter submissions to rules validations and other processes required for league play

· The shared data below showcases the relative size of all D9 Leagues, the number of teams based on a 3-year average (2018-2021) for both baseball and softball.
· Data excludes the 2020 season due to COVID.
· Each League operates a division of play slightly differently.
· Total quantity of League Age 12 players, plus League Age 11 players overall skill set are key drivers for the total quantity of Majors teams.
· Majors numbers are decreasing: In 2018, D9 Leagues chartered (78) total Majors teams. In 2021, that segment dropped to (50), a decrease of -36%
· AAA/Coast numbers are decreasing: In 2018, D9 Leagues chartered (175) total teams. In 2021, that program segment dropped to (107), a decrease of -39%.

WE NEED TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY
The League's leadership teams are looking forward not just to 2023, but 10+ years down the road to ensure there remains a solid youth baseball and softball foundation in our community. One step in this evaluation period is hearing from our community members, both current and past.
Please take a few minutes and submit your responses in our SVLL / FALLS LITTLE LEAGUE COMMUNITY SURVEY by May 27, 2022.
All survey results and feedback will be tabulated and considered as both Boards evaluate how best to continue serving the greater Fall City, Snoqualmie, and North Bend baseball and softball community.
Further communications will be shared in early June to both Leagues.