In recent years, other towns have joined the program. The league is affiliated with the national Babe Ruth organization. Consistent with our philosophy, we are the only town in the program requiring minimum playing time. All players must bat at least once and play at least three innings in the field in the seven-inning game. In 1995, the LVBC began coordinating the participation of most of the Long Valley teams in fall baseball programs that had been recently started in New Jersey.
Any coach can organize a team and independently register for a program.
However, we attempt to provide coordination between the different teams and keep abreast of the requirements and quality of the competing programs. When there is a shortage of volunteer coaches, we try to recruit them in order to maximize the number of teams and players participating. Our program has expanded recently in that it now covers an age bracket of 8 thru 17 and a broader range of skill levels.