Full Text of HR0580 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Little League Baseball and Softball is the world's | 3 | | largest organized youth sports program, with nearly 2.6 million | 4 | | players and one million adult volunteers in every state in the | 5 | | nation and many other countries; the Little League Challenger | 6 | | Division is Little League's adaptive baseball programs for boys | 7 | | and girls with physical and developmental challenges; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The Little League Baseball World Series | 9 | | Challenger Exhibition Game has been a part of the Little League | 10 | | Baseball World Series schedule since 2001; boys and girls ages | 11 | | 4-18, or up to age 22 if still enrolled in a school program, | 12 | | with a physical or developmental challenge participate in the | 13 | | Challenger Division program; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Flexibility and adaptability are key during | 15 | | Challenger games; the innings are shortened and last about an | 16 | | hour, while all players play defensively and receive a chance | 17 | | to bat every inning; the players have "buddies" that are | 18 | | individuals who assist Challenger athletes in the areas of | 19 | | batting, base running, and defense as needed; often, buddies | 20 | | are peer athletes who are participating in the Little League | 21 | | Baseball or Softball program; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, There are currently over 900 Challenger programs |
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| 1 | | in 10 countries around the world; over 30,000 athletes | 2 | | participate in the Challenger Division; 40 to 50 programs apply | 3 | | to play during the Little League Baseball World Series every | 4 | | year; the Little League's staff review stories from each | 5 | | aspirant and select two teams that are exemplary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Illinois District 13 from the Chicago area and | 7 | | California District 57 from the San Francisco area were | 8 | | selected to represent more than 30,000 Challenger players and | 9 | | more than 900 leagues worldwide; the Illinois District 13 | 10 | | Challenger Division, founded in 1994, has 165 players and 14 | 11 | | teams from the combination of the Bartlett, Tri-Cities, and | 12 | | Woodstock Little Leagues in the Greater Chicago area; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, On August 24, 2013 at Volunteer Stadium in South | 14 | | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the Little League Challenger | 15 | | Division played its 13th consecutive exhibition game; Illinois | 16 | | District 13 experienced the trip of a lifetime; the teams | 17 | | exchanged gift bags between players and their "buddies" and | 18 | | each player received a baseball autographed by ESPN baseball | 19 | | analysts; most importantly, the teams also received publicity, | 20 | | which results in a positive outcome; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Every batter recorded a hit, reached base safely, | 22 | | and scored a run; the two teams successfully finished the game - | 23 | | a game in which no player is concerned about the score; |
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| 1 | | therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we congratulate the Woodstock Challenger Little League team for | 5 | | participating in the Little League Baseball World Series | 6 | | Challenger Exhibition Game; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the Woodstock Challenger Little League team.
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