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To start a league you'll have to have some Wiffle®Ball interest in your town. A good idea would be to go to your local newspaper(s) and give them a “Press Release” about a Wiffle®Ball league. Make sure to have your phone #, e-mail address and website (if you have one) included in the press release. You also have to have a good location. A local Babe Ruth field or a softball field is perfect. A field of this size can easily set up four or five Wiffle®Ball fields. Once you start getting interest set up a schedule dividing the teams into two divisions, American League and National League.

Follow the same advertising techniques with the newspapers. If there is a college nearby, try to get them involved in both the league and the tournament. Use the same fields and try to spread out your advertising by going to several newspapers within a 50 miles radius. Tournaments should be one or two days long, usually on a weekend. Saturdays usually work better than Sundays. A double elimination format throughout the tournament should be followed.

Two-orange cones to serve as infield markers. The Cone Marker

Two-foul poles for left and right field. The Foulpole Marker

A backstop made of plywood or PVC pipe with snow fence. The backstop should be at least 6 ft x 6 ft, the NJWA uses 8 ft x 8 ft. The NJWA Backstop

A strikezone at least 20 inches wide, 30 inches high and 12 inches off the ground. NJWA Target

To line your fields the NJWA recommends you use a professional field lining machine which can be bought at a local hardware store. White striping spray paint cans are available for the field striping machine.

One-pitching rubber

One-home plate

Use plastics twist ties to secure foul poles etc. to the outfield walls of the baseball fields you are playing on.

to see a typical diagram of an NJWA field.

A $100 entrance fee for tournaments is recommended and a fee per game is recommended for league play. Example, ten games at $25 a game per team is $250 for the year for league entry fees.

Make sure the facility you are having your events at has insurance or purchase insurance to protect yourself against any players getting injured. Stress proper footwear (spikes for grass and sneakers for asphalt). A permit is usually required by most park and recreation departments, plan ahead and purchase one. They can usually be obtained at your local City Hall.