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2005 DLL Spring League Survey Results

 

Here is a summary of the 2005 DLL Spring League Survey. Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey by providing valuable feedback to the DLL Board of Directors.

1. My name:  Total Respondents   188 (skipped this question)   112

2. Child's Division of Play (select all that apply):   Response Percent Response Total   Challenger 1% 3   T-Ball 20.7% 62   Instructional Rookie 13% 39   Rookie 20.3% 61   A 17% 51   AA 17.3% 52   AAA 11.7% 35   Majors 8.3% 25 Total Respondents   300 (skipped this question)   0

3. Area where you live:   Response Percent Response Total     Aldie 4.7% 14     Arcola 0.3% 1     Ashburn 60.1% 181     Brambleton 2% 6     Broadlands 7.3% 22     Lansdowne 3.3% 10     South Riding 19.3% 58     Other (please specify) 3% 9 Total Respondents   300 (skipped this question)   0

4. Please rate each of the following: Poor Fair Good Very Good Excellent No opinion Response Average Assess the quality of the Fields. 0% (0) 6% (18) 20% (61) 46% (139) 28% (83) 0% (0) 3.95 Assess the quality of Umpiring. 1% (4) 8% (23) 24% (73) 23% (69) 9% (28) 34% (101) 3.48 Assess the quality of the DLL Website. 0% (1) 3% (8) 24% (71) 39% (116) 34% (103) 1% (2) 4.04 Assess the performance of the Board of Directors. 1% (3) 3% (10) 20% (59) 31% (94) 23% (70) 21% (64) 3.92 Assess your overall “Little League Experience”. 1% (4) 2% (6) 19% (57) 40% (119) 38% (114) 0% (1) 4.11 Total Respondents   300 (skipped this question)   0

5. Please answer each of the following questions: Yes No No opinion Response Average Do you like the new Instructional Rookie division? (IR families only, please.) 24% (46) 1% (1) 75% (144) 1.02 Should the league continue to do the DLL Fest? 69% (205) 12% (37) 19% (55) 1.15 Do you wish there were fewer games in favor of more practices during the season? 23% (70) 72% (214) 5% (15) 1.75 The current regular season is 15 games. Do you feel this is the proper number? 78% (234) 15% (46) 7% (20) 1.16 Did you have a good experience with online registration? 94% (282) 1% (4) 4% (13) 1.01 For Fall players, would you like to see the league provide participation trophies for the T-Ball/IR/Rookie divisions? 45% (122) 17% (47) 38% (104) 1.28 Can the league properly assess the skill of a player with the current tryout system? 19% (55) 26% (78) 55% (162) 1.59 Total Respondents   300 (skipped this question)   0

6. How do you feel players should be assigned to all divisions (A, AA, etc.)?   Response Percent Response Total     Primarily by age 15.4% 46     Primarily by ability 19.1% 57     By age at the lower levels and by ability are the higher levels 52.7% 157     By ability at the lower levels and by age at the higher levels 3% 9     No opinion 5.7% 17     Other (please specify) 4% 12 Total Respondents   298 (skipped this question)   2

7. Should all 12 years olds be placed in Majors unless unsafe for the player or if the parents requested otherwise?   Response Percent Response Total     Yes, place almost all 12 year olds in Majors 19.6% 59     No, let them compete for the spots, but give the 12 year olds over an 11 year old with similar abilities 23.6% 71     No, let everyone compete for the spots in Majors on an equal footing 19.9% 60     No opinion 36.2% 108     Other (please specify) 0.7% 2 Total Respondents   300 (skipped this question)   0

8. Please rate the quality of the Junior Umpire Corps:   Response Percent Response Total     Poor 1.7% 5     Fair 10.7% 32     Good 24.1% 72     Very Good 15.1% 45     Excellent 4% 12     No opinion 44.5% 133 Total Respondents   299 (skipped this question)   1

9. Please comment on areas that the league does well:  Total Respondents   125 (skipped this question)   175

10. Please comment on areas of the league that need improvement:  Total Respondents   134 (skipped this question)   166

11. Please comment on anything else that you would like to share with this year's Board of Directors:  Total Respondents   92 (skipped this question)   208

 

Dulles Little League's objective is to enrich our children by providing them with the positive experience of teamwork, personal achievement, and excellence through participation in our baseball program.Mailing Address: Dulles Little League P.O. Box 946 Ashburn, VA 20146