Alhambra American Little League — Attraction in Alhambra

Beware! Unprofessional coaching and no regards for parents.

I signed my 9 y/o up for her first year, which automatically put her into the minor league because of age. This meant it was a step above the farm league, to my knowledge because I wasn't informed on how the system worked.

Our first day was about registration, try-outs and jersey sizing. Got the the park and there weren't any signs showing us where to go or where to start. I can imagine how most of the first time parents felt. In the email, they stated try-outs started at 10AM. We didn't even get onto the field until 11:30AM. Yes, there was a lot of 'farm league' kids who went ahead of us, but could there have been a little more organization? Such as, signs pointing where to go and a start time that was closer to what was stated in the email.

The next email stated to meet again next week for try-outs. We showed up when we didn't have to! I only knew of this because I asked another parent, who was in the league the year prior. And, he said if I've already shown up last week....we didn't need to show up again this week. Again....with the disorganization and misinformation provided.

Our third week was "first day of practice" with a professional major league from the Angels. Since my daughter was in softball, she didn't get the opportunity to practice with him because he was with the boys practicing baseball. So, we got to practice with the Alhambra HS girls softball team. Mind you, these girls aren't coaches nor do have any experience coaching girls softball. But, the league still trusted them to coach little girls. Another thing was there weren't any signs again, showing the parents where to go.

During practice my daughter suffered a horrible injury with a ball being thrown really hard to her left cheek by another HS player. Luckily her glasses didn't shatter into her eyes! And like I said, these girls are not meant to be coaching nor should have the authority. But the league still trusted them to do so. There were a couple older volunteer coaches around but they were not apart of the practice, more of just sweeping the field.

Lastly, as I sent an email requesting for a refund which took longer than it should have. I emailed them 3 times asking to speak with the head coordinator about the incident and got no response not even a phone call.

Now this results in my daughter not ever wanting to play. And, anyone who is thinking of joining should check out what's going on with this organization(disorganization) before they waste their money here.

This review is mainly for the softball side of the organization, I don't know too much about the boys baseball. But, from other conversations with parents,...

This league is good for Tball and maybe baseball, but for Softball I would definitely not recommend it. Its expensive and the quality of scheduling, inter-leagues, and commitment of providing a great atmosphere and team building is NOT there. If you want your daughter to be at a competitive level, this is...

I have been an umpire at this place in the past, the coaches are always courteous and the parents are very nice. It is a nice field, here at Granada Park, with a nicely kept grass infield and a lot of seats...