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BASEBALL DIVISIONS
DEVELOPMENTAL
DIVISION LEAGUE AGE AS OF APRIL 30, 2008
T-BALL (Co-ed) 5 thru 7
· ALL 5 year olds
· 6 year olds with one (1) year playing experience
· 7 year olds with NO prior baseball experience
· Registered players will be assigned to teams by the League Player Agent
· 100% Player developmental
CLASS A (Co-ed) 6 thru 8
· 6 and 7 year olds with ONE (1) year of playing T-Ball experience
· 8 year old with NO prior baseball playing experience
· Machine Pitch
· Registered players will be assigned to teams by the League Player Agent
· 100% Player Developmental
CLASS AA 8 thru 11
· 8 year olds with minimum of one (1) year of baseball playing experience
· 9, 10 and 11 year olds with NO prior baseball playing experience
· 10 and 11 year olds not selected through a Little League approved player selection system (draft)
· Player Pitch
· Registered players will be assigned to teams by the League Player Agent
· No league assigned umpires are used at this level. Games are officiated by either volunteer parents and/or the team coaches.
· 100% Player Developmental
COMPETITIVE BASEBALL DIVISIONS
DIVISION LEAGUE AGE AS OF APRIL 30, 2008
AMERICAN (Minors) 9 thru 11
· ALL registered candidates with a minimum of TWO (2) years of prior baseball playing experience.
· Candidates MUST ATTEND scheduled player evaluation sessions in order to be eligible for team selection.
· Parents are RESPONSIBLE for NOT registering their child for this division if the player does not meet the minimum playing experience requirement or if the parents feel that their child requires further development and will be placed to participate in the CLASS AA division.
· Players will be graded for various skill level categories by the team managers.
· If a player is evaluated and the skill level is determined to be a safety issue, the parents will be consulted by the League Player Agent to determine if the player should participate in the CLASS AA division.
· Teams are developed through a Little League approved player selection system (draft) as chosen by the individual team managers.
· There are NO player trades.
· Game scores and standings are maintained during the season.
· Player pitch with a regulated pitch count
· Inter-league play with other District 5 teams is possible. Travel to other playing sites is possible.
· All teams participate in a post-season division playoff format to determine the division champion.
· Umpires are assigned by the league for all games.
· All players providing that they have participated in ½ of their team regular season games are eligible to be evaluated and selected for the division all-star 9-10 year old tournament team that competes in the Little League Baseball tournament in July.
· This division is competitive and at the same time developmental.
COMPETITIVE BASEBALL DIVISIONS
DIVISION LEAGUE AGE AS OF APRIL 30, 2008
NATIONAL (Majors) 10 thru 12
· Highly competitive division.
· 10 Year olds that wish to compete in this division must have a minimum of TWO (2) years prior baseball playing experience.
· Parents are RESPONSIBLE for NOT registering their child for this division if they DO NOT MEET THE MINIMUM PLAYING EXPERIENCE or if they feel the player requires further development and should participate in the Major American or Class AA division (10 and 11 year olds).
· ALL registered candidates including those that participated on a National Division team in 2006 MUST ATTEND and PARTICIPATE in the scheduled player evaluation sessions in order to be eligible for selection. NOTE: Players that participated on a National Division team in 2007 may not necessarily be selected again to play in the National Division for 2008.
· Players will be graded for various skill level categories by all team managers.
· Teams are developed thru the Little League approved player selection process (draft) by each individual manager.
· There are NO player trades.
· Game scores and standings are maintained throughout the season.
· Inter-league play with other District 5 teams will be scheduled. Travel to other playing sites is possible.
· Umpires are assigned to all games by the league.
· Post-season division playoff format will be scheduled to determine the division champion.
· ALL players providing that they have participated in ½ of the their team regular season games are eligible to participate in the player evaluation process that determine selection to the league all-star 11 year old and 12 year old tournament teams. NOTE: 10 year olds that play at this level will be eligible to participate on the 9-10 year old tournament team only.
COMPETITIVE BASEBALL DIVISIONS
DIVISION LEAGUE AGE AS OF APRIL 30, 2008
JUNIORS 13 thru 14
· ALL candidates that register are automatically selected to a team.
· ALL candidates MUST attend and participate in a scheduled player evaluation session in order to eligible for selection.
· Players are selected thru the Little League approved player selection system (draft) by the team managers.
· There are NO player trades.
· Inter-league player with other District 5 teams is scheduled. Travel to other playing sites is possible.
· Umpires are scheduled and assigned by the league.
· Pitchers are regulated with a pitch count regulation as established by Little League Baseball.
· ALL players are eligible providing they have participated in ½ of their team’s scheduled regular season games to participate in the player evaluation session that determines the selection to the division all-star tournament team.
· Highly competitive division.
COMPETITIVE BASEBALL DIVISION
DIVISION LEAGUE AGE AS OF APRIL 30, 2008
SENIOR 15 thru 16
· HIGHLY COMPETITIVE DIVISION. This division comprises of teams that have players are mainly high school freshman and junior varsity players.
· The number of teams will be based on the number of registrants.
· ALL candidates that register are automatically selected to a team(s).
· If there are enough registrants to develop more than one teams, a player evaluation session will be conducted that ALL registered candidates MUST attend and participate in order to be eligible for selection to a team.
· Players will be selected thru a Little League approved player selection system (draft) by the team managers.
· All games are inter-league with other teams from throughout District 5. Travel to other playing sites is highly probable.
· Effective for the 2007 season, this division for the regular season only will be played with WOOD BATS—NO ALUMINUM BATS DURING THE REGULAR SEASON. Players will be responsible for providing their own wood bats for the duration of the season. NOTE: Aluminum bats will be used during the District 5 all-star tournament play.
· Post-season inter-league playoff is conducted to determine the District 5 Tournament of Champion.
· Umpires are assigned and scheduled by the league for those games played at Arthur Pack Park.
· ALL players providing that they participate in ½ of their team regular season games are eligible to participate in the player evaluation process for selection to the all-star tournament team.
DEVELOPMENTAL DIVISIONS
The developmental divisions offer 100% full fundamental instruction. The emphasis is for the coaching staff utilizing the league player development standards to instruct the basic skill aspects of the game.
· NO game scores and team standings are maintained.
· There is no league assigned umpires.
· No post-season playoffs to determine a champion.
· Playing rules for each division have been tailored to meet the individual age division needs.
· All games are played at Arthur Pack Park
COMPETITIVE DIVISIONS
The competitive divisions are an environment where the player that participates in is challenged to utilize and improve upon both their physical and mental skills to strive for success. The success is measured individually by how each player interacts and works in a team concept that results in games that have and end result while working within the frame work and the rules and regulations of Little League Baseball.
Little League Baseball rule number 1.02 clearly states that “the objective of each team is to win by scoring more runs than the opponent.”
The player that participates in the competitive divisions for the most part will be those that have a number of years playing experience (Little League and club ball levels) and their physical and mental skills are mature to appoint that offers the opportunity for success.
It is the goal of these divisions to determine a champion and to select players to represent the Thornydale Little League and the Northwest Community to be a part of the all-star tournament teams that participate in the International Little League Baseball tournaments.
It is the objective of the Thornydale Little League to be the feeder program to Mountain View High School baseball program. The competitive divisions allow for these criteria to be met.
IMPORTANT. It is extremely important that every parent and player eligible to participate at this level understands the definition and objective of the competitive divisions. If such an environment is not what you are looking for your player, please do not register.
The league has developed a partnership with the Northwest YMCA to offer a “recreational” style of baseball program (ages 5 thru 12) that would assure that every child in the northwest community that does not wish to participate at a competitive level, has the opportunity to still play the game at a pace that will allow them to improve upon their skill to a point where in the future they may want to return and participate within a competitive setting.
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