Division
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Characteristics
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League Age Requirements and Qualifications
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T-Ball
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- Introduction to baseball
- Softer tee-ball and batting tee used
- Emphasis on beginner skills development mixed with fun
- Shorter practices and games; no scores kept
- Player, coach, and parent involvement is high
- No tryouts
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- ALL players league age 5.
- Players league age 6 WITHOUT a prior season of Spring T-Ball experience.
- NOTE: Per Little League regulations, there are no exceptions to these placement policies!
- Personal requests (place with friend, etc.) may be considered at the Player Agent’s discretion.
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Instructional Rookie (IR)
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- Introduction to coach pitching
- Basic skills development — hitting, fielding, base-running
- Mandatory infield/outfield play
- No scores kept
- Player, coach, and parent involvement is high.
- No tryouts.
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- ALL players league age 6 WITH a prior season of T-Ball experience.
- Players league age 7 WITHOUT a prior season of T-Ball experience, at parent request and Player Agent approval.
- Players league age 7 with a sibling in this division, at parent option and with Player Agent approval.
- Personal requests (place with friend, etc.) may be considered at the Player Agent’s discretion.
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Rookie
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- Coach-pitch
- Continued basic skills development — hitting, fielding, base-running
- Mandatory infield/outfield play
- No scores kept
- Player, coach, and parent involvement is high.
- No tryouts.
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- ALL players league age 7 who do not attend a tryout.
- Players league age 7 who attend a tryout AND are not drafted into the Single-A division
- Players league 8 with a sibling in this division, at parent option and with Player Agent approval.
- Personal requests (place with friend, etc.) may be considered at the Player Agent’s discretion.
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Single-A ("A")
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- Introduction to player pitching
- Limited player pitch innings
- Remainder coach-pitched
- Beginning emphasis on position player development, especially pitcher and catcher
- Limited stealing
- Mandatory player evaluation and draft
- Scores and standings kept
- End of season tournament
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- Players league age 7 who try out, have an acceptable evaluation score, AND are drafted.
- Players league age 8 who are not drafted into the AA division.
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AA
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- Full player pitching
- Refinement of position player skills
- Refinement of base-running skills
- Mandatory player evaluation and draft
- Competitive; scores and standings kept
- End of season tournament
- Potential All Star play
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- Players league age 7 at parent request, Player Agent approval, who achieve an acceptable evaluation score, AND are drafted into the AA division.
- Players league age 8 who try out, have an acceptable evaluation score, AND are drafted.
- Players league age 9 who are not drafted into the AAA division.
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AAA
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- Preparation for Majors play
- Regulation Little League games and rules, with emphasis on maximizing playing time and experience
- Mandatory player evaluation and draft
- Highly competitive; scores and standings kept
- End of season tournament
- Potential All Star play
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- Players league age 9 who try out, have an acceptable evaluation score, AND are drafted.
- Players league ages 10-11 who request NOT to play Majors
- Players league ages 10-11 who are not drafted into Majors division.
- NOTE: Only players league ages 10-11 who were not drafted into the Majors division may be called up as replacement players to a Majors team.
- Players league age 12 who waive their right to play Majors.
- NOTE: A formal Regulation V(e) waiver must be filed with the League by parents. Players so waived may not pitch in AAA, nor be recalled to Majors.
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Majors
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- Regulation Little League games and rules
- Highest level of play on small diamond
- Mandatory player evaluation and draft
- Highly competitive; scores and standings kept
- End of season tournament
- Potential All Star play
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- Players league age 10 - 11 who try out, have an acceptable evaluation score, AND are drafted.
- ALL players league ages 11-12 who have previously played in this division.
- ALL players league age 12 who have not requested to play in AAA.
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Juniors & Middle School
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- Introduction to regulation baseball dimensions/rules
- Leads, pick-offs, balks
- Mandatory player evaluation and draft
- Metal cleats
- Big-barrel bats
- Interleague play
- Highly competitive; scores and standings kept
- End of season tournament
- Potential All Star play
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- ALL players league age 13-14 who are also in 7th and 8th grade.
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