Division Ages

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Division Ages:

	Learn To Play	Junior Rookie	Senior Rookie	Minor	Major	Intermediate	Junior	Senior
Ages (see below)	4-5	5-6	7-8	10U	12U	13U	14U	16U
Games per Week	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Game Time	5 or 6 pm	6:15 pm	6:15 pm	6:15 pm	6:15 pm	6:15 pm	6:15 pm	6:15 pm
Length of Games	45 mins	1 - 1.5 hours	1.5 + hours	2 - 3 hours	2 - 3 hours	2 - 3 hours	2 - 3 hours	2 - 3 hours
Game Night	Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu or Fri	Mon/Wed  and possibly Friday	Tue/Thu and possibly Friday	Mon/Wed and possibly Friday	Tue/Thu and possibly Friday	TBD	TBD	TBD

 

Division Descriptions:

Learn to Play (i.e. T-Ball) (4-5)

-AGES 4-5

-DESIGNED FOR FIRST TIME & YOUNG PLAYERS SO THEY CAN LEARN THE BASICS OF THE GAME

-LEARN THE BASICS OF THROWING, CATCHING, SWINGING, AND BASE RUNNING

-LASTS 45 MINUTES AND REQUIRES LOTS OF PARENT INVOLVEMENT!

-THE GOAL IS TO HELP KIDS FALL IN LOVE WITH THE GAME

-THIS PROGRAM IS NOT A DROP OFF SERVICE. EACH CHILD MUST HAVE AN ADULT REMAIN AT THE BALL DIAMONDS AT ALL TIMES

 

ROOKIE

Junior Rookie

AGES 5-6

-THE FOCUS AND GOAL OF JUNIOR ROOKIE IS TO INSTRUCT YOUNG BASEBALL PLAYERS ON THE BASICS OF FIELDING, BASE RUNNING AND HITTING TECHNIQUES

-THE GAME BECOMES MORE LIKE "REAL BASEBALL" WITH HITTING BEING A COMBINATION FROM A TEE OR A COACH

-JUNIOR ROOKIE USES A SOFT-CORE HARD BALL AND EACH TEAM HITS THROUGH THE BATTING ORDER

-THE FIRST 30 MINUTES IS FOR PRACTICE THEN 2-3 INNINGS ARE PLAYED, DEPENDING ON THE TIME

 

Senior Rookie

AGES 7-8

-THIS DIVISION BUILDS ON THE BASIC SKILLS LEARNED IN JUNIOR ROOKIE

-THE MOST NOTABLE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE PLAYERS BEGIN PITCHING AS PART OF THE GAMES

-THE FIRST 3 PITCHES WILL BE THROWN BY AN OPPOSING PLAYER WITH THE REMAINING FROM THE BATTER’S COACH, OR A TEE IF NEEDED

-THE MONTH OF MAY, EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO GET PLAYERS ON BASE.

-SENIOR ROOKIE USES AN OFFICIAL HARD BALL, OUTS ARE COUNTED, AND THE DIVISION WILL HAVE A TOURNAMENT

 

MINOR AND MAJOR

Minor (10U) 

-AGES 9-10

-60-FOOT DIAMOND WITH PITCHING DISTANCE SET AT 46 FEET

-AT THIS LEVEL, CHILDREN ARE PLAYING 12-MAN BASEBALL

-TEAMS PLAY 14-16 LEAGUE GAMES, AT LEAST ONE TOURNAMENT, PLUS PLAYOFFS

-PLAYER'S SKILLS ARE EVALUATED, TYPICALLY IN MARCH, PROVIDING THE COACHES WITH RATINGS ON EACH PLAYER

-BASED ON THE EVALUATION RATINGS, TEAMS ARE DRAFTED BY THE COACHES

-ALL PLAYERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO TRY OUT FOR ALL STAR PLAY (SUMMER BALL)

 

AAA Minor

-TRYOUTS FOR MILLER EXPRESS MINOR AAA (AGES 9-10) ARE MARCH 9, 10, 11 AT YARA CENTER

-TWO TEAMS WILL BE FORMED AND ARE CALLED MILLER EXPRESS MINOR AAA BLACK AND MILLER EXPRESS MINOR AAA GOLD

-THE TWO MINOR TEAMS WILL BE REGISTERED IN THE REGINA AAA LITTLE LEAGUE PROGRAM, PLAYING LEAGUE GAMES ON WEEKENDS

-PLAYERS ON THESE TEAMS HAVE THE OPTION TO PLAY HOUSE LEAGUE AS WELL

-PRACTICES WILL BE HELD ON OPPOSING NIGHTS OF MINOR HOUSE LEAGUE TO ACCOMMODATE. THESE TEAMS WILL ALSO BE REGISTERED IN SOME WEEKEND TOURNAMENTS

 

Major (12U)

-AGES 11-12

-60-FOOT DIAMOND WITH PITCHING DISTANCE SET AT 46 FEET

-AT THIS LEVEL ALL PLAYERS ON THE ROSTER BAT

-TEAMS PLAY 14-16 LEAGUE GAMES, AT LEAST ONE TOURNAMENT, PLUS PLAYOFFS

-PLAYER'S SKILLS ARE EVALUATED, TYPICALLY IN MARCH, PROVIDING THE COACHES WITH RATINGS ON EACH PLAYER

-BASED ON THE EVALUATION RATINGS, TEAMS ARE DRAFTED BY THE COACHES

-ALL PLAYERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO TRY OUT FOR ALL STAR PLAY (SUMMER BALL)

 

AAA Major

-TRYOUTS FOR MILLER EXPRESS MAJOR AAA (AGES 11-12) ARE MARCH 9, 10, 11 AT YARA CENTER

-ONE TEAM WILL BE FORMED AND WILL BE CALLED MILLER EXPRESS MAJOR AAA

-THE MAJOR TEAM WILL PLAY IN THE REGINA AAA LEAGUE FOR THE REGULAR BALL SEASON OF MAY AND JUNE. APPROXIMATELY 10 GAMES.

-GAMES WILL BE PLAYED ANY DAY OF THE WEEK AND ARE SPILT 50/50 BETWEEN REGINA AND MOOSE JAW

-THE COACHES OF THESE TEAMS WILL HAVE PRACTICES THAT COULD BE ANY DAY OF THE WEEK

-DURING MAY AND JUNE THESE TEAMS WILL TYPICALLY ATTEND 2-3 WEEKEND TOURNAMENTS

-IF THE PLAYER IS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN MAKING THE AAA TEAM, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER AA TEAM FORMED

 

INTERMEDIATE (13U), JUNIOR (14U) AND SENIOR (16U)

-INTERMEDIATE (13U), JUNIOR (14U) AND SENIOR (16U)

-THESE DIVISIONS ARE A LITTLE MORE COMPETITIVE, ONLY BECAUSE THAT IS THE NATURE OF THE PLAYERS IN THIS AGE GROUP

-OUR COACHES EMPHASIZE FUN, SPORTSMANSHIP, TECHNIQUE AND STRATEGY

-80-FOOT DIAMOND WITH PITCHING DISTANCE SET AT 56 FEET

-PLAYER'S SKILLS ARE EVALUATED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHICH TIER THEY WILL PLAY IN, AS WELL AS PROVIDING THE COACHES WITH RATINGS ON EACH PLAYER

-BASED ON THE EVALUATION RATINGS, TEAMS ARE DRAFTED BY THE COACHES

-TEAMS IN THESE DIVISIONS PLAY 10-16 LEAGUE GAMES

 

DIVISION RULES

More detailed information on the division rules can be found here:

http://www.mjlittleleague.com/content/division-rules