When is the season?
Registration closes at the end of February and teams are formed and communicated with by the end of March. Practices can begin in April and the season runs from the last week in April to the 2nd week in June for Bitty, Petite, Junior and Intermediates. Seniors play for 4 double headers (so 8 games) in April and are done by May 1 due to High school rules.
This year, 7th graders will be given the choice to continue to play after their Senior season is over on an Intermediate team for the rest of the Rec season - that email will go out to all 7th grade families after registration closes.
How many games are there and when do Games & Practices Start?
Our leagues offer about 10 games in around a 6 week window, so there would be 1-2 games per week. At the youngest (Bitty) level, we’re going to conduct practices on the same nights as games, within a 1-hour window. The first 20-30 minutes would be practice time, and then there would be a 30-40 minute game. Games and practices will usually start around 6pm, each evening.
What nights are games and practices on?
Games are scheduled, in most cases, on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings – typically avoiding Wednesdays & weekends. Opening weekend will have bitty and petite games scheduled.
Practices are scheduled at the discretion of the coach and the families of each of our teams.
How are teams formed?
- From pre-k through 2nd grade, players are grouped predominantly by the elementary schools + teammate requests.
- From 3rd grade on up, we use a draft process to ensure a more competitive balance from team to team.