Allowable age range: 6-8; teams assigned based on buddy/coach requests at registration and home school
The Rookie Division is a non-competitive, developmental division; coaching emphasis is on player instruction and development. Batters will be introduced to live pitching with 5 coach pitches and then the use of the tee if necessary. Division rules are in-place to mandate player rotation in a variety of positions. Ten players are assigned to field positions each inning, and all rostered players bat, whether assigned to a field position or not, in a continuous batting order.
Skill Goals:
- Learn the fundamentals of how to hold, aim and throw a ball
- Learn the fundamentals of fielding ground balls with emphasis on proper stance and glove position.
- Learn the fundamentals of catching fly balls with emphasis on moving to the ball location and proper glove and hand position
- Learn the fundamentals of base running
- Learn the fundamentals of hitting
- Learn to love the game of baseball