Five Cities Youth Baseball: 2012 Spring Divisions
Tee Ball is for players ages 4 to 6. They are taught the fundamentials of baseball. Players will hit off a tee and get underhand toss from a coach. They will play on a 50' baseball diamond with a portable fence. Practice will depend on the coach, usually not more than two days a week. Games will be one day a week, typically on Saturday mornings.
Rookie
Rookie ball is for players ages 7 to 8. At this stage players begin to understand more position play with a continued strong emphasis on coach participation. Players will also play on a 50' diamond with a portable fence. Practice time is based on coaches but typically is not more than three days a week. Players will play two games per week, one week day and a Saturday morning. No score is kept and this is not a competitive level of play, this continues the process of instructional, hands on play.
Farm
Farm begins to introduce players ages 9 to 10 a more competitive level of play. Players will begin to learn more advance skills and begin to learn true position play and skills needed to function as a team. They will play on a standard youth baseball field, 60 diamond with a fence at 200. Practice is based upon the coaches but typically is not more than three day per week. Games will be twice a week, one during the week and the other on Saturdays.
Minors
Our Minor League begins to introduce players ages 10 to 12 a more competitive level of play. Players will begin to learn more advance skills and begin to learn true position play and skills needed to function as a team. They will play on a standard youth baseball field, 60 diamond with a fence at 200. Practice is based upon the coaches but typically is not more than three day per week. Games will be twice a week, one during the week and the other on Saturdays.
Majors
Majors is for players ages 10 to 12 and is a competitive level of play where scores and standings are kept. Majors 70 allows the players to experience real baseball at a younger age. It gives those players that will not move on to Babe Ruth or play club baseball the opportunity to play the same game their heroes play, sooner. It will also develop those players that move on, into better, more prepared players for the higher levels of play. Players will play on a 70 diamond, leadoff, steal, run on dropped 3rd strike and other rules. Practice depends on the coach but is typically three days a week or more. Games are twice a week, one week day and one Saturday.
