Did you know that…  GTAAA is a private, non-profit organization, incorporated in the state of Illinois?  We receive NONE of your tax dollars or financial support from the area park districts, it is solely by volunteers! Each year we seek sponsors in the community and surrounding areas and hold fund raising projects to help meet our budget.

GTAAA offers Baseball, Softball, Tball and Basketball to the youth of our community through the hard work of dedicated volunteers.

The objective of the league is to implant firmly in the youth of the community the ideals of good sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty and respect for others by providing a system of supervised competitive athletics.

We are always looking for Volunteers. For more information on how you can make a difference helping the youth of our community, please call 847-587-7608.


          Building the Future of our Youth…
                                                            - one inning -
                                                                              - one basket -
                                                                                                   - at a time!


For Current GTAAA Information on registrations, try-outs and meetings - click on 'Current Information', 'Calendar', & 'Handouts' on the left.

Can't make it to our in-person registrations?  Please use our convenient Mail-in Registration.  For more information, see hand-outs.

Early Registration date has been set.  It is Saturday October 24th from 1p-5p at the Fox Lake Fire Dept Bingo Hall on the corner of Washington St and Lincoln Avenue.  

All players must be registered prior to player evaluations/try-outs.  No registrations will be taken at player evaluations.  If numbers warrant less than two teams, team selection may be based on try-outs.

Important Information on Birthdate Cut-offs.

• For Rising Stars & T-ball age cut-off is August 31, 2010.

• For Boys’ Farm & up, age cutoff has changed. The player must be at least the lower age by August 31, 2010 and not older than the upper age on May 1, 2010. Ex: Your son turns 11 on May 1st. You have the choice to keep him in Minors one more year or move him up to Majors. When making this decision, please keep in mind you child’s playing abilities and that each division gets more difficult / more competitive.

•For Girls’ Farm & up, age cutoff has changed. The player must be at least the lower age by August 31, 2010 and not older than the upper age on January 1, 2010. Ex: Your daughter turns 11 on Jan 1st. You have the choice to keep her in Minors one more year or move her up to Majors. When making this decision, please keep in mind you child’s abilities and that each division gets more difficult / more competitive. Also, in 15U, this team tend to be try-out/cut team. Only the top players are kept. If your daughter does not make the team, she will not be able to play on the Girls Major team as their season is half over.  

Important News about Boys 13 & 14  Boys Juniors will have try-outs in February  ith games starting in April.  All boys 13 & 14 must be signed up to attend try-outs.  Otherwise they will be placed on a waiting list and will be placed on a team only if there is an opening.

Player movement: Players may try-out for the next division up (starting at Minors Division). The player must request to attend the try-outs to upper division prior to try-outs at. The player must attend both division try-outs. The division managers and league rep will make the decision. If the player is moved up to the next division, they will not be eligible for the lower division all-star team. 

For more information, please see hand outs.

Boys & Girls Basketball registration has been set.  It is Saturday October 24th from 1pm to 5pm at the Fox Lake Fire Dept Bingo Hall on the corner of Washington St and Lincoln Avenue. This is open to boys and girls 5th through 8th grades living in the Grant High School District.  The boys play in a winter league.  The girls play in a spring league.  For more information, please see handouts. 

As the GTAAA continues to grow, more and more managers and coaches are required, especially at the younger levels.  The GTAAA board of directors has the responsibility of approving all team managers.  Your feedback is vital to insure that our children will have a sporting experience that truly reflects the principles upon which this league was founded.

The manager evaluation is a valuable tool for us.  GTAAA wants to know what your manager and GTAAA is doing right and what we can improve on.  Without your help and input, we will not be able to improve on our weaknesses or grow our strengths.

If you have not filled out an evaluation for your child's manager, please do so today and either drop it off at the concession stand or mail it to us.  Copies of the evaluations will also be available at the Awards Day.