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For HLL Graduates (Players 13 and Older) Bel-Mateo Babe Ruth Baseball Steve Vega 1060 Judson Street Belmont, CA 94402 (650) 594-9976 Highly competitive league made up of six teams, with tryouts and limited entry based upon whether a player is selected by a team. Teams are made up of players ages 13-15, who return each year to the same team. Known for primarily choosing District All-Star level players from Hillsborough, San Mateo and Belmont. SEASON: Application forms are mailed in October to people who contact the league and ask to be added to the mailing list. Tryouts take place in December, followed by the draft. Games go from May to July. Games and practices are held in San Mateo. San Mateo Pony-Colt Baseball League Wally Souza (650) 345-7861 Competitive league with tryouts and limited entry based upon whether a player is selected by a team. Some years there is also a "farm league" with several teams made up of players not selected in the draft. Teams are made up of players ages 13-14. At the end of the season, each team keeps four players to return to the same team next year. SEASON: Tryouts take place in January, followed by a draft. Games go from March into May. Games are played against other San Mateo Pony teams and also against San Carlos Pony teams. Contact the league for forms and more information. Junior, Senior and Big League Programs District Coordinator Joe Bozzuto (650) 368-3433 (650) 575-3520 www.cadistrict52.org/html/jr_sr_big_leagues.html District 52 Senior Little League is organized much like our Hillsborough Little League and is part of the National Little League organization. All-Star teams are chosen and compete in a Senior Little League World Series. Players range from 13-18 years of age and are separated into three age-specific divisions (i.e., 13-14, 14-16 and 16-18). Based in Redwood City, the Senior League welcomes every Hillsborough player, regardless of skill or talent (unlike other leagues). As a result, all players who register will have a spot on a team. Burlingame Youth Baseball Association (BYBA) P.O. Box 1633 Burlingame, CA 94011 (650) 829-5199 Each team has players of all skill levels. This is good baseball but competition and season standings are not highly stressed. The pitcher's mound is 52 feet from home plate (compared with 46 feet in HLL) and bases are 70 feet apart (compared with 60 feet in HLL). Players are 13-14 years old. SEASON: February through June. Mail-in registration in October. Walk-in registration dates (at Burlingame Recreation Office) in October and November. Games are played at Bayside Park in Burlingame. Check the website for forms and additional information. NOTE: Non-Burlingame residents are placed on a waiting list and allowed entry into league on a "space available" basis after registration closes and the number of Burlingame resident players is determined. Usually, 5-10 HLL players move into BYBA each year. Post 82 American Legion Baseball 17U and 19U Mike Chanteloup (650) 678-5616 Season: Memorial Day-August 20th For All Players (Graduates and Returning Players) SAY Baseball League ("Fall Ball") 3015 East Bayshore Boulevard #111 Redwood City, CA 94063 (650) 504-0465 Each team has players of all skill levels. This is good baseball, but competition is not stressed and no season standings are maintained. Teams are from all over the Peninsula. SEASON: September through November. Teams are generally organized by HLL coaches and managers who attempt to invite all returning Majors and Minors players onto a team. Any player not invited onto a team, but wishing to play, can generally be placed onto a team by contacting SAY Baseball. Players graduating this season from HLL can also contact SAY Baseball to attempt to join a team. Check the website for forms and additional information. Preparing Legends Summer Camps Doug Williams Summer Baseball Camps and Jim Liggitt Softball Camps P.O. Box 813 Belmont, CA 94002 (650) 592-3866 Five-day baseball sessions are held Monday through Friday in June and July for 8-12 year-olds. Days begin at 9 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. Camps are held at the state-of-the-art baseball facility at the College of San Mateo. The camp welcomes all skill levels and is led by college coaches and players. Instruction includes pitching, fielding, hitting, baserunning, motivation, nutrition and goal-setting. Four-day softball sessions are held Monday through Thursday in June for 7-12 year-olds. Days begin at 9 a.m. and end at 2 p.m. Camps are held at the new softball facility at Carlmont High School in Belmont. The camp welcomes all skill levels. Instruction includes fielding, hitting, baserunning and softball games. Starting Lineup Baseball Jeff Hipps (650) 201-3480 www.startinglineupbaseball.com Since 1994, Starting Lineup has offered baseball camps and lessons, including year-round instruction in the fundamentals of baseball. This includes pitching, hitting, fielding mechanics, outfield play and baserunning. Camps are held throughout the summer, as well as during winter and spring breaks, in Burlingame and Half Moon Bay. The Starting Lineup staff also operates coaches' clinics and helps teams of all levels achieve their goals. The summer camps are for 6-12 year-olds in June and July. T-Ball camps are also offered. Stanford Baseball Summer Day Camps (650) 723-4528 One-week baseball camps for 7-12 year-olds are held in June and July (half-days). One-week pitching and hitting camps (two-hour sessions) for ages 12+ start in July. Camps accommodate all skill levels. These camps have received high marks from HLL families in the past. Mike Roza's Summer Baseball Camps and Year-Round Pitching Instruction (650) 324-9805 www.pitchingacademy.com/about_index.html Five-day summer camp sessions are held from June until mid-August. Camps are offered to boys and girls ages 6-13 and run Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition, pitching instruction is offered on a year-round basis to groups and individuals. Mike was a legendary pitcher at Serra High School and coached the Serra pitchers for years at one of the best baseball programs in Bay Area. Mike has given pitching instruction clinics to HLL managers in the past. Next Level Baseball Summer Day Camps (650) 444-1992 patrickwalsh@nextel.blackberry.net Serra High's legendary baseball coaching staff (Jensen, Kmak, Houle and Monaghan) offers five-day baseball instructional camps at Serra High School. Camps run Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., in June, July and August. The June camps are for players in grades 4-6 and the July and August camps are for players in grades 7-9. VELOCITY Sports Performance 595 Industrial Road San Carlos, CA 94070 (650) 654-4444 VELOCITY Sports Performance provides year-round indoor training to improve athletic performance such as speed, power and agility. FUTUREPRO BASEBALL 1704 Rollins Road Burlingame, CA 94010 (650) 270-4545 Former San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees star outfielder Terry Whitfield and former Major League pitcher Ed Ricks provide personalized hitting and pitching instruction in state-of-the-art batting cages. Terry and Ed offer 30-minute lessons. Players can also rent batting cages for sets of 20 balls on a walk-in basis. Terry works with HLL's All-Star teams on the finer points of hitting. Triple H Baseball Camp (Formerly Central Park Baseball Clinics) (650) 573-9223 Former Minor League baseball player Tony Sylvestri (currently the baseball coach at Aptos Middle School) offers summer camps for players ages 7-12. Sessions are held from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in July and July at San Mateo's Fitzgerald Field in Central Park. Each day, three fundamentals are taught in various stations. Examples include hitting, fielding and baserunning. Players are grouped by age and experience. Each day concludes with a game. "Little League is a very good thing..." "...because it keeps the parents off the streets." -- Hall of Famer Yogi Berra
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