Zimmerman Youth Baseball: 2012 Spring / Summer Leagues
Zimmerman Travel Youth Baseball 10 to 15 year old baseball teams
Zimmerman Majors
This league is formatted for 8 & 9 year olds (2nd 3rd grade) and introduces competitive play. Players pitch to each other in this league for the entire season. Scores/standings are kept. Teams are drafted after a player evaluation. Games are 7 innings long and are tentatively set for Tuesday and Thursday nights (with potential of Friday night games). The Majors League game season begins on the opening day May and concludes in mid - July. Practices will occur on one night per week or weekends. Team hat and jerseys are supplied. Major league baseball logos will be used for the team jersey and hat. Majors league uses parent volunteers to umpire.
Zimmerman Minors
For Kindergarten and First grades, ages 5 thru 7. Minor’s is a non-competitive league focusing on baseball fundamentals. This is a coach over hand pitch league. There are no player evaluations and the league commissioner randomly selects teams. At this age carpool sibling requests are considered so comment if needed in registration. Games are 3 innings long and are tentatively set for Monday and Wednesday nights with no more than 2 or 3 events per week. Safety baseballs are used to protect the players and the Coaches. Practices will occur on one night per week or weekends. Team hat and jerseys are supplied. The Minors League game season begins around mid to late May and concludes in mid July.
Zimmerman House 4th Grade
The 4th Grade House League is made up of Elk River, Rogers and Zimmerman communities for players currently in 4th grade. This league continues competitive house level play with the addition of more "live ball situations" such as players taking bases on passed balls. Players must go through an evaluation process in early April and then coaches will "draft" players for their teams. This is meant to keep a "competitive balance" throughout the league. Teams will play a 12-14 game regular season schedule with league playoffs in early July.
Zimmerman House 5th / 6th Grade
Teams from Elk River, Rogers and Zimmerman communities will play a regular season schedule with playoffs at the end of the year. The 5th & 6th Grade House Teams Championship Playoff weekend is in July. Team hat and jerseys are supplied.
Zimmerman House 7th / 8th / 9th Grade
7th grade will be playing in the Gopher State NorthStar House League. The NorthStar league is comprised of House league teams from surrounding communities such as Elk River, Zimmerman, Anoka-Ramsey and others. The 7th Grade House League is for 7th graders only and players begin playing on nearly regulation field dimensions and incorporate most high school baseball rules.
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