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What are the ASWLL boundaries?
Beginning at: South Loop 820 E and Mansfield Highway. East on Interstate 20 Service Road to Highway 157 (Cooper Street). South on Highway 157 (Cooper Street) to Farm to Market Road 1187. West on Farm to Market Road 1187 to Interstate 35 W. North on Interstate 35 W Service Road to Everman Parkway. East on Everman Parkway to Shelby Road. East on Shelby Road to Rendon Road / Forest Hill Drive. North on Rendon Road / Forest Hill Drive to Enon Avenue. East on Enon Avenue to Anglin Drive. North on Anglin Drive to Everman, Kennedale, Rendon Road. East on Everman, Kennedale Rendon Road to Dick Price Road. North on Dick Price Road to Mansfield Highway.
Northwest on Mansfield Highway to South Loop 820 E
Where does ASWLL play their games? Coach Pitch At age 7, players move on to the Coach Pitch division. This program is also purely instructional and emphasizes further development of fundamental skills. As the name implies, the coach pitches to the batter. This allows the player to face pitches from someone he or she trusts, decreasing fear of the ball. Each batter is given 5 pitches. If the batter does not put the ball into play, he is considered out. The objective is to get the batters used to hitting the ball. The defensive team has 10 players in the field, with the normal infield positions manned and the other 4 players in the outfield area, and the batting order is continuous (every player bats). The coaches act as umpires. There is a limit of 3 outs or 5 runs scored per inning per team, and every player plays in every inning. Game length is limited to 75 minutes.Minor League When players reach 9 years of age, they advance into the Minor League division. The format changes into something much closer to “real baseball”, and emphasizes further growth of the abilities and knowledge gained from Tee Ball and Coach Pitch. Win-loss records and standings are kept, but with less emphasis on competition and winning. The main changes are that players pitch to batters and there are only 9 defensive players on the field at a time. Balls, strikes, and outs are recorded, and there is a 5 run per inning limit per team. The batting order is continuous throughout the team's lineup, and players that are not defensively in the game are still part of the batting order. Game length is 6 innings or 105 minutes, whichever comes first. Each player will play a minimum of 6 defensive outs in the field and have at least one at bat in every game. There is a player option to allow 8-year-old players the opportunity for selection to a team in the Minor leagues. This option must be declared at registration. If the option is not declared, the player will play on a team in the Coach Pitch division. Players electing for this option must try out at a Minor league tryout, and placement on a Minor League team is not guaranteed. If the player is not selected for a Minor League team, he will be placed on a Coach Pitch team. Please note that 8 year olds are not eligible for All-Star selection, even if they play in the Minor League division. Players already on a Minor league team do not need to try out again, and will remain on the same team as last Spring, unless they move up to the next age group. Major League At the age of 11, the player moves up to the Major League division. Twleve year olds must play in this division. Major League ball is even closer to “real baseball”. There is no limit to how many runs can be scored per inning, and only the 9 defensive players are in the batting lineup. Players that are not in the game defensively do not bat until they are substituted in on defense. The player they replace then comes out of the batting order. The main emphasis is still player development, but with more emphasis placed on competition. Win-loss records and standings are kept. Game length is 6 innings or 105 minutes, whichever comes first. Each player will play a minimum of 6 defensive outs in the field and have at least one at bat in every game. There is a player option to allow 10-year-old players the opportunity for selection to a team in the Major leagues. This option must be declared at registration. If the option is not declared, the player will play on a team in the Minor league division. Players electing for this option must try out at both Minor league and Major league tryouts, and placement on a Major League team is not guaranteed. If the player is not selected for a Major League team, he will be placed on a Minor League team. Please note that 10 year olds are eligible for All-Star selection only in the Minor League division, even if they play on a team in the Major league division. Players already on a Major league team do not need to try out again, and will remain on the same team as last Spring, unless they move up to the next age group. Junior and Senior League The Senior League consists of two programs. The Junior League program is for 13-14 year old players, and the Senior League program is for 15-16 year old players. All players must attend a tryout, except those players already assigned to a Junior or Senior League team. Arlington Southwest Little League offers a unique opportunity for players that are in high school. Under University Interscholastic League rules (U.I.L.), most Optimist and select teams are forbidden to start league play until after the player’s home high school has finished its baseball season, which is in mid to late May. By participating in A.S.W.L.L., a high school student can start play in April and play through the season with little conflict with any other league. A.S.W.L.L. attempts to schedule games so as not to interfere with the area high school baseball programs. The Junior and Senior League teams play an interleague schedule against other Arlington area League teams. Big League The Big League program is for players 17 -18 years old. Players will be placed on a single team and play within district. Players will be contacted the first week of May. The season will begin the end of May and play on the area high school fields. What is Skills Assessment and the Draft?Since Little League was founded in 1939 as a way for children to be able to play baseball in an organized and fun way, it has always maintained that sportsmanship is the #1 goal of the leagues. A draft system ensures that every child has the opportunity to play baseball or softball, with no exception to his/her abilities. If not for this system, competitiveness would become the #1 goal of some managers and the goals of Little League Baseball/Softball would slowly disappear. It ensures that no single team can become so dominant in a league as to take away from other youngsters’ enjoyment of the game. The Skills Assessment is non-competitive - the players are being evaluated based on their individual abilities. The Assessment is simply a way for the managers to see the players in action. This is how the managers make decisions about which players they would like to draft onto their teams. Players participating in the Minor, Major, Junior and Senior League divisions must be evaluated in order to be drafted on a team. Players who were on Minor, Major, Junior or Senior League teams last spring and who are not changing divisions do not need to be assessed. Those players are guaranteed a position on the same team as last spring as long as they are registered by the Assessment dates. NOTE: 10 year old players that wish to be eligible for play in the Major League (11-12 year olds) will have to try out for both Minor and Major leagues. The try-out itself is rather basic and is designed for the players to get on the field and have fun, while demonstrating their skills. The Skills Assessment has five (5) basic steps: 1) Warm-up: players will pair up and throw the ball 2) Timed run: from home plate to first base 3) Ground balls: grounder balls hit to players at short stop, who then throw balls to first base 4) Fly balls: four balls hit to players in right field - two balls thrown to second base, two balls thrown to home plate 5) Batting: five pitches from a pitching machine or pitcher. If a player does not attend the Skills Assessment, he/she will be placed on a team at the end of the draft. Those players will be guaranteed a position on a team. If a player is injured or sick, please contact the Player Agent for other arrangements. How do I sign up? ASWLL currently offers in person, mail in and online registration. Please visit the registration page to register. My player doesn't live in the ASWLL boundaries! If the player does not live within the ASWLL boundaries, he probably should be playing with one of the other Arlington Little League. Please visit the Southeast Arlington LL, North Arlington LL or Midwest Arlington LL websites to determine the proper Little League. Any additional questions please contact ASWLL. I can't open any handouts? 
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