Athens Little League: Levels Of Play

Ages 5-6 : T-Ball and Coach Pitch:
Coach pitch is for slightly more advanced players than T-ball. Both leagues play games on Saturday mornings and one weekday late afternoon. Games and practices last about 1 hour. There are 2 baseball events per week. The season ends in mid May.
Ages 7-8: Machine Pitch:
There are 2-3 baseball events per week. games are on weekday afternoons/evenings and occasionally on Saturday mornings. Games last about 90 minutes and practices vary from 90-120 minutes per session.The season ends roughly when school ends. This is a competitive league but is geared highly toward instruction and more in depth baseball fundamentals than t-ball or coach pitch. There is an All-Star team that is selected from this league that can advance to district play. Parents and kids alikd love this league!

Ages 9-12: Majors and Minors: 
Effective 2008 season ALL 12 year olds will be assigned to a major league team. Effectively Minor leagues become ages 9-11 and majors 9-12.

All children ages 9-12 MUST participate in tryouts. Tryouts allow coaches and managers to assess each player's skill level in order to assign them to the appropriate level of play. various areas are judged such as fielding, hitting, throwing, running, judgment and catching.

Minor league teams have 3 baseball events per week. During the regular season that is 2 games and 1 practice. Games are played on weeknights and last about 100 minutes per event. Minor leagues are played using a pitching machine to allow for game movement and to help kids improve in various areas of the game. Some rules may be modified to accomodate the games. The season ends roughly when school ends.

Major League Little League is the same game you see on TV in the LL World Series, including live pitching. Teams have 3-5 baseball events per week depending on the coach/manager. Games are weeknights and last 90-120 minutes or more. These games are highly skilled and highly competitive.Though instruction is the main goal,the kids take this level of play very seriously and have alot of fun with the competition. The season ends with the Athens City Tournament which ends the first week of June.

Ages 13-15: Junior League:

This is real baseball on the big fields. The season begins after middle school baseball season in early April. Teams play into early June with 3 baseball events per week. Games are on Weekdays and Saturday mornings. If you want to watch some real baseball for free and to see some really talented kids,this is the game you want to watch.

 All-Stars Ages 7-14:

   At the conclusion of the local season, all-star teams are selected in the following age groups: 7-8. 9-10, 10-11, 11-12 and 13-14. These teams will not be announced until June 15 and will play in the District 10 Tournament beginning in late June and running until around July 6. the champion in each age group age 9 and up advances to the State Tournament a few weeks later.

Girls Softball

Our Softball program offers the following levels of play: 7-8's, 9-10 Minors, 11-12 Majors and 13-16 Junior/Senior. For more information,contact Michelle