Belmont Redwood Shores Little League

Registration for Spring 2009 Season

Baseball for boys and girls ages 5-12, including T-Ball, Farm, AA, AAA and Majors divisions

The Board of Directors of BRSLL is pleased to offer Online Registration. Since this is our first year utilizing this system, all families need to create an account and enter the requested information. Next year, returning families can log on to their existing account and edit their information. We hope you find this new system useful!

Please review the BRSLL 2009 Registration Information section below before registering.

All players must register through this online registration system.

Baseball Tryouts -Tryouts are required for Majors, AAA and AA baseball divisions, even for players who have already played in them before. If you register for the Majors, AAA or AA divisions, information on tryouts will be sent to you by email later in December. Tryout dates will be January 10 and January 24, 2009 and players must attend at least one session.

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1 - BRSLL 2009 Registration Information

Registration Calendar

Nov 15, 2008: Online Registration begins

Dec 6, 2008: Live (walk-in) Registration Day at Redwood Shores Library - 10:30am  to 3:30pm
Dec 10, 2008: Live (walk-in) Registration Day at Belmont Library - 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Dec 31, 2008:  Deadline for Registration - Late registrations after this date will be charged a $50 late Registration Fee

Jan 9, 2009: Registration Closes

Jan 10, 2009: Tryouts Day #1

Jan 24, 2009: Tryouts Day #2

Jan 27, 2009: Last day to Withdraw & Obtain Refund (less admin fee of $25)

Feb. 9, 2008:  Practices begin (Farm, AA, AAA and Majors)

Mar 7, 2009: Opening Day

June 6, 2009: Closing Day

Registration Requirements - All players are required to meet our age and residency requirements, detailed below. Players who are new to BRSLL must show proof of birthdate (birth certificate or passport) before their registrations will be confirmed. Returning players do not need to show proof of birthdate unless specifically asked to do so.

Residence Requirements - Players must live within BRSLL's territorial boundaries in order to fully participate in our league. Our territory includes Belmont, Redwood Shores, and a small portion of San Mateo. Please consult our boundary map before you register with BRSLL.
 
Live Registration Days -  Live Registration Days will be held on Saturday Dec. 6 from 10:30am-3:30pm at the Redwood Shores Public Library, 399 Marine World Parkway in Redwood Shores and Wednesday Dec. 10 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm at the Belmont Public Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas in Belmont. As our registration process is done online, you do not need to come to this event unless you meet one of the following criteria:

• You are new to BRSLL and would prefer to present your child's proof of birthdate in person rather than sending it to us by mail or email.
• You are paying by check and would prefer to submit your check in person rather than by mail.
• You would like assistance in using our online registration system.
• You would like more information about BRSLL before registering.

We will have several computer terminals available for those of you who would like to register at this event. In addition, BRSLL staff will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.
 
Registration Fees - $135 for T-Ball and $160 for all other divisions.

Please note that the Registration Fee includes a $20 per player usage fee that the league is required to pay to the City of Belmont Parks and Recreation Department.

A $7.25 processing fee is added to each registration to cover registration costs.

A $50 late fee applies to all registrations completed after Dec 31, 2008.

2 - Volunteer Requirement

Belmont Redwood Shores Little League is dependent on volunteers to deliver a great experience to the children of the community.  The league requires each family to volunteer during the season.  Before you can complete the registration process, you will need to select one of the following volunteer opportunities:

Team Manager - The Team Manager has overall responsibility for the team and is the league's point of contact with the team.  The manager is responsible for ensuring that the philosophy, goals, Codes of Conduct and rules for our league and the particular division are communicated, monitored and enforced.  The manager has responsibility for organizing and managing the conduct of practices and games and working with the team coaches to develop practice and game plans, including rotation of players and minimum play time as required by the rules of the particular division.  The manager must be a positive role model, an educator and a motivator.  Managers are selected for each team before the season starts and the manager's child is guaranteed a spot on the team.  The time commitment is for one or two games and one or two practices per week, depending on division.

Head Coach -  The Head Coach is responsible for player development and training.  The coach runs practices and pre-game warm-ups and substitutes for the manager whenever the manager is not available.  Head coaches are selected for each team before the season starts and the head coach's child is guaranteed a spot on the team.  The time commitment is for one or two games and one or two practices per week, depending on division.

If you volunteer for Manager or Head Coach, please register next to your name on the registration page.

Assistant Coach - If you would like to be involved in coaching but are unable to make the time commitment required to be a head coach or team manager, you may volunteer to serve as an assistant coach.  Assistant coaches can help at practices and during games, as they are available and as agreed upon by the manager and head coach.  Most teams will need from one to three assistant coaches.

Team Parent - The Team Parent organizes team activities such as game snacks, team parties, picture and yearbook distribution, etc.  The team parent assists the manager by communicating with team families regarding practice and game schedules, volunteer assignments and other team and league events.

Snack Shack Duty - All Majors Division games are played at the Marina Field where the league operates a snack shack that serves as an important fundraiser for our league.   In addition, teams in the AAA, AA and Farm divisions will typically play one or two games per season at the Marina field.  Volunteers  work in the snack during some of their child's games and may, if they desire, help in the snack shack in other games or postseason tournaments.

Scorekeeper - Scorekeepers are needed are needed in the AA, AAA and Majors divisions to keep the scorebook for your team.  In AAA and Majors, a second scorekeeper is needed to keep pitch counts.  For those new to scorekeeping, the league will hold a scorekeeping clinic.  Scorekeepers are not needed for Farm and T-Ball divisions.

Field Preparation - Water, drag and line the field before your child's "home" games; clean-up after "away" games.

Umpire -  Parent volunteer umpires are welcome in all divisions (other than T-Ball) and do all the umpiring in the Farm and AA divisions.  For those new to umpiring, the league provides training.

Team Photographer -  Take digital photos of your child's  team in action and provide a photo CD for each child at the end of the season.  Provide photos for the yearbook.

Team Safety Officer - Ensure that all safety rules are followed during games.  Bring a first-aid kit to all games and assist with first aid in the case of injury to participants.  This is an ideal volunteer opportunity for trained medical professionals (doctors, nurses, EMTs, etc.).  For those without training or professional experience, a first aid class will be offered prior to Opening day.

Volunteers who have direct contact with children (managers, head coaches and assistant coaches) are required to complete a Little League volunteer form.  The form can be obtained at Volunteer Form  and either mailed to BRSLL PO Box 1  Belmont, CA 94002 or dropped off at one of our two walk-in registration days. 

 3 - Division Age Requirements

Belmont Redwood Shores Little League's standard age requirements are as follows:

Note: Little League age is a player's as of April 30th, 2009.

Exceptions: "Playing up" a division

• 7-year-olds (birthdates from May 1, 2001 to April 30, 2002) who played Farm at BRSLL last year may opt to register for AA.
• 9-year olds (birthdates from May 1, 1999 to April 30, 2000) registering for AAA must have played at the AA level last season.
• 10-year olds (birthdates from May 1, 1998 to April 30, 1999) registering for Majors must have played at the AAA level last season.
• 12-year olds (birthdates from May 1, 1996 to April 30, 1997) must register for Majors. This is a Little League National requirement and can be waived only with the approval of the President of BRSLL and the Little League District 52 administrator.

Note: Players who played in other leagues may also qualify for these exceptions, but BRSLL will require a recommendation from their previous league.

Note: Final division placement for Majors, AAA and AA will depend on tryout performance.

Exceptions: Players desiring additional development time

•  * 7-year-olds (birthdates from May 1, 2001 to April 30, 2002) who have not previously played T-ball and want more development time may opt to register for T-Ball.
•  * 8-year-olds (birthdates from May 1, 2000 to April 30, 2001) who want more development time in a non-competitive environment may opt to register for Farm.
•  * 9-year-olds (birthdates from May 1, 1999 to April 30, 2000) who want more development time and prefer to face machine, rather than live, pitching may opt to register for AA.
•  * 11-year olds (birthdates from May 1, 1997 to April 30, 1998) who want more development time may opt to register for AAA.

 Things to consider in deciding whether to play up or down. The decision of whether to play up or down can be a difficult one, but here are a few things to consider. Players who play up will benefit from facing stronger competition and from practicing with older, more skilled players. However, they may receive less playing time than if they played at their age level. They will also have a different social experience as they will likely be one to two years younger than most of their teammates. Players who play down may receive more playing time but may also find the level of competition less challenging. Please note that requests to play up in AA, AAA and Majors will be dependent on a player's performance in tryouts. Requests to play down will be honored by our league unless, in the judgment of the player agents, having a particular player play down would be detrimental to the competitive balance in the division involved or would present a safety issue. In this case, parents will be contacted in advance by the appropriate player agent to discuss the situation. For example, if your child is a 9-year old and you register him or her for AAA, your child will either play in AAA or AA depending upon tryouts and the draft. If, however, you were to register your child for AA, he or she would not be considered for the AAA division during tryouts. If you have more questions about player placement, email Minors Player Agent Chris Mitchell christopher.m@comcast.net or Majors Player Agent Mike Davies daviesmw@comcast.net.

 Baseball Tryouts - Tryouts are required for Majors, AAA and AA baseball divisions, even for players who have already played in them before. Players who intend to participate in tryouts should register for the division of their choice, but may be reassigned to a different division based on the tryout results. Players aged 8 who try out for AA but are not selected to play on an AA team will be reassigned to Farm.  Players aged 9 who try out for AAA but are not selected to play on an AAA team will be reassigned to AA.  Players aged 10 or 11 who tryout for Majors but are not selected to play on a Majors team will be reassigned to AAA. If you register for the Majors, AAA or AA divisions, information on tryouts will be sent to you by email later in December. Tryout dates will be January 10 and January 24, 2009 and players must attend at least one session.

Team Assignment Policy - Teams will be assigned in accordance with our league's supplemental rules for each division. For Majors, AAA and AA, tryouts and a draft are used to place players. For Farm, players are placed on teams randomly by our Board of Directors. For T-ball, teams are formed at the T-ball organizational meeting, which is scheduled for February 11, 2009. There are no guarantees of specific teammates or coaches. An exception will be made for children of team managers / coaches (who will be assigned to their parents' team), and for siblings in the same division (who will be assigned to the same team).

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