: 2009 Spring Season Divisions
Ten, Eleven and Twelve year olds. Tryouts are required to be eligible for this division and placement is subject to draft selection. Teams are formed by manager draft the week following. Once a player is assigned to a team, he or she remains on that team from year to year. Vacancies occur as players graduate, or leave the program. The Majors is the most competitive division of play so parents need to consider whether their child is ready for majors. Williamsport rules apply including minimum play requirement, with a few exceptions (white pages). Minimum required playing time is 2 innings in the field and one at-bat.
Minor AAA
Nine, Ten, and Eleven year olds. Also, will consider Eight year olds but they must have 1-year Minor AA and 1-year Minor A experience to be eligible and placement is subject to space availability and draft selection. Tryouts are recommended for all, and required for eight year olds that wish to be considered for placement. Teams are formed by manager draft from a pool of available players. The Minor AAA draft is held following the Majors draft. This Division is very competitive, standings are maintained, and the season culminates in playoffs. Official Little League Rules of Play are followed, with a few exceptions (white pages). Minimum required playing time is 2 innings in the field. The batting line-up consists of all players at the game regardless if they are currently in an on-field position or not.
Minor AA
Eight year olds (nines by parental request). Also, will consider Seven year olds if they will turn eight prior to August 1st and have already had a year of Minor A instructional. The parent must request consideration and he will be evaluated for Minor AA. No division standings, machine pitch with a potential modification to player pitch as the season progresses (with agreed upon rules for kid pitch). Minor AA maintains instructional focus with an end of season round robin tournament. Teams are formed by committee, taking into account skill levels, player age and gender. Official Little League Rules of Play (used at the Majors and Minor AAA levels) are substantially modified (within accepted LL guidelines) to facilitate the games
Minor A Instructional
Minor A Instructional is open to all players that will turn 7 prior to April 30th (6 with one yer of tball). We do allow 8's to play down by parental request.
Softball Junior Division
Juniors 13-15. Real softball with no limiting rules. 10 field players to allow for greater participation. Wide range of skills across the county. We play against teams from Parsippany, Mendham, Hanover, Madison, Mountain Lakes/Boonton, and Morris Plains. Pitchers who pitch for high school teams cannot pitch in this league. 14-15 games.
Softball Majors
Majors 11-12. A wide range of skills across the league. While some players are very skilled, others are still very much developmental. Players usually have at least one year of softball experience. We play against teams from Hanover, Parsippany, Morris Plains, and Mountain Lakes/Boonton. A wide variety of ability across the league. While the game play is real softball and quite competitive between the best teams, the emphasis is still on learning and development. Players get a minimum 3 innings in the field each game, we play 10 in the field, and everyone that shows up to a game is in the batting lineup. 14-15 games plus playoffs and a practice scheduled each week.
Softball Minors
Minors 9-10. Beginner game softball. Modified rules (maximum 7 batters per inning and very limited stealing, for example) to allow kids to pitch while managing game and inning length. Pitchers are encouraged to try and to grow with practice. Teams are generally kept small to make sure players get as much exposure as possible. All players bat in the lineup and every player must play 3 innings in the field and we play with 10 in the field. We also play some games against teams from Morris Plains. Usually 14 games plus playoffs and a practice scheduled each week. Some 11s may play in minors.
Softball Instructional
Instructional 7-8. Introduction to softball. Players may have played tee ball or coach-pitch baseball. Practice and repetition is the emphasis so the players learn how to throw, catch, and swing a bat correctly. We play coach-pitch games and some players may pitch toward the end of the season if they are ready. Very controlled environment to make sure learning is the focus and not game results. No results or standings are kept