It's finally time to get these kids out of the house and back onto the baseball fields!
Here's a look at our upcoming tryout schedule:
March 27, 2021 at The Swing Factory (541 Chestnut St, Lynn, MA 01904)
Major boys (ages 10-12) Time: TBD
Major/Jr/Sr girls (9-16). Time: TBD
All players must be registered to tryout.
You can still register online, click here.
Due to Covid restrictions, returning major players will not be attending tryouts.
If your child can not make tryouts and wants to be eligible for the major draft. A letter with an explanation of their absence needs to be sent to the board for approval.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TRYOUTS
Little League® player evaluations, also referred to as tryouts, are an annual activity for local leagues.
It is a requirement of eligibility for all player candidates to attend a tryout sessions so that managers of Major Division teams can properly assess the ability of each player and give each player a proper grade based on ability.
Any child who is placed on a Minor League team (and is the correct age for the Major Division) is IMMEDIATELY eligible to be called up to the Major Division, in the event of a vacancy.
All managers, approved by the league’s Board of Directors for the current season, must attend the tryout so they can assess/grade players for their own reference.
There are five recommended areas in which each candidate should be given the opportunity to (1) Batting (2) Fielding fly balls (3) Fielding ground balls (4) Throwing (5) Runing in competition with children having the same league age.
Each skill will be graded on a 1-5 scale. A total of score of 25 points is the highest rating a candidate can receive. Candidates scoring 15 through 25 points are considered eligible for drafting onto a major team.
Those scores would then be utilized as managers work through the draft process.
The participation in the evaluation process, and assessment of all players is contingent about each child meeting Little League’s eligibility requirements. Once a child has been graded, it is the responsibility of the team managers and the league’s player agent to operate and assure a fair and equitable draft that follows one of Little League’s approved draft methods.
Opportunity for a child to experience, grow, and excel on and off the field is what makes Little League unique. It begins with a child’s parents, or legal guardians, deciding to trust the volunteers in the community to create and operate a safe, healthy, and well-run local program