At 1^st grade, your child is now eligible to compete in the summer tournament season. Being the youngest age group, this is new to most families unless they have older children. The summer tournament season is a great way to continue playing throughout the summer while competing on neighboring municipal fields with increased competition.

For 7U, teams will typically practice 1 to 2 times per week. We expect that our group will play in 3-4 tournaments throughout the summer.  The first tournament will likely be the weekend after the Spring HAA in-house season ends.

All of the tournaments are within 1 hour of Hampton. The cost to play is typically +/- $40 per kid, per tournament.  We will also have approximately $75 in up front costs for uniforms. 

  

Our main intention for sending this email out now is to gauge interest with this age group. The most we can roster for a tournament is typically 12. Pending the number of sign ups, we may have to hold tryouts to select a team.  We are asking that anyone interested sign up as soon as possible with a deadline of May 1^st. If we have more than 12 signups, we will hold tryouts the following weekend.

Tournament baseball is not for everyone, as it requires more commitment than spring and fall in house.  From our experience, we can tell you that it is a lot of fun for both the kids and parents. Your player, other siblings, and parents will engage in great friendships with other families throughout the district over the summer.

Tournament Team Registration is now open for our 8U age group thru 5/1.

This is an opportunity to participate in local tournaments that will be at a more competitive level and offers a chance for players to represent HAA at the 8U level throughout other communities. Once registration closes, the team will be determined (if needed) through a tryout evaluation scheduled in May at McCully Fields.

The team will practice 1-2 times weekly starting in May and plans to play 3- 5 tournaments that will take place between late June and Mid-August. Schedules are not yet set on the dates and locations, but most if not all will be within 1 hour of Hampton and will consist of 3-5 games played over several days, centered around weekends. There is some flexibility for participating in all of the tournaments and practices, but it is a time commitment and will need to have as close to full participation as possible in order to have a successful season.

Cost for the Tournament Season is estimated to be $250-350 between uniforms and tournament entry fees. If as a team we decide to take on fundraising efforts, this total may be reduced.  

To register go to the HAA Site  log in and you should see "Available Programs" by your child's name.

No fees will be collected up front. 

Once you have registered your player, additional information will be shared as necessary regarding tryout evaluations and scheduling. We look forward to a fun and competitive Summer season!

8U Tournament Team Coaches

This year's team will have 11-12 players

Practices and scrimmages throughout the Spring will be on Sundays

Cost for the summer will be approximately $350.

Some of the cost mayl be offset by hosting a tournament

If signups allow, we may be able to accommodate a second team. 

The second team would run on a different schedule and not the info listed 

above. That info would be released after the formation of the team.