Evaluations will be held at Ambuc Park on Feb 12th at 1:00p and Charles Brook Park on Feb 12th at 4:00p.

  Little League® player evaluations, also referred to as tryouts, are an annual activity for all local leagues, whether a league redrafts all of its team rosters each year or only selects players to fill out rosters in the Minors and Major Baseball and Major Softball divisions.

It is a requirement of eligibility for all player candidates to attend at least 1 of the tryout sessions so that managers of  Division teams can properly assess the ability of each player and give each player a proper grade based on ability. If a candidate cannot attend 1 of the tryouts, and provides and excuse which is acceptable to the board of directors, the candidate may be drafted/placed on a team with board approval.

All managers, nominated by the League President and approved by the league’s Board of Directors for the current season, are encouraged to attend the tryout so they can assess/grade players for their own reference.

There are five recommended area in which each candidate should be given the opportunity to (1) Batting (2) Fielding fly balls  (3) Fielding ground balls (4) Throwing (5) Run in competition with children having the same league age.

Each skill should be graded on a 1-5 scale. A total of score of 25 points is the highest rating a candidate could receive.

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, the vice president of the division, 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.