AGE RANGE: Players Little League Ages 8*, or 9, or 10**, as defined by 2023 Little League Softball Age Chart.
*League Age 8 players must request play-up request in registration process and participate in Skills Assessment. To be draft eligible for AAA, Player must score in the top 50% of 9 year olds. Being eligible does not guarantee being drafted, if not drafted player is allocated to the Division AA Program.
**League Age 10 players, based on Skills Assessment evaluation could be slotted into the AAA Program to ensure the player is involved in an environment that is properly suited for his/her skill set at this point it time. We want to see kids in a position where they have the highest probability of success to grow, have fun and keep playing.
AAA Softball is the first level of our Upper Division softball programs. Players will expand on the skills taught at AA. This is the first year of “100% kid-pitch”. Players should be able to throw from third-base to first-base in the air and agile enough to avoid being hit by a pitch. They should be able to properly catch a ball. Regular season includes Interlock games versus Snoqualmie Valley LL (SVLL) teams, Snoqualmie Valley North LL (SVN), Eastlake, Sammamish, Issaquah or Redmond. The AAA season concludes with a Snoqualmie Valley Inter-League Championship tournament. To learn more about the full league rules and regulations – read here.
TEAMS
- Teams are formed by a “Blind Serpentine Draft” by the Falls LL Selection Committee. Draft order will be based on provisional draft round, composite score, and then pitching score from data collected the Upper Division Skill Assessment
- Rosters will include 12-13 players
AAA IN-SEASON TARGETS
- Managers are required to utilize the regular season for broad player development and position versatility.
- There will be an effort for a Softball Tournament between other D9 leagues and is structured for teams to strive to win which could be have player position limitations while adhering to our minimum playing time requirements
SCHEDULE OVERVIEW
The Division AAA program in segmented into three parts: Practice season – Feb 28 through March 23, Regular game season – March 25 up to Memorial Weekend. If there is enough interest between D9 leagues there could be a mini tournament format to conclude the season.
| Activity | |
Weeks 1 - 4 | Practice 2-3x/week
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Weeks 5- 6 | 1 or 2 Games/week + 1 Practice | |
Week 7 | SVSD Spring Break | |
Weeks 8 - 15 | 1 or 2 Games/week + 1 Practice | |
Volunteer Managers select preferred practice times slots - day and time of week. League does not guarantee team placement onto a specific team that practices certain days of week.
Games are typically scheduled Monday’s and Wednesday’s with occasional Friday’s or Saturday’s. Game schedule is impacted by total number of available fields, total number of player registrations and Division teams.