How are teams established?
• For Pee Wee, there are no tryouts or draft and teams are put together at random. Coach & player requests may be honored if possible.
•For all other divisions, teams are drafted by team managers after a player evaluation during tryouts.
How many games will we play? Practices?
• The number of practices will be up to your respective Head Coach.
• Each division will play 10+ games in the Fall or 12+ games in the Spring (varies by division.) In the Spring, teams will also play a minimum of 2 additional games in the playoffs
It rained – how do I find out if our game will be played or rescheduled?
• Each team will receive an update from their respective Head Coach
• The league will also update the field status on the website and share updates via Social Media as soon as possible.
Our game is rained out – now what?
• The league will update schedules on the website with make-up dates/times for games that have been rained out as soon as possible. Head Coaches and Parents should receive email updates as soon as those changes are posted.
• We attempt to use Monday & Friday nights in the Spring and Friday nights in the fall to accommodate makeup games; in the fall, we may also utilize Saturdays and/or Sundays in the event several games get rained out in a short period of time.
• We do our best to schedule make-up games in the order in which they were originally scheduled. For example, if a 6PM and a 7:30PM game are rained out on Tuesday night game, the 6PM game will be rescheduled in the first available make-up time slot and the 7:30PM game will be rescheduled for the next available make-up time slot after that.
Why is Westside Little League so expensive?
• Is it? At WSLL, we work hard to balance a competitively priced, volunteer-based league with the costs associated with maintaining our fields
• If you are comparing to a select organization program, a typical Select tournament cost is $50 per player per tournament with a 3 game guarantee. Playing 4 Select tournaments would guarantee 12 games at a cost of $200 (not including uniform costs, coaches fees, umpire fees, travel fees, admission fees, and facility fees.) Westside offers 12+ games at a lower cost
Who is on paid staff for the league?
• The league is run & operated solely by volunteers.
What do we do if we have problems/concerns?
• Parents, please always start with your team’s respective Head Coach if you have problems. Should your issue be with your Head Coach, please contact our Player Agent
• Coaches, if you have an issue with parents and/or players, please deal directly with your respective Division’s Commissioner to resolve the matter
• Westside’s leadership is always willing to hear concerns from parents/coaches, but ultimately you will be referred back to one of the two sources above to have concerns addressed
What do we need for tryouts? Games?
• Players simply need to bring a glove, bat, and batting helmet to tryouts.
• During the season the league supplies hats and jerseys. Parents are responsible for providing the baseball pants, socks, and belt. Once you've been placed on a team, your coach will let you know what color pants/socks/belt your team will be wearing during the season.
What if we have other questions?
• Email [email protected]