T-BALL

AGE

Players ages 4-6  play T-Ball  (League Age)

SKILLS AND DIVISION EMPHASIS

·         Players will learn the names of all the bases

·         The players will learn to run the bases

·         They are introduced to playing catch

·         They learn how to swing a bat

·         The players hit the ball off a Tee.  (Later in the season, coach pitch is used when the players are ready)

·         Base distances are 45 feet

·         Many players are new to baseball

·         No score is kept

HOW ARE TEAMS DETERMINED?

·         The league’s staff selects the teams based on the players’ various requests

·         Players may request specific friends or coaches

·         Coaches may request certain players

·         If there are no specific requests, players are aligned by schools or neighborhoods

·         The league does a “best efforts” to meet the family requests.  No guarantees are made

·         There are 10 – 13 players per team

HOW MANY GAMES AND TEAMS ARE THERE?

·         T-Ball usually has 6-8 teams in the Spring and they play 8 games

WHEN AND WHERE ARE THE GAMES AND PRACTICES?

·         Practices for all divisions are generally held at the Tempe Sports Complex; however, some coaches choose to have practices at the local parks or schools.  

·         The coach has discretion to select the specific times, days and locations of the practices

·         Games are on Thursday nights at 6:00pm and Saturday mornings s at 9:00am

·         Practices are generally on Tuesdays and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings

SIGNIFICANT RULES

·         No one sits out of the game defensively.  All players are in the field

·         Players should rotate between infield and outfield each inning

·         All players bat each inning, a continuous batting order

·         Games are scheduled for 3 innings, usually taking 1 hour and 15/20 minutes