FARM AA

AGE

Players ages 6-7  play Farm AA  (League Age).

SKILLS AND DIVISION EMPHASIS

·         Players begin to focus on executing throws to all bases to put runners/batters out and understanding how the game is played

·         There is increased structure to how the players are aligned defensively

·         Players hit coach pitch while at bat.  If they are unsuccessful after a few swings, they use a T

·         Batters always have success.  They hit until the ball is put into play

·         Many players at this division are new to baseball and it is an excellent division to be introduced to baseball

·         Base distances are 60 feet

·         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?

·         AA usually has 7-8 teams in the Spring and they play 10 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 Wednesday nights at 5:30pm and Saturday mornings at 8:30am or 10:30am

·         Practices are generally on Monday and Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings

SIGNIFICANT RULES

·         Ten players are in the field defensively

·         Players rotate defensively between infield and outfield positions

·         Players do not sit out defensively for two consecutive innings

·         Teams bat 8 players each inning

·         Coaches throw 5 pitches to each batter, if unsuccessful hitting, the batter hits off a tee

·         No new inning can start after 1 hour and 30 minutes, Drop Dead time is 1 hour 45 minutes

·         Runners remain on the bases, regardless of the number of outs

·         Batters and runners who are “put out” leave the bases

·         Runners advance bases one base at a time, however, runners may continue running on balls hit to the outfield until an infielder controls the ball