League Age and Division Information

Divisions are configured on the "league age" of the players. The breakdown is as follows:

Rookie Division: 5-8 year olds - coach pitch

Minors Division: 8-10 year olds - coach and player pitch

Majors Division: 10-12 year olds - player pitch only

How to Determine League Age

For players to be eligible for the 2020 season they must be born between Sept.1, 2007 and Aug 31, 2015

League age is based on a cut off date of Aug 31. See the chart below for reference.

AGE	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG
12	2007	2007	2007	2007	2008	2008	2008	2008	2008	2008	2008	2008
11	2008	2008	2008	2008	2009	2009	2009	2009	2009	2009	2009	2009
10	2009	2009	2009	2009	2010	2010	2010	2010	2010	2010	2010	2010
9	2010	2010	2010	2010	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011
8	2011	2011	2011	2011	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012
7	2012	2012	2012	2012	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013
6	2013	2013	2013	2013	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014
5	2014	2014	2014	2014	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015

Rookie Division

The Rookie Division is comprised of players league age 5-8 years old and is exclusively coach pitch. There are no tees used during games or no player pitch is allowed.

Teams are selected at the division draft at the end of March. 8 year olds are grouped by their assessment data and 5-7 years old are grouped by age. This grouping of players by skill level and age ensures that teams are as even as possible.

Practice dates begin in early April. Although practices are at the discretion of the head coaches, players can expect a minimum of 5 practices before opening day. After games start, Rookie Division teams will practice approximately once or twice every other week.

Games begin on the opening day of season – usually the last Saturday In April. Rookie Division games are generally held Tuesdays, Thursdays and/or Saturdays. There are no playoffs for the Rookie Division.

Minor Division

The Minor Division is comprised of players league age 8-10 years old and is a mixture coach pitch and player pitch.

Teams are selected at the division draft at the end of March. Players are grouped by their assessment data which ensures that teams are as even as possible.

Practice dates begin in early April. Although practices are at the discretion of the head coaches, players can expect a approximately 5-10 practices during April. After games start, Minor Division teams will practice approximately once a week.

Games begin on the opening day of season – usually the last Saturday In April. Minor Division games are held Tuesdays, Thursdays and/or Saturdays. Fridays and Sundays are generally reserved for make-up games. Playoffs for the Minor Division usually begin midway through June with the championship game held at the end of the month.

Major Division

The Major Division is comprised of players league age 10-12 years old and is exclusively player pitch.

Teams are selected at the division draft at the end of March. Players are grouped by their assessment data which ensures that teams are as even as possible.

Practice dates begin in early April. Although practices are at the discretion of the head coaches, players can expect approximately 5-10 practices during April. After games start, Major Division teams will practice approximately once or twice a week.

Games begin on the opening day of season – usually the last Saturday In April. Major Division games are held Mondays, Wednesdays and/or Saturdays. Fridays and Sundays are generally reserved for make-up games. Playoffs for the Major Division usually begin midway through June with the championship game held at the end of the month.

Why some players are moved up

Each year, Crown City Little League will move up a certain number of 8 year olds into the Minor Division and 10 year olds into the Major Division. The number of players that are chosen to move up each year is dictated by the number of players needed to round our division numbers. For example: If the Major Division has sixty eight 11 and 12 year olds, this is not enough players to make six teams of 12 players. We would then move up four ten year olds. We have developed criteria for choosing those players who are moved up.

Skills Assessment - Each year CCLL conducts a Skills Assessment Day. The intent is to group players of similar abilities together for the draft. This ensures the teams are as fair as possible. At Skills Assessment Day evaluators with coaching experience view each player at a series of skill stations. The players are given grades at each station and then given an overall score. The higher the score, the more likely it will be that the player will be moved up.

Parent/Player Request - If a parent and/or player feels strongly about which division they play in, this is taken into consideration. There are however, no guarantees that any such request will be honored.

Parents should remember that this is a youth sport. It is not a big deal if a player is not "moved up". We would urge parents to be supportive of their players and all of the volunteers in the league. Most issues, with parent support, usually work out for the best.