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.