2008 All-Star Tryouts

Leon Newsome is the HOYB All-Star Commissioner and coordinates our All-Star program. If you have any questions or comments regarding the program, please contact Leon. 

HOYB Cal Ripken League  Parents/Coaches/Managers:

The HOYB All-Star travel team is a wonderful program designed to allow children who love baseball the opportunity to continue their baseball experience into the summer. Teams typically begin practicing once or twice a week in early May, during the House League season, and can practice 3 or more times a week once the House League season ends, with tournaments or scrimmages on weekends.

Memorial Day weekend is usually the first tournament weekend of the All-Star season, which normally ends in late July/early August. Most of the teams resume practicing and playing in September, in a limited capacity, during the Fall House League season.

The tryouts for our league all-star teams will be on Friday, April 25; Sunday, April 27; Friday, May 2; and Sunday, May 4.

The schedule for tryouts is as follows:

Friday, April 25

10U Tryouts are at Herndon MS #3  from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

8U Tryouts are at Four Seasons Field from 6:00 - 7:30 pm.

Sunday, April 27

12U (50/70) Tryouts are at Bready from 12:30 - 2:30 pm.

11U (50/70 Tryouts are at Bready from 3:00 - 5:00 pm.

11U (46/60) Tryouts are at Bready from 5:15 - 7:15 pm.
** Note this will be the only tryout for 11U**

9U Tryouts are at Herndon MS #3 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm.

8U Tryouts are at Herndon MS #2 (closest to the school)
 from 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm.

Friday, May 2

9U Tryouts are at Alabama Park from 5:30 - 7:30 pm.

Sunday, May 4

12U (50/70) Tryouts are at Herndon Middle #3 from 1:30 - 3:30 pm.

11U (50/70) Tryouts are at Herndon Middle #3 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm.

10U Tryouts are at Alabama Park from 1:30 - 3:30 pm.

Because of the time it takes to sign in all the players and get them organized, we strongly suggest that players arrive 30 minutes before the tryout start time.

To be eligible to make an all-star team, every player must attend at least one full tryout for that team.  Also, a player may try out for more than one team.  However, to be selected for an all-star team at a higher age level (for example, a ten year old trying out for the 11U team), that player must be ranked among the top eight players.

Evaluators at the tryouts are primarily managers from teams in our league.  Their combined rankings select the top eight players on each team.  The remaining players are selected by the all-star manager.

For those considering trying out for the 11U teams, your child will automatically be considered for the 11U (46/60) team if he/she attends the 11U (50/70) tryouts. The 11U (46/60) manager, John Broussard, or his designee, will attend the 11U (50/70) tryouts to evaluate the players. However, considering the difference in field dimensions/distances and play, it may benefit your child to attend the 11U (46/60) tryout as well if that is an option you are considering. If you do not wish to try out for the 11U (50/70) team, then solely attend the 11U (46/60) try out on 4/27, 5:15 - 7:15 pm, at Bready Park.

Again, if you have any questions, please fee free to email or call.

Thank you,

Leon Newsome
HOYB All-Star Commissioner