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Spring 2008 Registration
 We welcome all youth aged
4 to
12 (as of April 30, 2008), living in or around the Herndon, Virginia
area to play in the Herndon Optimist Cal Ripken Youth Baseball
League.
Our leagues are safe, fun and very instructional. No experience
necessary! If your child has never played before or if your child is
a "seasoned vet", baseball in Herndon has lots to offer.
League Structure
When we refer to age, we always
mean the age as of April 30. Because the age cutoff has moved
from July 31 to April 30, we allow children to qualify to play in a
given league by league age or grade in school.
The table below outlines the league structure.
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League |
Ages / Grade |
Notes |
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Major 50/70 |
10, 11, 12 year olds, OR
Grades 4, 5, 6. |
All games played on 50/70 diamond. Only 4 teams; includes
weekend games with local 50/70 teams. Tuesday
& Saturday games. |
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Major
46/60 |
10, 11, 12 year olds OR
Grades 4, 5, 6. |
All games played on 46/60 diamond. 8 teams in league.
All remaining 12-year olds not drafted into 50/70. Wednesday
& Saturday games. |
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Minor |
9, 10, 11 year olds OR
Grades 3, 4, 5. |
All remaining 11-year olds not drafted into the Major
League. Selected 9 and 10-year olds drafted into the Minor
League. Tuesday & Saturday games. |
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Rookie |
8, 9, 10 year olds OR
Grades 2, 3, 4. |
All remaining 10-year olds not drafted into the Minor League.
Players 8 & 9-years old selected during the Rookie League draft.
Thursday & Saturday games. |
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Machine Pitch |
7, 8, 9 year olds OR
Grades 1, 2, 3. |
All remaining 8 & 9-year olds not drafted
into the Rookie League. Players 7-years old who requested to
play up. Monday & Saturday games. |
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Coach Pitch |
5, 6, 7 year olds OR
Grades K, 1, 2. |
Four pitches then use Tee if needed.
Remaining 7-year olds and players 5 & 6-years old who requested
to play up. Saturday games. |
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T-Ball |
4, 5, 6 year olds OR Grades Pre-K, K, 1. |
First time players and players who would like to continue to hit
from the Tee. Saturday games. |
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Buddy Ball |
6
thru 13 year olds |
Children with special needs and/or disabilities. Players paired
with at least one older buddy. Sunday games (no
practices). No $$ Fee. |
Tryouts & Draft
All players who desire to play in the Majors, Minors or Rookie
Leagues must tryout. The purpose of tryouts is to provide an
equal distribution of the players based on skill level.
Players will be assigned to a team through a draft process.
Please make sure to select your league preference for your child;
however, there is no guarantee your child will be drafted at that
level.
We attempt to group Machine Pitch, Coach Pitch,
and T-Ball teams by school regions and neighborhood so the children can play with
kids they probably already know.
Important Dates
Regular Spring Registration ends on February 24. After this
date there is a $25 late registration fee incurred. The Spring
Season begins with practices on March 17, and
ends June 14.
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The Herndon Optimists also sponsors the
Babe Ruth League for youth 13 - 15 and Senior Babe Ruth for
ages 16 - 18. Babe Ruth information and forms can be
obtained by visiting the
Herndon Babe Ruth
website.
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Registration
Just click on the link below to
be taken to the Spring 2008 online registration form. Registration must
be completed no later than February 24, 2008 to guarantee a
spot! Cost is $60 per child (due by Feb. 24), or $85 per child
(after February 24, 2008). You may pay online by credit card or mail
us a check.
Managers/ Coaches
Anyone wishing to manage this Spring season, please fill out the online
volunteer form at:
Managers and Assistant Coaches: Online Volunteer Application
Managers and Coaches will have to fill-out an
application/background check form in order to be eligible to coach a
team.
The league mailing address is:
Herndon Optimist
Club Youth Baseball (HOYB)
P.O. Box 1771
Herndon, VA 20172
Please enter your email
address on the registration form as this will aid us in
future dissemination of information.
Rest assured that we will not distribute your email
address to anyone outside the Optimist organization.
Also, please note the registration deadline.
Forms postmarked after this date will incur a higher
registration fee and will be placed on a waiting list.
While we will make every effort to place your child, we will
not be able to guarantee a team assignment for late registrations.
Important: If a registration form
is returned after February 24, 2008 the player will be placed on a
wait list. We cannot guarantee that a wait listed player will be
placed on a team.
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