District Team Tryouts
Pre-Registration Required
Friday April 26 @ 5 PM
Tryouts for the District tournament teams will be held Friday April 26. The rain date will be Sunday April 28. Please direct questions about the District Tryouts to [email protected].
You MUST PRE-REGISTER for the tryouts via BPALL.ORG website.
Please read all the information below BEFORE registering for the tryouts.
Eligibility: Must be a resident within BPALL boundary or be enrolled in school that resides within BPALL boundary. Please see little league age chart for which division your player is qualified.
When are tryouts?
- DATE: Friday April 26
- LOCATION: Cappelletti Field
- 9U: 5:00 PM
- 10U: 5:30 PM
- 11U: 6:00 PM
- 12U: 6:30 PM
NOTE: Please arrive 10 minutes BEFORE your slot, get on your gear and warm up; catchers, please bring all gear
How many teams will BPALL have?
- Ideally, both 9-10 and 11-12u will have “A” and additional ‘B’ teams entered, depending on interest and skill level in the age groups.
- Each team will have 3 coaches; each coach must have participated as a registered coach during the 2024 spring season.
- Effective in 2023, teams will now hit in a continuous batting order, and will no longer have limitations tied to roster size. Each coach may choose a different roster size based on strategy (10,11,12 players).
When is the District season and what must players commit to?
- Your player must be available and committed to attending all games and practices during the District season. Please list ALL conflicts on the registration form.
- Practices will start during the regular season (can officially commence May 15th, after teams announced), and will extend until the District Team is still in the tournament. After regular season playoffs are complete, expect daily practices (up to individual coaches), participation in the NELL tournament (June 15-19th), with tournament games starting approximately June 20th*, and potentially running well into July (play until eliminated). A team could play 2 games minimum in the District tournament, and a 3 game minimum in the NELL tournament. 9u Teams do not participate in NELL, as their District tournament starts earlier (approx. June 15th).
How are players selected?
- It is the discretion of the coach how availability impacts selection.
- Tryouts will be a pro-style session and will include running, throwing, batting, and fielding assessments.
- Additional factors considered pas part of the selection process:
- Tryout performance
- Evaluators during tryouts will never have a child playing in the division being evaluated.
- In-season performance
- Positions and areas of strength
- How will your player help the team win?
How will team selections be announced?
- 9u – 12u Teams: Team rosters for selected players will be posted on the BPALL website on or after May 15th.
How much does it cost to play on the District teams?
The fee to play on the district team is $155. This fee covers district team registration fees, NELL Tournament registration fees, umpire fees for District games hosted by BPALL, field maintenance, and the cost of district team uniforms (shirt and hat) for the players and 3 volunteer coaches.