LEAGUE
Vision Statement:
EAA is a youth sports organization dedicated to providing young athletes an enjoyable and constructive youth sports experience. EAA is an Elkhorn based organization serving the Elkhorn community and we also welcome participation from families in our surrounding communities.
REGISTRATION (7U and 8U Tryouts are now complete June 19th, 2018)
Deposit: $350 paid during tryout registration in June 2017.
Each team will receive an invoice in the fall for the final balance due by Feb 15th, 2018.
(Age 7U) The cost to play for the 2018 season ranges from $700 - $900 depending on team budgets. (Range is an estimate)
(Age 8U) The cost to play for the 2018 season ranges from $900 - $1,000 depending on team budgets. (Range is an estimate)
(Ages 9U-14U) The cost to play for the 2018 season ranges from $1,300 - $2,000 depending on team budgets. (Range is an estimate)
Age as of May 1st, 2018
SEASON PLAY
The season begins with practices in January with games played through early to mid July.
LEVELS OF PLAY
EAA AAA and Major teams display the highest level of talent. These teams typically play 40-50 games per season. Normally, there will be 2 – 3 games per week. In addition to this, they participate in 5-9 weekend tournaments throughout the season.
EAA AA teams typically play 30-45 games per season and will typically play 1-2 games per week. There are additionally 4-6 weekend tournaments throughout the season.
Our EAA A teams typically play 25-35 games per season and will typically play 1-2 games per week as there is higher focus on practicing and teaching fundamentals. There are additionally 3-5 weekend tournaments throughout the season.
For the 7U and 8U teams, the season will be closer to 20-30 games with 3-5 weekend tournaments throughout the season.
Pricing includes:
- Field maintenance and preparation for 10 home games
- Umpires for 10 home games (1 Umpire for 8U-12U; 2 Umpires for 13U-14U)
- EAA Team and Player Insurance
- 20 total field allocations for games or practices (April 1st thru July 1st)
- Potentially up to 15 outdoor field times in March
- Catchers gear (1 set) and 5 dozen baseballs
- USSSA Team Registration
- Registration for 4 USSSA sanctioned tournaments
- Twice/week – 90 minutes practices at ETC (1 quad space + 1 batting tunnel) in Jan, Feb and March
Understanding Select Baseball:
| LEVEL |
DEFINITION |
GAMES PLAYED
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TOURNAMENTS
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Major:
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The Major classification consists of the top 5% - 10% of players at tryouts |
50-60 |
7-9 |
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| AAA: |
The Triple-A classification consists of the next 25% - 30% |
40-50 |
5-9 |
|
| AA: |
The Double-A classification consists of the next 25% - 30% |
30-45 |
4-6
|
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| A: |
The Single-A classification consists of the next 25% - 30% |
25-35 |
3-5 |
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