GOLDEN HILL DRAFT & PLAYER DIVISION PLACEMENT

The draft is a crucial part of our league, ensuring that players are placed in the division that best matches their current baseball skills. It also promotes parity across teams, creating fair and balanced rosters that foster healthy competition throughout the season. This process allows every player to be challenged at the right level while contributing to an exciting and equitable experience for all.

All draft-eligible players are assigned to teams through a draft process. T-Ball teams are formed based on requests and, when possible, by players' school affiliations. Players cannot request a specific division to play in; their placement is determined solely by the draft.

For the draft, there are certain mandatory guidelines. Players aged 13-15 must be drafted into the Juniors division, while players aged 12 are required to be drafted into the Majors division. Players aged 11 cannot be drafted below the AAA division, players aged 10 cannot be drafted below the AA division, players aged 9 cannot be drafted below the A division, and players aged 8 cannot be drafted below the Rookie division.

In some cases, 6- and 7-year-olds may not be drafted into Rookie and will be assigned to T-Ball instead. These players will receive a refund for the difference in fees between T-Ball and the higher divisions.

It is also possible that players could be drafted into the same division they played in the previous year, depending on the results of the draft.