South Jeffco 9 Year Old Baseball

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South Jeffco 9 Year Old Baseball

• Spring 2010

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9 Year Old Baseball - League

• South Jeffco 9 year old teams compete in the
  Jefferson County Junior Baseball League (JCJBL)
• JCJBL consists of teams from all over Jefferson
  County, plus Brighton, Louisville, and Broomfield
• JCJBL provides 4 levels of play for 9 year old
  baseball
• 18 game league schedule
• 333 teams ages 8-14
• Practice begins Mar 1
• Season Apr 1 Mid July

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9 Year Old Baseball - League

• Levels of Play
• Competitive (a.k.a. Majors or O League)
• 22 of JCJBL teams, 21 of SJ teams
• First Flight or Level 1
• 30 of JCJBL teams, 32 of SJ teams
• Second Flight or Level 2
• 36 of JCJBL teams, 45 of SJ teams
• Third Flight or Level 3
• 12 of JCJBL teams, 3 of SJ teams

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9 Year Old Baseball Levels of Play

• Majors/0 League
• Highly competitive traveling teams that generally
  play 40 games per season.
• Teams typically participate in 4-6 tournaments
  per season.
• Teams must contain a minimum of 6 players from a
  single JCJBL member High School area

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9 Year Old Baseball Levels of Play

• Level 1
• Competitive teams that play 25 40 games per
  season.
• Teams typically participate in 3-5 tournaments
  per season
• Teams divided by High School area
• League usually divided into North/South split

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9 Year Old Baseball Levels of Play

• Level 2
• Recreational teams that generally play 18 35
  games per season.
• Teams typically participate in 2-4 tournaments
  per season.
• Teams divided by High School Area, but exceptions
  are possible within SJSA
• Leagues divided into North/South split
• Largest number of teams in JCJBL

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9 Year Old Baseball Levels of Play

• Level 3
• Recreational teams that generally play between 18
  25 games.
• Level 3 teams typically participate in 1-3
  tournaments per season.
• Teams divided by High School area
• Typically no North/South Split

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9 Year Old Baseball Levels of Play

• All levels receive the same amount of practice
  time
• All levels play the same number of league games
• All levels have State Championship tournaments
• All levels have the same registration fee
• All levels offer opportunity for an outstanding
  youth baseball experience

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9 Year Old Baseball Reg. Fees

• Registration Fees for 2010
• Baseball registration fees for 2010 are estimated
  at 245 (B.O.D. budget approval in October).
• Fees for 8-14 are the same, regardless of level
  of play
• A player must register to attend the fall tryout,
  but does not need to pay until they have been
  assigned to a team.
• If player is selected to a team in the fall
  tryout, they will be required to pay 100 by
  November 11, in order to hold their roster spot.
  Balance due in Feb. 2010.

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9 Year Old Baseball - Eligibility

• If child is 9 before April 30, 2010, they should
  be in 9 year old baseball
• If your child will be 8 on April 30, but in the
  3rd grade, they should strongly consider 9 year
  old baseball
• If your child will be 8 on April 30, but in the
  2nd grade, they should play Midget or 8 year old
  majors baseball

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9 Year Old Baseball - Eligibility

• Majors/O League
• Players are eligible to attend tryouts for any
  areas Majors teams, however, they should favor
  their home high school area.
• Majors tryouts include players from multiple
  areas
• Recruiting can and will take place at the majors
  level.

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9 Year Old Baseball - Eligibility

• Levels 1-3 (JCJBL Eligibility Rules)
• Players are only eligible to tryout for teams
  within their home High School area
• South Jeffco includes Chatfield, Columbine, and
  Front Range high school areas
• A players high school area can be defined by
  their area of residence, or the area of the
  school the child currently attends
• Where a player says they will eventually attend
  high school is not relevant

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9 Year Old Baseball - Eligibility

• Levels 1-3 (cont.)
• The penalty for having an ineligible player on a
  teams roster is forfeiture of all league games
  that player participates in
• Recruiting between high school areas is a
  violation of JCJBL rules
• A player can only obtain a waiver to play in
  another high school area, if they cannot be
  placed on a team (any level) in their home area.
• That waiver can only be granted by their home
  area Director

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9 Year Old Baseball - Eligibility

• Chatfield area schools
• Coronado, Mortenson, Ute Meadows, Stony Creek,
  Bradford, Shaffer, Deer Creek, Falcon Bluffs
• Columbine area schools
• Leawood, Normandy, Governor's Ranch, Dutch Creek,
  Columbine Hills, Ken Caryl Middle School
• Front Range area schools
• Front Range Christian Academy
• Residence area
• https//slb.jeffco.k12.co.us472/SchLocator/Addre
  ssGetNbr.cfm

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9 Year Old Baseball - Tryouts

• 9 Majors and Level 1 Tryouts
• Completed in fall (October 18)
• Evaluations done by High School coaches and Older
  age group coaches
• Potential coaches will be interviewed prior to
  tryouts
• If your player is not selected for a 0 or Level
  1 team in October, they will need to return to
  tryouts in Jan/Feb in order to be selected for a
  Level 2 or Level 3 team.

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9 Year Old Baseball - Tryouts

• 9 year old Level 2-3 tryouts
• Columbine Chatfield area players
• Time and location to be determined
• Tryouts held in Jan/Feb
• No tryouts for Front Range team

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9 Year Old Baseball - Tryouts

• How to prepare for tryouts
• Practice throwing hit the batting cages
• Check equipment (glove, batting gloves, bat,
  heart guard, cup, etc.)
• Come to tryouts looking like a baseball player
• Wear athletic shoes or cleats
• How to approach tryouts
• Hustle everywhere
• Pay attention
• Dont goof around
• Have fun!!!

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9 Year Old Baseball - Tryouts

• What evaluators will be looking for
• Throwing mechanics
• Arm Strength
• Speed Agility
• Hitting mechanics
• Fielding mechanics
• Hustle, effort, attitude
• General athleticism

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9 Year Old Baseball - Tryouts

• Advice for parents
• Relax and let your child have fun
• Dont put pressure on your child, encourage them
  to try their best
• Help your child get prepared
• This may be the first of many tryouts they
  attend, help set a positive tone for the
  experience
• Do not focus on and place importance on level of
  play

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9 Year Old Baseball - Coaches

• Head Coach
• All coaches are VOLUNTEERS
• Must apply and interview for position
• Interview conducted by SJ Baseball Directors
• Head Coach will be selected notified after
  tryouts are complete
• Coaches placed according to placement of their
  kids and results of coaching interview

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Baseball Directors

• Baseball Directors
• SJ Director of Baseball Brian Vits,
  bvits_at_southjeff.org
• Columbine Baseball Director Mike Lopez,
  mlopez_at_southjeff.org
• Chatfield Baseball Director Larry Chamberlain,
  lchamberlain_at_southjeff.org
• Fall Baseball Director Jeff Barnes,
  jbarnes_at_southjeff.org