League Age and Division Information
T-Ball: 4- 6-year-Old Kindergarten M/W Nights
Rookie Division: 5–8-year Olds/1st and 2nd Graders - Coach Pitch T/Th Nights, may include option Saturday morning fun day in June.
Minors Division: 8–10-year Olds/3rd and 4th Graders - Coach/Machine and Player Pitch
Majors League Division: 9-12- year olds/Normally 5th and 6th grade players- Player Pitch
12U Softball: Basically 5th and 6th grade players on M/W Evening and one or Saturdays
10U Softball: Basically 3rd and 4th grade players on T/Th Evening
T-Ball
Ages - 4 to 6
Playoffs - No
All-Stars Games - No
Description - Players hit from a T all season long. Teams will normally practice for up to 30 minutes and then immediately play a short game. Practice and game time will normally not exceed 1 hour in length.
Rookie Division
The Rookie Division is comprised of players league age 5-8 years old and is exclusively coach pitch. There are no tees used during games or no player pitch is allowed.
Teams are selected at the division draft at the end of March. 8 year olds are grouped by their assessment data and 5-7 years old are grouped by age. This grouping of players by skill level and age ensures that teams are as even as possible.
Practice dates begin in early April. Although practices are at the discretion of the head coaches, players can expect a minimum of 5 practices before opening day. After games start, Rookie Division teams will practice approximately once or twice every other week.
Games begin on the opening day of season – usually the last Saturday In April. Rookie Division games are generally held Tuesdays, Thursdays and/or Saturdays. There are no playoffs for the Rookie Division.
Minors Division
The Triple A Division is comprised of players league age 8-10 years old and is a mixture coach pitch and player pitch.
Teams are selected at the division draft at the end of March. Players are grouped by their assessment data which ensures that teams are as even as possible.
Practice dates begin in early April. Although practices are at the discretion of the head coaches, players can expect a approximately 5-10 practices during April. After games start, Minor Division teams will practice approximately once a week.
Games begin on the opening day of season – usually the last Saturday In April. Minor Division games are held Tuesdays, Thursdays and/or Saturdays. Fridays and Sundays are generally reserved for make-up games. Playoffs for the Minor Division usually begin midway through June with the championship game held at the end of the month.
Major League Division
The Major League Division is comprised of players league age 10-12 years old and is exclusively player pitch.
Teams are selected at the division draft at the end of March. Players are grouped by their assessment data which ensures that teams are as even as possible.
Practice dates begin in early April. Although practices are at the discretion of the head coaches, players can expect approximately 5-10 practices during April. After games start, Major Division teams will practice approximately once or twice a week.
Games begin on the opening day of season – usually the last Saturday In April. Major Division games are held Mondays, Wednesdays and/or Saturdays. Fridays and Sundays are generally reserved for make-up games. Playoffs for the Major Division usually begin midway through June with the championship game held at the end of the month.
Why some players are moved up
Each year, Dryden Little League will move up a certain number of 8-year-olds into the Minor Division and 10-year-olds into the Major Division. The number of players that are chosen to move up each year is dictated by the number of players needed to round our division numbers. For example: If the Major Division has sixty eight 11 and 12 year olds, this is not enough players to make six teams of 12 players. We would then move up four ten year olds. We have developed criteria for choosing those players who are moved up.
Skills Assessment - Each year Dryden LL conducts a Skills Assessment Day. The intent is to group players of similar abilities together for the draft. This ensures the teams are as fair as possible. At Skills Assessment Day evaluators with coaching experience view each player at a series of skill stations. The players are given grades at each station and then given an overall score. The higher the score, the more likely it will be that the player will be moved up.
Parent/Player Request - If a parent and/or player feels strongly about which division they play in, this is taken into consideration. There are however, no guarantees that any such request will be honored.
Parents should remember that this is a youth sport. It is not a big deal if a player is not "moved up". We would urge parents to be supportive of their players and all of the volunteers in the league. Most issues, with parent support, usually work out for the best.