BASEBALL TRYOUT DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS - SCROLL FOR YOUR AGE GROUP

We really put an emphasis on what we think is the correct amount of baseball for the age groups that we have today. We want kids to be able to explore fall and winter sports while still offering baseball and softball. When it comes to Spring, we chose a 2 tournament a month approach in order to give families weekends off and to reduce burnout for the kids.

The current organization outline is as follows

-FALL: 1x a week practice in September/October + a couple of scrimmages and at least one October tournament.

-WINTER: Indoor training 1x a week and it will start late January/early February and last through the middle of March.

-SPRING: 2x a week practice starting the middle of march with 2 tournaments per a month in the sping plus 6-12 scrimmages per team. 

Total tournaments planned per age group:

8u: 7, 9u: 8, 10u: 8, 11u: 8, 12u: 9

Team Fee:

8u - $1150 

9u - $1225

10u - $1250

11u - $1250

12u - $1300

Team fee is all inclusive with the exception of uniforms (current recommended uniform package is approximately $250).

*Half of the team fee is due when joining a roster, the other half will be due in February. We will work as a group to fundraise and find sponsors to reduce or eliminate the second payment. 

We really have a goal of emphasizing player development, experience, and character development within Hype.

1) Player Development: We put development above winning. Yes, we want to win, but not at the sacrifice of player development. American sports culture is turning into more games than practices which hurts player development. We will have more practices than games. 

2) Player Experience: Coaches play such an important role in a young athletes experience with sports. Our coaches have a goal of keeping young athletes in sports and that starts with their experience with their coach. No coach is perfect, but ours put the players experience right there in line with player development. We have a goal of treating kids right and in a positive manner while still pushing them and holding them accountable.

3) Character Development: Baseball is an amazing platform for young athletes to learn and grow. We look for areas to reinforce the learning of positive character traits. In addition, we find opportunities outside of baseball and softball for the young athletes to participate in as a group to help further this cause. Our current year's opportunity consists of organizational wide monthly clean ups of Flat Fork Creek.

Private lessons are not required, but they are typically beneficial.

We follow the recommended pitch smart guidelines as an organization. At the beginning of the season, we will work with parents to determine each individual pitchers pitching limitations.