Spring 2022 Registration Information
Please review the following information before registering your child for the Spring 2022 season.
Spring registrations will open November 13th at 8 am and close February 6th. After February 6th, a waitlist will open up pending availability.
Division Play
Please know that your child's experience will be most successful when he or she is placed in the best possible division based on both age and ability. Skill evaluations are required for all players ages 8 and above. Evaluations will occur in early February with practices set to begin towards the end of February and games starting in March.
Lower divisions are organized differently than older divisions, with an emphasis on playing with friends, familiar coaches, and developing a love for the game. Upper division teams are determined by a draft conducted by coaches for AAA, Majors, and Juniors. All teams are determined with your player's best interest and safety in mind. If you have any questions about team placement, please email the Player Agent at [email protected].
There are eight divisions for the 2022 Spring Season, divided into Lower and Upper levels.
Lower level divisions include:
- Tee Ball (suggested age 4-5)
- Coach Pitch (suggested age 5-6)
- Machine Pitch (suggested age 7-8)
All players who are league age 8 need to register as AGE 8 even if your hope is to play Machine Pitch. Make sure to note your preferred division as "Machine Pitch" in the registration. These are divisions where friends can play with friends, so let us know your connections.
Upper level divisions require a player evaluation for kids age 8 and above, with players placed into the appropriate divisions by Little League evaluators. These divisions include:
- AA (Kid Pitch) (suggested age 8-9)
- AAA (suggested age 9-11)
- Majors (suggested age 10-12)
- 50/70 (suggested age 12-13)
- Juniors (suggested age13-14)
- Seniors (suggested age 15-16)
The AAA, Majors, and Juniors divisions feature player "drafts" so that every team can have parity.
If you are unsure of how to list your child's "Little League Age" please click through to the following link on Little League International website to determine: https://www.littleleague.org/downloads/2022-baseball-age-chart/.
Ages are based on a player's age as of September 1. For example, if your child was born on September 1, 2013, he or she is league age 8; if your child was born on August 31, 2013, he or she would be league age 9.
Practice and Game Information:
All teams practice at least once a week. 2022 games subject to LA County regulations surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, and are subject to change.
Majors and AAA Divisions play two games per week (one game M-Th and the other on Saturday). The majority of games will be at Memorial Park.
Tee-ball and Coach Pitch Divisions play Saturday mornings at Clover Park.
For AAA and Majors players, look for an email from your manager by February 20th after the draft alerting you to your team assignment and practice schedule. Practices will begin the week of February 21st. Opening Day for these divisions will be Saturday March 5th.
Tee Ball, Coach Pitch, Machine Pitch and AA rosters will be sent by February 27th. Practices will begin the week of March 7th. Opening Day for these divisions will be on Saturday March 19th.
50/70, Juniors and Seniors rosters will be released at the same time as the lower divisions (by February 27th). Practices will begin the week of March 7th. Opening Day for these divisions will be on Saturday March 19th.
SMLL is a volunteer-run organization. The league board members, commissioners, managers, and coaches are all volunteers. Please be mindful that these individuals spend countless hours working to create a positive experience for all little league players.