What Equipment do we need to buy, and what will be furnished?
With your registration, we will provide a jersey and hat for each player.
Your player will need a batting helmet, baseball glove, cleats, and a USA bat (if this is their first bat, you may want to wait until practice/etc so your player can try and 'size-up' other kids bats, in order to see what fits their size/ability first). Click HERE to see bat regulations.
They will also need socks, pants, and a belt. Your coach will tell you what colors to buy for those items, so you can wait to get that until your coach contacts you after we have created the teams.
When will we have practices?
After our draft, you should be contacted by your coach.
The coach will set your practice schedule and locations.
When does the season start? How long is the season? What days will they play?
For Spring, we are planning on playing 12 games (9 games for 4U). There will be two weeks during the season the kids will be playing a game during the week and on Saturday. Opening Day will count as one of the 12 games.
We have tried to create space in the schedule in order to better allow coaches to have at least one practice per week, once games are underway.
4U, and 6U, will play on Monday's, 8U will play on Tuesday's, while 10U and 12U will play on Thursday's. Fridays and Saturdays are designated for makeup games, as needed.
Where do we go to sign up? How do I register my kid? How much is it?
Click HERE (www.HuntsvilleBaseballLeague.com) to go to our website.
On the home page, click "Login" (if you are new to our league or click "Register" to create a new account.
Enter your information and your player's information as prompted.
When finished, your account home page should show "1 program available" beside your player's name.
Click there, and it will guide you through our registration process, where you will pay by credit/debit card at the end.
You should receive a confirmation email once your child is registered.
"LEAGUE AGE"
Are you confused about the age brackets and the divisions? Don't feel bad. There are many people asking the same questions. So, we wanted to try and explain/clarify that here.
Dixie's age chart can be found here: http://dybusa.org/DYB/DYB_Rules_Regulations/
We only allow 1 division as a choice, because it makes registration so much easier for our board, as well as the parents. We used to have parents that mistakenly signed their 4-year-old up in the 8U division (for example). If you feel that your player (according to this scenario) shouldn't be playing in the age group that is shown for them, please email us with your concerns.