Spring Registration is Open!! #wearecmr

Spring Registration is Open!! #wearecmr

2025 Spring Registration

2025 Carmel Mountain Ranch Little League

Registration for Rookies through Majors Divisions ends on January 8, 2025. Tee Ball registration ends on January 22, 2025 and teams will be formed shortly after closing.

Assessments for all divisions, except T-Ball, will be held on January 18, 2025 and January 15, 2024 (early assessments).

Please email [email protected] if you are unable to make either of these dates.

**Notice from the Board**

After careful review and consideration, we recently voted to increase registration fees for the 2025 season. The current fees are in line with other local little leagues and will help fund planned initiatives and improvements we have in store for 2025 and beyond. They include:

Professional maintenance for 3 main fields
Outfitting coaches and teams with new equipment (tees, wiffle balls, cones, etc.)
Coach and Player clinics
Installing sun-shades for spectators at the SS2 Sabre Springs field
Upgrading batting cages

Volunteer Deposit ($50)

Our league is completely run by volunteers. To encourage all families to participate and volunteer, we are charging a $50 volunteer deposit per family that is fully refundable in one of two ways: sign up and volunteer at the snack shack at least once during the season or help out at a scheduled field clean-up day prior to the season. We will email sign-up information as the season nears.

NEW OFFERING FOR 2025!!!

5ive Tools Academy will be running baseball skills clinics for Rookies/Minors/Majors players & managers on Sunday, February 2nd, with a tentative schedule as follows:

800 AM - 1000 AM - Rookies
1030 AM - 1230 PM - Minors
100 PM - 300 PM - Majors
330 PM - 530 PM - Coach's Clinic (available to all divisions at no charge)

Key Dates:

Early bird discount through Nov 30th($25 off of upper 3 divisions; $15 off of T-Ball
Registration closes Jan 8th (Late fees effective Jan 1 through Jan 8; $25 increase to late registration)
Assessments on SAT, Jan 18th & WED Jan 15th (early assessment)
Jan 25th- team announcements
Feb 1st - first week of practice
March 1st - Opening Ceremonies and Games

DIVISIONS OFFERED: *Age based on 2025 Little League Age Chart.

Tee Ball (ages 4-7): An inning is defined as one time through the batting order (not 3 outs). All players bat in each inning and all players play the field each inning. Coaches are allowed on the field with the players. The two main goals are to have fun and to start to learn the basics of baseball. Emphasis is given to throwing and catching. Hitting is done from a batting tee for the first half of the season while the coaches soft pitch for the second half of the season (each coach pitches to their own team). No score is kept, and competition is minimized. This is a great time for LOTS of parent help!! You would be surprised how many people it takes to handle a dozen players at this age. No special skills are needed to help out so please volunteer if you can. No tryouts are held; players just sign up and are assigned to a team by the Tee Ball Coordinator and the Player Agent.

Time Commitment: Tee Ball will start out with one weekday practice and one Saturday practice, then converts to a weekday practice and a Saturday game when game play begins. Weekday practice assignment will be totally dependent upon our volunteer coaches and field availability but will be between 4 and 6pm. Game times on Saturday will be a random assignment, but can be anywhere between 9am - 5pm, likely earlier in the day.

Rookies (ages 6-9): 6-year-olds must have played two seasons of Tee ball. All machine pitch.

Time Commitment: Rookies will start out with one weekday practice/batting cage, and one Saturday practice. Once game play begins, there will be one weekday game and one Saturday game with a weekday batting/field practice. Practice days and times will be completely dependent upon volunteer coaches and field availability. Weekday games will most likely be a randomized selection between Tuesday and Thursday. All weekday times will range between 4-7pm, and Saturday games can range from 8am-5pm.

Minors (ages 8-11): 8-year-olds must have played two seasons of Rookies. All kid will pitch.

Time Commitment: Minors will start out with as many as one weekday batting cage, one field practice, and one Saturday practice. Once game play begins, there will be one weekday game and one Saturday game with a mixture of batting practices and field practices as the Manager sees fit. Practice days and times will be completely dependent upon volunteer coaches and field availability. Weekday games will most likely be a randomized selection between Tuesday and Thursday. All weekday times will range between 4-7pm, and Saturday games can range from 8am-5pm, with one- or two-night games beginning at 6pm.

Majors (ages 10-12): 10-year-olds must have played two seasons of Minors.

Time Commitment: Majors will start out with as many as one weekday batting cage, one field practice, and one Saturday practice. Once game play begins, there will be one weekday game and one Saturday game with a mixture of batting practices and field practices as the Manager sees fit. Practice days and times will be completely dependent upon volunteer coaches and field availability. Weekday games will most likely be a randomized selection between Tuesday and Thursday. All weekday times will range between 5-9pm, and Saturday games can range from 8am-9pm.

Expect to hear from your player’s coach by January 25, 2025, with practices beginning the first week of February. Opening Ceremonies will be March 1st with games beginning on March 1st!

FORMS AND ELIGIBILITY

In an effort to provide a contactless and paperless registration system, all forms and documents will be required before tryouts (or practices for Tee Ball). All forms and waivers can be completed either during registration, or in each player's individual entry in the My Account section of Sports Connect. The forms and waivers needed to be completed for full registration verification are:

Player Documents

· Birth Certificate copy for age verification (if you have registered your child previously with the league, you will see "Document Verified")

· Little League Medical Release Form - Please download, fill out, and scan in/take a good quality photo prior to starting registration. You do not need to fill out the League Insurance fields.

Residency Eligibility

· Proof of Residency 1 (Driver’s license, School records, Vehicle records, Employment records, Insurance documents)

· Proof of Residency 2 (Welfare/childcare records, Federal records, State records, Local records, Support payment records, Homeowner or tenant records, Military records)

· Proof of Residency 3 (Voter’s registration, Utility bills, financial records, medical records, Internet, cable, or satellite bills)

Residency Eligibility Checklist can be reviewed here.

***SCHOOL ENROLLMENT FORM ONLY REQUIRED IF YOU DO NOT LIVE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES, BUT YOUR PLAYER(S) ATTENDS A LOCAL SCHOOL***

· School Enrollment Form

Waivers (required during initial registration)

· Little League Code of Conduct

· Little League Privacy Policy

PLAYER EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

Parents new to the league and baseball often wonder what equipment they will need to participate. The following is a minimum requirement:

· Glove

· Cleats

· Batting Helmet

· Athletic Supporter and Cup (for male athletes)

· Baseball Pants (Color choice will be provided by the coach based on team uniform assignment. Multiple pairs are recommended so you have practices and games covered for the week.)

· USA Stamped Bat (USSSA bats are not allowed)

WHAT DOES MY REGISTRATION GO TOWARDS

Carmel Mountain Ranch Little League has always tried to make registration as affordable as possible for our families. That being said, there are a lot of costs that go into running and maintaining a little league organization. Fees will be used to help provide funding for the following items but are not limited to:

· Insurance

· Field Permits

· Field Maintenance

· Game Uniforms (Hat, Jersey)

· Annual Equipment Refresh (Baseballs and as needed: Buckets, Catcher's Gear, etc.)

· Umpire's Fees

Please keep in mind that most of these items are already purchased and paid for before the season even begins.