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Spring Divisions

A Division - Tee Ball - Beginner Instructional Baseball

Tee Ball Baseball is for boys and girls 4-6 years old who want to learn the fundamentals of hitting and fielding. In Tee Ball, players hit a ball off a batting tee. Rules of the game are designed to accommodate the need for teaching. As a non-competitive division, the primary goals of tee ball are to instruct children in the fundamentals of baseball, to allow them to experience the value of teamwork and give them the opportunity to play baseball with their friends.
 
  • Ages 4 - 6 

  • First year baseball 

  • Practice and games on Saturdays - practice for 1 hour then play 1 hour game 

  • Hit off tee and/or coach pitch 

  • All kids in field during game 


AA Division - Coach Pitch -Advanced Instructional Baseball

AA Baseball is for boys and girls 5-7 years old who are moving toward to hitting from a pitched ball as well as still learning the fundamentals of hitting and fielding. League age 5 players will have completed one season of Tee Ball prior to playing AA. In AA, players spend a portion of their season hitting a ball off a batting tee as well as learning to hit pitched balls from coaches. Rules of the game are designed to accommodate the need for teaching. As a non-competitive division, the primary goals of AA are to instruct children in the fundamentals of baseball, to allow them to experience the value of teamwork and give them the opportunity to play baseball with their friends.

  

  • Ages 5 - 7 

  • Practice one weeknight 

  • Games on one weeknight every other week and Saturdays 

  • Coach pitch 

  • Ten players in field during game - broad position rotation encouraged 


AAA-American Division - Introduction to Player Pitch - Little League Baseball

AAA-American is for boys and girls 6-1/2 through 8-1/2 year who are transitioning from coach pitch play to batting against opposing youth pitchers. AAA-American is ATLL's entry-level competitive baseball division will begin to develop players' abilities in a competitive baseball environment. AAA-American will introduce player pitching with pitchers throwing from 40 feet; however, there are no walks. In the event of a walk, an offensive coach will complete the at-bat. At the conclusion of the at-bat, the player pitcher will resume pitching to the next batter. 
 
  • Ages 6-1/2 - 8-1/2 

  • Practice one night per week 

  • Games on one night per week and Saturdays 

  • 40-foot pitching distance / 60-foot base paths 

  • Combination of player and coach pitch 

  • Ten players in field during game - broad position rotation encouraged 


AAA-National - Player Pitch - Little League Baseball

AAA-National baseball is for boys and girls 8-1/2 through 10-1/2 years old who are continuing to develop their abilities in a competitive baseball environment. As a competitive division, the primary goals of AAA-National baseball are to create a fair and balanced competition throughout the division, provide the best opportunities for team and individual skills development, and stage the players for much higher levels of play.

  

  • Ages 8-1/2 - 10-1/2 

  • Practice one night per week 

  • Games on one night per week and Saturdays 

  • 46-foot pitching distance / 60-foot base paths 

  • Player pitch 

  • Nine players in field during game - broad position rotation encouraged 


Majors - Little League Baseball

Majors baseball is for boys and girls 10-1/2 through 12 years old who are refining all the skills they have been building up in the AAA divisions in this next stage of competitive baseball. Majors baseball is also known as the Little League Baseball Division. As a competitive division, the primary goals of Majors baseball are to create a fair and balanced competition throughout the division, provide the best opportunities for team and individual skills development, and stage the players for much higher levels of play.

  

  • Ages 10-1/2 - 12 

  • Practice one night per week 

  • Games up to two nights per week and Saturdays 

  • 46-foot pitching distance / 60-foot base paths 

  • Nine players in field during game - position focus starting to be emphasized 


Intermediate (50/70) - Little League Baseball

Intermediate (50/70) Baseball is for boys and girls 12 and 13 years old who are preparing to transition from 46/60-foot field dimensions to 60/90-foot field dimensions (full-sized regulation baseball fields). Intermediate allows players preparing for higher divisions and high school baseball to incrementally transition by providing the opportunity to develop on a larger field prior to making the move to 60/90 foot field dimensions. As a competitive division, the primary goals of Intermediate baseball are to provide the players an opportunity to transition from traditional sized Little League Baseball fields to fields that will prepare players for most competitive arenas of youth baseball such as high school, Junior Little League, and Senior Little League.

  

  • Ages 12 - 13 

  • Practice one night per week 

  • Games up to two nights per week and Saturdays 

  • 50-foot pitching distance / 70-foot base paths 

  • Conventional baseball with leadoffs and stealing 

  • Games scheduled against ATLL and other District 9 Little League Juniors teams (home & away) 


Junior - Little League Baseball

Junior League Baseball is for boys and girls 13 through 14 years old who are honing their abilities at the highest levels of competition. Juniors baseball is played using a conventional 90-foot diamond with a pitching distance of 60 feet, 6 inches. As a competitive division, the primary goals of Juniors Baseball are to provide the players an opportunity to take their game to the next level in preparation for most competitive arenas of youth baseball such as high school and/or Senior League. Rosters are typically more than 12 players.

  

  • Ages 13 - 14 

  • Practice one night per week 

  • Games on one or two nights per week and Saturdays 

  • Conventional 90-foot diamond and pitching distance of 60 feet-6 inches 

  • Games scheduled against ATLL and other District 9 Little League Juniors teams (home & away) 


Senior - Little League Baseball

Senior League baseball is for boys and girls 15 through 16 years old who are honing their abilities at the highest levels of competition. Senior baseball is played using a conventional 90-foot diamond with a pitching distance of 60 feet, 6 inches. As a competitive division, the primary goals of Seniors Baseball are to provide the players an opportunity to take their game to the next level in preparation for high school. Rosters are typically more than 12 players.

  

  • Ages 15 - 16 

  • Practice one night per week 

  • Games on one or two nights per week and Saturdays 

  • Conventional 90-foot diamond and pitching distance of 60 feet-6 inches 

  • Games scheduled against ATLL and other District 9 Little League Juniors teams (home & away) 


Challenger - Little League Challenger Division

The Challenger Division is a program for youth with physical and developmental challenges, helping them to enjoy the full benefits of Little League participation in an athletic environment structured to their abilities. More than the skills of baseball learned through the experience, the value of the Little League Challenger Division is found in the proven therapeutic and socialization benefits of participating in sports, the strengthening of participants’ self-esteem, the opportunities to mainstream into other divisions of play, and the disciplines of teamwork, sportsmanship and fair play, which are hallmarks of the Little League program. The Little League Challenger Division provides the framework so Little League programs may offer a structured, athletic activity for all youth in their communities. Playing with the same equipment on the same fields, Challenger Division participants have the opportunity to experience the joys of pulling together as a team, being cheered, and earning awards for their achievements.

  

  • Ages 4-18 (also up to age 22 if still enrolled in High School) 

  • Provides boys and girls with disabilities the opportunity to enjoy and participate in the game of baseball. 

  • Features “buddies” (players generally from the Majors Division) who help their partners by assisting the players when needed during a game. 

Fall Divisions

Anderson Township Little League (ATLL) strives to place each player into a league level and on a team that will provide the player with the best opportunity to learn and to compete. The goals of ATLL are to provide a positive environment for learning the sport of baseball and the values of good sportsmanship and team play. Final league placement is determined by the Player Agent based primarily on the end-of-season manager evaluation assessment and Fall evaluations scores.

Ages are a general guideline only.

 

Division 3 - Beginning Player Pitch Baseball 

  • Ages 6-1/2-8-1/2 

  • One practice per week (M-F weeknight)

  • One games per week on Saturday

  • 40-foot pitching distance / 60-foot base paths 

  • Combination of player and coach pitch 

  • Ten players in field during game - broad position rotation encouraged


Division 2 - Intermediate Player Pitch Baseball
 

  • Ages 9-11

  • One practice per week (M-F weeknight)

  • One game per week on Saturday

  •  Player pitch

  • 46-foot pitching distance / 60-foot base paths 

  • Nine players in field during game - broad position rotation encouraged 


Division 1 - Advanced Player Pitch Baseball
 

  • Ages 11-13 

  • One practice per week (M-F weeknight) 

  • One game per week on Saturday 

  • Player pitch

  • 50-foot pitching distance / 70-foot base paths

  • Lead-offs and straight stealing allowed 

  • Nine players in field during game - broad position rotation encouraged 


Juniors -13, 14 & 15 Year Old Baseball
 

  • Ages 13-15 

  • One practice per week (M-F weeknight)

  •  One game per weekend on Saturday or Sunday

  • Participate in interleague game schedule against other Little League Juniors and Senior teams in SW Ohio District. 

  • 60-foot-6-inch pitching distance / 90-foot base paths

Contact

Anderson Township Youth Sports, Inc.
P.O. Box 541161 
Cincinnati, Ohio 45254

Phone: 859-462-1878
Email: [email protected]

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