Age Brackets for Slopitch & Hardball
Age Brackets for Slopitch & Hardball
The Parry Sound Youth Baseball league is passionate about providing the youth of Parry Sound with opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive through the sport of baseball. We are thrilled to bring youth baseball to our community and look forward to seeing everyone on the field! Please find below a list of the age brackets with a brief description.
Slopitch
Pre- T (U5) (born 2022-23)
The Pre-T program aims to give athletes an introduction to baseball's basic skills, while fostering fun and fair play. These young athletes will learn the beginning concepts of how to catch and hit a ball, while taking turns and learning sportsmanship. The U5 program will start in July and run for 8 weeks, once a week for 45 minutes.
T-Ball (U7) (born 2020-21)
The U7 program will continue the fundamental skills of baseball and introduce game play. The first 4 weeks of this program will solely focus on the use of specific drills to develop their fielding skills, while improving their offensive skills through the use of a T stand. Athletes will learn game play through experience as their season progresses.
U12 (born 2015-17)/U15 (born 2012-14) /U18 (born 2009-11)
The U12 and U15 programs will begin with 4 weeks to practice skills. During this time, athletes will get the opportunity to take all positions into consideration, while engaging in a variety of drills. Athletes will be introduced or will continue to work on specific position skills, if applicable, athletes will engage in the sports strategy though game play. This program will take place once a week for 1.5 hours for 15 weeks.
Hardball
The first 4 weeks of this program will solely focus on the use of specific drills to develop their fielding skills skills and the remaining 11 weeks will be games.