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2019
Registration is now OPEN
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Welcome to Sunnyvale
Little League Registration!
We are excited to begin a new chapter
of baseball here in Sunnyvale! READ THIS ENTIRE PAGE before
registering!
1. Know your child's "Little
League age".
To determine your child's playing age, please refer
to the
Little League Age Chart for Baseball or Little
League Baseball's
Age Calculator.
2.
Verify you live within the League Boundaries
Sunnyvale Little
League's boundaries cover the former territories of Serra Little League and
Sunnyvale Southern Little League. Our boundaries are defined as:
- Starting at the corner of DeAnza Blvd. and Stevens
Creek Blvd
- DeAnza Blvd turns into Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd
(heading toward Sunnyvale)
- Right on East Fremont Avenue
- Left on Picasso Drive
- Left on Crescent Avenue
- Right on Michelangelo Drive
- Right on East Remington Drive which turns into
South Fair Oaks Avenue
- Left on Old San Francisco Road
- Left jog over on S. Sunnyvale Avenue to W. El
Camino Real
- Right on West El Camino Real
- Left on Knickerbocker (Both sides of Knickerbocker
are in Sunnyvale territory)
- Knickerbocker follows the path of Highway 85, the
Sunnyvale neighborhoods that are on the border of 85 are in Sunnyvale
territory
- There is a slight jog that leads up to W Fremont
Avenue following the City limits of Sunnyvale
- The boundaries continue from Highway 85
- Right on W Fremont Avenue to Permanente Creek
- Boundary runs the length of Permanente Creek to
Stevens Creek Boulevard
- Left on Stevens Creek Boulevard
- Return to the corner of Stevens Creek Boulevard and
De Anza Boulevard
If you do not live within the Sunnyvale Little
League boundaries OR your child does not attend a school within our boundaries,
please visit www.cad44.org for neighboring Little Leagues
2.1 School Boundary
Exception
A modification to Little League's residency rule was
implemented in 2014 from Little League International. The rule in brief reads:
'A player may qualify for residency of a league if, the player attends a school
within the league boundaries.' Or worded slightly differently: 'Player A that
lives within League B boundaries and attends school within League C boundaries
has the option of playing baseball within either League B or C without
penalty.' Example: If player A lives outside the boundaries of Sunnyvale LL but
attends a school whose address is within Sunnyvale LL's boundaries (like Cherry
Chase Elementary , West Valley, Cupertino Middle School, or Sunnyvale Middle
School), player A qualifies as a "resident" of Sunnyvale LL and may play
baseball with Sunnyvale LL without penalty. See below for proof of school
attendance criteria.
Schools which qualify within the Sunnyvale Little
League boundaries include:
- Challenger School - Sunnyvale Campus
- Cherry Chase Elementary School
- Cumberland Elementary School
- Cupertino Middle School
- Garden Gate Elementary School
- Monteclaire Elementary
- Nimitz Elementary School
- Resurrection Parish School
- St Simon Parish School
- Stevens Creek Elementary
- Stratford School - Sunnyvale-DeAnza Campus
- South Peninsula Hebrew Day School
- Sunnyvale Middle School
- West Valley Elementary
3. Determine which Division
your child will play.
Sunnyvale Little League has 8 divisions:
Challenger, T-Ball, Pioneer, Farm, Minors, Majors, Intermediate, and Juniors.
The Divisions are aligned by age as follows. Please refer to the
Little League Age Chart for Baseball to find your
player’s Little League age.
| Division |
Primarily for Ages |
May also
Include Ages*** |
Early
Bird Cost |
Regular
Cost (Dec 17 - Feb 9) |
| Challenger |
4 - 18 |
up to 22 |
$40 |
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| T-ball |
4 - 5 |
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$105 |
$130 |
| Pioneer |
6 - 7 |
8 |
$135 |
$160 |
| Farm |
7 - 9 |
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$210 |
$235 |
| Minors * |
9 - 10 |
8, 11 |
$240 |
$265 |
| Majors * |
11 - 12 |
10 |
$240 |
$265 |
| Intermediate
** |
13 |
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$240 |
$265 |
| Juniors
** |
13 - 14 |
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$240 |
$265 |
*
Must sign up prior to Jan 26, 2019 and attend tryouts.
** Date for
Intermdiate & Juniors tryouts to be determined
*** Based on evaluation
Late registration fees will be applied to all registration beyond
February 10, 2019 |
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Challenger is a division at Sunnyvale LL, and
is offered to enable boys and girls with physical and mental challenges, ages 5
years to adult, to enjoy the game of baseball.
Players not in the
Challenger division play in their primary age division. For placement in Majors
and Minors, a draft process ultimately determines which players play at which
level. If you feel strongly that your player belongs in a division that is
different than their primary age, please contact the appropriate
Player Agent.
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4 Year Olds |
- All 4 year olds play in T-Ball
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| 5 Year
Olds |
- Most 5 year olds play in T-Ball
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| 6 Year
Olds |
- Most 6 year olds play in Pioneer
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| 7 Year
Olds |
- Most 7 year olds will play in
Pioneer
- A few skilled 7 year olds may play-up
to Farm
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| 8 Year
Olds |
- Most 8 year olds will play in
Farm
- A few skilled 8 year olds may try out
for Minors
- 8 year olds who are still developing
skills may play in Pioneer, at parent request
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| 9 Year
Olds |
- 9 year olds will play in either Minors
or Farm
- 9 year olds who wish to play in Minors
must try-out
- 9 year old who are not drafted in
Minors, will play in the Farm division.
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| 10 Year
Olds |
- Most 10 year olds will play in
Minors
- A few skilled 10 year olds may try out
for Majors
- Parents of 10's who wish to have their
child removed from consideration for Majors should indicate that at the tryout
check in by writing "minors only" when they sign in.
- The draft process will determine which
players are placed in the Farm or Minors divisions.
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| 11 Year
Olds |
- Most 11 year olds will play in
Majors
- A few 11 year olds who are deemed a
safety risk may be placed in Minors at the discretion of the Majors/Minor
Player Agent.
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| 12 Year
Olds |
- All 12 year olds will play in the
Majors division
- A 12 year old will only play in Minors
by mutual agreement between the parents and league.
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| 13 Year
Olds |
- 13 year olds may have the option of
playing in the Intermediate division or Juniors (based upon
contingencies).
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| 14 Year
Olds |
- 14 year olds will play in Juniors.
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A quick summary of the different divisions is
provided below. Additional information can be found at this
location.
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Division |
Pitching |
Hitting |
Defense |
Games |
Practices |
| T-ball |
Fixed Tee,
No strikeouts,
No walks |
Every player
bats once every inning |
All
players play defense, and rotate through all positions |
1
per week
3 innings, about 1 hour |
1 per week
(about 1 hour) |
| Pioneer |
Coach pitch
No strikeouts,
No walks |
Every player
bats once every inning |
All
players play defense, and rotate through all positions |
1
or 2 per week
3 innings, about 1 hour |
1 or 2 per
week (about 1 hour) |
| Farm |
Coach, then player pitch
Strikeouts,
No walks |
Continuous
order - every player bats |
All
players play defense, Infield / outfield play balanced ~50/50 |
1
or 2 per week
Up to 6 innings, about 1.5 hours |
1 or 2 per
week (only 1, if there were 2 games) |
| Minors |
Player pitch (46 feet mound distance)
Strikeouts
Walks |
Continuous
order |
9
players on defense, No player sits out more than 2 innings per game |
Usually 2 per week
Up to 6 innings, about 1 hr 45 min. |
About 2 per
week (1.5 to 2 hours) |
| Majors |
Player pitch (46 feet mound distance)
Strikeouts
Walks |
Continuous or
Substitution, depending on local rules |
9
players on defense, Minimum play 6 outs, try to play defense at least half the
game. |
Usually 2 per week
Up to 6 innings, about 2 hours. |
Usually 2 per
week (about 2 hours) |
| Intermediate |
Player pitch (50 feet mound distance)
70 foot base paths |
Continuous or
Substitution, depending on local rules |
Based on local rules |
Usually 1 game per week, on Sundays
Up to 6 innings, about 2
hours. |
Usually 2 per
week (about 2 hours) |
| Juniors |
60'6" mound distance
Up to 90 foot base paths |
Substitution |
9
players on defense, Minimum play 6 outs, try to play defense at least half the
game. |
Usually 2 per week
Up to 6 innings, about 2 hours. |
Usually 2 per
week (about 2 hours) |
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4. Volunteer!
Sunnyvale Little League is an organization completely operated
by parent volunteers. The league requires that all families fulfill a
league level volunteer position and a team
level volunteer position (typically helping to operate the snack shack two
or three times during the season). While not a hard requirement, families with
more than one child in the league should work with their respective Team
Scheduler to help ensure that these roles are covered. Multi-player families
may be asked to have both parents serve a league level volunteer role if there
is a need for volunteers. We try to distribute league level roles across
families, but our first priority is to make sure that all league roles are
covered.
Parents / guardians have the option of buying out of their
league and team level volunteer obligations, but please keep in mind that the
league as a whole and each respective team requires volunteers in order to
function. The buyout options are $250 for the league level position, $150 for
the snack shack buyout, or $400 for both positions. Buyouts will be processed
when you register.
Here is a list of all
volunteer positions.
5. Register.
All registrations are being processed
online. Some very basic (but important) instructions:
- You will first be prompted to create an online
account. This collects parent and player information.
- You will then be prompted to register your
child(ren). Click on the "Register" button next to your child's name to add the
child to your online shopping cart. If you are registering multiple children,
be sure to add both before "checking out" (i.e. paying as the final step in
your registration).
- Finally, you will be prompted to "complete
checkout", which will prompt you for payment information.
- After you have completed checkout, there will be a
message that reads "Your registration is not complete until the documents
listed below have been received by the organization!" These
documents must be provided by you in person at Document Verification Days on
January 26th or 27th. Do NOT mail these documents to the league.
6. Complete Volunteer
Verification
New for the 2019 Spring
season, Sunnyvale Little League will be using JDP, a third party vendor,
to conduct the required background checks of all adult volunteers. We are
legally required to conduct background checks on all adult volunteers. With
this new process, all volunteers will receive an e-mail shortly after online
registration is completed, which will contain a link that directs the volunteer
to the Sunnyvale Little League Volunteer Online Application
(served by JDP).
Any individual who provides regular service for
the league and/or has repetitive access to, or contact with players or teams,
must fill out the Sunnyvale Little League Volunteer Online
Application (served by JDP).
This new online process will allow
you, the league volunteer, to submit all necessary verification information
online, including social security number, and eliminates the need for Sunnyvale
Little League officials to handle sensitive personal volunteer information. The
Sunnyvale Little League Volunteer Online Application (served
by JDP) is used to conduct a volunteer background check. This new
process allows us to move to a paperless volunteer form process and provide a
more secure process for each volunteer.
After the background check is
completed, Sunnyvale Little League must still verify the volunteer's
application with a government-issued photo ID. In order to fulfill this step,
each volunteer who submits an online application is required to present a state
issued identification card or drivers license at Document Verification Day,
which will be held in conjunction with Majors and Minors tryouts at Cupertino
Middle School on Saturday, January 26 and Sunday, January 27th, 2019. If you
have any further questions on our volunteer verification process, please
contact the league Registration Director (registration@sunnyvalelittleleague.com)
7. Attend Document Verification Day
Document
Verification is for NEW players or player who changed their address since 2018
Spring season document verification only. If you were registered in Sunnyvale
Little League in Spring 2018, you do not have to re-verify your documents. (We
cannot include Fall Ball registration because we did not do residency checks
during Fall Ball.) During the regular season, if there is ever a challenge, you
will have to prove residency and provide the documents below.
ALL
parents do need to complete the Volunteer Verification process as described in
Section 6 above. We will also need a copy of your driver’s license, which
should be presented during Document Verification on January 26th or 27th.
The league will hold Document Verification Day on January 26th and 27th at the Majors/Minors tryouts at Cupertino
Middle School. This is a requirement by Little League to check age and
residence of new families (or families who changed their address) . It is also
a great opportunity to meet board members and a chance to ask
questions.
For Age & Address Document Verification you will need to
bring:
- You MUST bring proof of age
for each player, such as an original birth certificate
(copies will not be accepted).
- You MUST bring
documentation which proves residency within our league's boundaries. Residence
shall be established and supported by documents containing the full residence
which includes parent(s) or guardian(s) name, street address, city, state and
zip code information, dated or in force between February 1,
2018 (previous year) and February 1, 2019 (current year).
You MUST bring one document from EACH of the three Groups
outlined below:
- Group 1
- Driver’s License (photo ID of
parent(s) or guardian(s) with qualifying residence address)
- School records (home address of
player’s parents or guardians)
- Vehicle records (i.e., registration, lease,
etc.)
- Employment records
- Insurance documents (with residence
address)
- Group 2
- Welfare/child care records
- Federal records (i.e., Federal Tax, Social
Security, etc.)
- State records
- Local (municipal) records
- Support payment records
- Homeowner or tenant records
- Military records
- Group 3
- Voter’s Registration
- Utility bills (i.e., - gas, electric,
water/sewer, phone, mobile phone, heating, waste disposal)
- Financial records (loan, credit,
investments, etc.)
- Medical records
- Internet, cable, or satellite television
records
- You MUST bring a valid ID
for each volunteer (for the purpose of background checks)
If you do not live within SVLL's boundaries,
but your child attends a school within our boundaries, you may satisfy
residency requirements via the following:
- A school issued report card or performance record
will no longer be accepted to establish school attendance. Either the
school enrollment form or an official/certified
school enrollment record dated prior to October 1, 2018 can be used to
establish school attendance for the 2019 season.
8. Get familiar with
Sunnyvale Little League by browsing the other pages within our website. You
will find useful information and contact information should you have questions.
Other registration related questions may be answered at our
Registration FAQ page. We are
adding responses to frequently asked questions there.
If you have
any further comments or questions, please email the registrar at
registration@sunnyvalelittleleague.com
Thank you for taking the time to review all of this important
information.
Begin your registration:
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