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2023
Fall Ball Registration is now CLOSED for most divisions
If you are interested in adding a child to our Fall season,
please read the details below and commence the registration process. Your child
will be added to a waiting list and will be added to a team if there is room.
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Welcome to Sunnyvale
Little League Fall Ball Registration!
READ THIS
ENTIRE PAGE before registering!
We are excited to open Little
League Baseball registration for the 2023 fall season here in Sunnyvale!
What is Fall Ball
Sunnyvale Little
League offers fall baseball from September 1st through October 31st in a more
relaxed environment in comparison to the spring season. We refer to this as
"Fall Ball", which is intended to provide children with an opportunity to
develop their baseball skills in an environment which is less competitive than
the spring season. This is also an opportunity for children to prepare for a
jump to the next level of play (i.e. making the jump from one playing division
to the next higher division).
Some details to understand about Fall
Ball:
- All games occur on Sundays.
- The majority of games will be played in the
afternoons. However, there may be a few games played before noon, depending on
the host league's field availability.
- Most coaches choose to host practices on Sundays
before the team's game, but some may opt for mid-week practices in addition to
the Sunday practice
- We issue a dry fit shirt and SVLL hat as the
uniform
- We do not require volunteer work as is the case in
the spring
- We do not offer a snack shack in the fall
- As a general point of guidance, if a player plans
to move up a division in the spring, they should use the fall to make the
transition to that division. Example: If a player played in the Minors Division
in the previous spring season and they are aging up to Majors in the next
spring season, they should register for Majors in the fall.
If you elect to have your child participate
in Fall Ball, you will need to complete regular online
registration, which includes payment of league fees,and aggreement of
our liability waiver. You can start that process at the end of this
page.
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. No
residence verification required
Unlike in the spring, there are
no residential boundary restrictions on who can play. This does apply in the
spring, so please keep that in mind if you plan to have your child play then.
If you reside ouside of our league boudaries, your child will not be eligible
to play with us in the spring. There is an exemption to this rule if your child
attends school within our boundaries.
3. Determine
which Division your child will play.
Sunnyvale Little League
only offers the following divisions in the fall: Pioneer, Farm, Minors, and
Majors. We DO NOT offer Challenger, T-Ball, Intermediate or Juniors level play
in the fall. 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.
As a
general point of guidance: if a player plans to move up a division in
the spring, they should use the fall to make the transition to that division.
Example: If a player played in the Minors Division in the previous spring
season and they are aging up to Majors in the next spring season, they should
register for Majors in the fall.
| Division |
Primarily for Ages |
May also
Include Ages |
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2023
Registration Fees |
| Pioneer |
6 - 7 |
8 |
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$130 |
| Farm |
7 - 9 |
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$155 |
| Minors |
9 - 10 |
8, 11 |
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$155 |
| Majors |
11 - 12 |
10 |
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$155 |
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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
should contact the Upper Division Player Agent
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| 10 Year
Olds |
- Most 10 year olds will play in Minors,
but there is the possibility of placement in the Farm Division.
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| 11 Year
Olds |
- Most 11 year olds will play in Majors,
but there is the possibility of placement in the Minors Division.
- A few 11 year olds who are deemed a
safety risk may be placed in Minors at the discretion of the Player
Agents.
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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 if the player is deemed a
safety risk.
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A quick summary of the different divisions is
provided below. Additional information can be found at this
location. Please disregard the section of
this document which covers tryouts / player evaluations. This only applies to
the spring season.
Divisions with a Waiting
List: As we get close to the start of the season, we will place certain
divisions in a "waiting list state" once we register enough players to form
teams. If you attempt to register, and you are presented with a message which
indicates that you are in a waiting list, it does not mean your child won't
play this season. We do everything in our power to form equally balanced teams,
so we have to limit the roster size for any given team. Roster sizes vary by
division. If you are on a waiting list, it means that we still need more
players to register in your respective division, so that we can form a whole
team. You can help expedite this by introducing our league to your friends and
have them register. If you have any questions about the waiting list, please
reach out to our Player Agent at:
playeragent.upper@sunnyvalelittleleague.com
4. No Volunteer Obligation in Fall
There are no
volunteer obligations for Fall Ball, but we are always looking for coaches and
assistant coaches. please reach out to the Player Agent at
playeragent.upper@sunnyvalelittleleague.com if you are
interested in coaching.
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.
6. Complete Volunteer
Verification
PLEASE NOTE: ANY PARENT WHO
SERVES AS A COACH OR ASSISTANT COACH MUST COMPLETE A BACKGROUND CHECK. We will
be using JDP, a third party vendor, to conduct the required background checks
of all adult volunteers. With this 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).
If you completed a background check for our league in the spriing,
you are NOT required to re-submit for the fall.
This 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 (Date TBD). If you have any further
questions on our volunteer verification process, please contact the league
Safety Director (safety@sunnyvalelittleleague.com)
All coaches and
assistant coaches are also required to be fingerprinted and complete Mandatory
Reporter training (online).
7. 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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