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A FRIENDLY REMINDER OF PLAYER
OPTIONS DURING REGISTRATION
As a player and parent within North
Jefferson Junior Baseball it is important to remember that there are
always options available to you during the registration season in order
to ensure your child has the best baseball experience possible. Below
are some highlights of the options available.
As a reminder NJJBA has 4 levels of competitive baseball. The
most competitive is “0” league, then 1st League, 2nd
league and 3rd league. All of these league levels offer
excellent competitive baseball for each player based on their abilities.
First, players that will be 9 years old in the 2002 or players
(ages 10-14) that are new to our organization must enter tryouts in
order to be drafted to the appropriate level team. The option to select
on the registration form is #2 “Enter
Open Tryouts” below that you will see a “Highest Division” field
in which you and your child can select how high in the draft your child
is willing to be selected. As an example if a player selects a level of
1 then during the draft process the player will on be considered for
levels 1 and lower and will not be eligible for “0”. PLEASE NOTE:
Players are always looked at based on ability and that the level
specified in this field does not assure that that is level that they
will be placed at, however that level will not be any higher that the
one specified.
If you are a returning player and enjoyed playing on your
previous year’s team you can simply choose the option to #5 “Do Not
Tryout return to previous team” and you will be placed back on your
previous year’s team provided your coach exercises his option to
retain you on the team. You will not need to tryout if you choose this
option unless your previous coach informs you of his decision to not
have you return to the team.
Another option is #4 “Enter
Open Tryout’s return to previous team if not selected by a higher
team. This option affords the player the opportunity to enter the
tryouts to be looked at by higher level coaches as a possible draft
choice, but if not selected you will be placed directly back to your
previous year’s team.
If you would not like to play for your previous years team you
can choose the option #3 “Enter Open Tryout do not return to previous
years team. You will then be put into the tryouts for your age division
and will be drafted accordingly. PLEASE NOTE: There may be age groups
that have a limited number of teams available thusly, players maybe
selected to lower, or teams outside of their home area i.e. player in
Pomona may be drafted to a Standley Lake team in order to meet this
tryout option.
The final option available to “0” league players only is
#1”I am a returning “0” league player and must enter tryouts. This
option is only available to those players who played “0” league the
previous year with NJJBA and are required to tryout each year.
Carefully understanding these registration options
will ensure a positive baseball experience for players and families.
Thanks!
Corey Hesser, V.P./Registrar |