AAAAge 9
- Birth Year = Sep - Dec 2013 & Jan - Aug 2014
- AA: The majority of 9-year-olds will play AA.
- AAA: 9 yr olds with AA experience are eligible to be drafted in AAA. To be eligible to play in AAA, a 9-year-old must attend AAA evaluations. Any 9 yr old who does not attend evaluations or is not selected for the AAA draft will be placed in AA.
Age 10:
- Birth Year = Sept - Dec 2012 & Jan - Aug 2013
- All 10 yr olds must attend either AAA or Majors evaluations.
- AAA: The majority of 10-year-olds will play AAA.
- Majors: 10 yr olds with AAA experience are eligible to be drafted in Majors. To be eligible to play in Majors, a 10-year-old must attend Majors evaluations. Any 10 yr old who is not selected for the Majors draft will be placed in AAA. Register your player for AAA and choose Majors evaluations in the questionnaire.
Age 11:
- Birth Year = Sept - Dec 2011 & Jan - Aug 2012
- All 11 yr olds must attend either AAA or Majors evaluations.
- AAA: 11 yr olds who wish to play AAA should attend AAA evaluations.
- Majors: 11-year-olds who wish to play Majors should attend Majors evaluations. Any 11 yr old who not selected for the majors’ draft will be placed in AAA. Register your player for AAA and choose Majors evaluations in the questionnaire.
Evaluations will be held March 25, time TBD.
Goal
The goal of the AAA division in Simsbury Little League is for the players to begin to apply those fundamentals learned at the lower levels into more advanced game situations. Here, players are introduced to the initial stages of strategy (i.e. bunting and stealing) while learning the skills specific to each position. At this level there is also much more expected out of the pitcher and catcher.
The open substitution policy is also still in effect at AAA, perpetuating the ideal that, over the course of the season, each player has an opportunity to play each position in the field and bat in each spot in the batting order. As the season continues, however, most managers begin to place the players in those positions that allow them the best opportunity to grow and succeed. The AAA season concludes with a playoff tournament.
Schedule
AAA games will be Tuesday evening, Thursday evening, and Saturday afternoon/evening. Practices will be Sunday and 1 weeknight.
Equipment
SLL provides jerseys and hats. All players should have baseball pants and a belt, a glove, cleats and water bottle.
Umpires
These games are umpired by trained youth umpires.