5U, 6U & 7U RALLYCAP SPRING BASEBALL
5u Birth Year - 2020
6u Birth Year - 2019
7u Birth Year - 2018
Required Equipment: glove, helmet, cleats. baseball pants for 6u & 7u (no shorts) and protective cup (recommended)
Fields: Rookie #1, Rookie #2, Rookie #3 on McArthur Island
When: April to June (exact dates to be determined in the spring)
Cost:
5u - $175
6u - $175
7u - $200
Parent Participation: as children learn the game of baseball it's important thay have assistance. Parent participation on the field at practices & games is required. This takes many forms, (ie) setting up equipment, supervising players, playing catch, modelling mechanics, etc. Children in RallyCap are not to be left at the field without supervision.
Spring Programming Info: RallyCap teams have one practice and one 'game' per week. Families have a choice of their practice start time OR day. Players only register for one spring session.
5U: Practices are on Mondays. Choose your practice time: 5:00pm or 6:00pm.
Games will be on Friday evenings.
6U: Practices on Tuesdays. Choose your practice time: 5:00pm or 6:00pm. Games will be on Saturdays.
7U: Choose your practice day: Wednesdays or Thursdays.
Start times will vary. Games will be on Sundays.
IMPORTANT: We will do our best to accommodate practice time/day choices but if necessary may have to move players from their preferred selection when building teams or recruiting coaches. We recommend you register as early as possible. Waitlists will be enacted when needed.
Schedules subject to change without notice
5U - 7U RALLYCAP GENERAL INFORMATION
Welcome to baseball!
In Rally Cap our Goals are to:
- Create an environment in which players and parents can have fun with baseball
- Introduce the skills for baseball through age appropriate physical literacy while following the LTAD (Long-Term Athletic Development)
- Model and teach competitiveness with an emphasis on good sportsmanship
- Promote increased self-esteem among the players and the parents.
For the Program to work effectively, we create small teams of 6-8 players, this allows for the formation of more teams. What this means for the kids less "standing around", more engagement, more repetition, and more FUN!
Spring Baseball Season:
5U & 6U Game Play:
Games are 60 minutes. When it comes to batting, players have the option of hitting off a tee, having a coach use underhand soft-toss, or toss overhand, depending on the player's skill level.
7U Game Play:
On game days, two teams are scheduled for 1hr games at the Rookie fields for the first four weeks. They will start to learn how to make outs and the 7u game rules of baseball. Starting mid May, teams will play their games following the game rules on the Tadpole fields that have actual dugouts and look like a real baseball field. This provides players a great opportunity for progression to the Tadpole division with ease and it's pretty exciting for them to play on that field!!
When it comes to batting, coaches will pitch or a tee will be used. Each batter will receive a maximum of 6 pitches or 3 strikes (whatever comes first) from the coach. After 6 pitches or 3 strikes, the batter shall be given 2 soft toss pitches from the coach. If they do not put the soft tosses in play, the batter shall be called out, no exceptions. If using a Tee - maximum of 6 swings or 3 strikes (whatever comes first).
RallyCap (5u - 7u) Resources