8u/9u TADPOLE SUMMER BASEBALL
8U - 2017 Born
9U - 2016 Born
Summer Programming Info:
Tadpole baseball is open to all players that participated in Spring baseball. We hope to form two teams for the 2025 Summer Season. Players will try out for these teams, if offered a roster spot they will practice and play throughout late Spring until August long weekend. Please note, Summer teams are completely separate from their current teams.
TRYOUT INFO
Who: Any player currently playing Tadpole Spring baseball
When: Friday May 2 @ 4:30pm or 5:45pm
Players to choose only one session
Cost: It is free to tryout and the league fee to play on a team is $100
Tadpole teams will interlock with other teams from the Interior/Okanagan, this schedule is decided after teams have committed. It is created by a volunteer and may not be published until just before the season starts - be prepared to play/travel on short notice. KMBA teams may also choose to attend additional tournaments (self funded) and will end the season with our own tournament on August long weekend (Aug 1 - 3, 2025).
Coaches to be announced soon.
8u/9u TADPOLE SPRING BASEBALL
8U - 2017 Born
9U - 2016 Born
Equipment Required - glove, helmet, baseball pants (no shorts) and a protective jock/jill is recommended. Keeper shirts and hats are supplied for Spring.
Fields: Tadpole #1 & Tadpole #2 at McArthur island
When: April - June (exact dates to be determined in the Spring)
Cost: $225
Spring Programming Info: 8u and 9u baseball is suitable for players of all skill levels and experience, beginners are welcome! Tadpole teams will have one practice and one game per week. Families are able to choose the day their practices will take place and games will be on weekends as listed below.
8u Safety Ball: Choose Mondays or Tuesdays for practices
Saturday games
9u Hardball: Choose Wednesdays or Thursdays for practices
Sunday games
IMPORTANT: We will do our best to accommodate these requests but if necessary we may have to move players from their chosen day when building teams or recruiting coaches. We recommend you register as early as possible. Once events fill, waitlists will be enacted.
Schedules subject to change without notice
Special Requests: We accept teammate requests but do not guarantee children will be placed together. In order for such requests to be considered, players must be registered for the same practice day.
8u/9u TADPOLE GENERAL INFORMATION
Spring Season (April-June):
This division is split into two groups:
8U - safety ball group
9U - hardball group
Each group plays by a modified set of rules (found below) that will gradually ease the transition from Rally Cap through 8U/9U & into 11U (Mosquito). The focus is on fun, fundamentals and increasing confidence while developing baseball skills, throwing, catching, hitting and base running. The use of pitching machines and live pitching start to be introduced. Teams can expect to be on the field twice per week.
Summer "Riverdogs" Season (June - August):
In May, players are given the opportunity to try out for one of KMBA's Summer Select teams. These Summer teams represent KMBA and play in tournaments against other associations from around the province. In recent years, KMBA has host a 9u Summer Jamboree on August long weekend. We try and field at least one team at the Tadpole level.
Fall Baseball (September - October):
A time for development and fun. Fall baseball is comprised of players who will be entering the division in the following year as well as players who will be moving into their second year. Usually runs 1 or 2 nights a week, the players practice and scrimmage with each other.
Winter Baseball (January-March):
Winterball is designed to offer the players instruction on many of the fundamentals that can get lost in the busy Spring Season.This back to basics approach gives players a fun environment to hone abilities and learn new aspects of the game and keep active during the winter months. Tadpole sessions are run as clinics so families can pick and choose what works for them. Winterball is held in our Sussex Insurance indoor facility on McArthur Island. Space is limited.
