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Announcements
2009 Hamel Rodeo!
Hamel Baseball's biggest fundraiser of the year is here--the 2009 Hamel Rodeo! July 9th-12th, more info can be found here: Hamel Rodeo
League Descriptions
AA-Ball For ages 15-16 as determined by age on April 30, 2009. Registration fee is $150 and includes hat and returnable uniform. A $5 concession stand fee is included in every registration. Hamel AA-Ball plays in the Crow River League, the cities and teams of which can be found on the league website here. (Mantle 16AA). The seasonstart is coordinated with local high school teams and can run until August for teams that qualify and advance in end-of-season tournaments. Teams generally play 2-3 times per week, Monday thru Thursday. AA-Ball teams also have the option of playing in a couple weekend tournaments, the timing and location of which are at the coaches discretion. Players are required to tryout, the date and times of which will be posted on the website. Teams will be formed by draft after evaluations with the intent of
forming teams of equal skill and ability. No "play-with" requests will
be honored at this level and no players will be allowed to "play-up" at this level.
A-Ball For ages 13-14 as determined by age on April 30, 2009. Registration fee is $140 and includes hat and returnable uniform. A $5 concession stand fee is included in every registration. Hamel A-Ball plays in the Crow River League, the cities and teams of which can be found on the league website here. (Koufax 14AA). The seasonstarts in early May and can run until August for teams that qualify and advance in end-of-season tournaments. Teams generally play 2-3 times per week, Monday thru Thursday. A-Ball teams also have the option of playing in a couple weekend tournaments, the timing and location of which are at the coaches discretion. Players are required to tryout, the date and times of which will be posted on the website. Teams will be formed by draft after evaluations with the intent of
forming teams of equal skill and ability. No "play-with" requests will
be honored at this level and no players will be allowed to "play-up" at this level.
B-Ball B-Ball is for ages 11-12 as determined by age on April 30, 2009. Registration fee is $130 and includes hat and returnable uniform. A $5 concession stand fee is included in every registration. Hamel B-Ball plays in the Crow River League, the cities and teams of which can be found on the league website here. (Reese 12AA). The seasonstarts in early May and can run through late July for teams that qualify and advance in end-of-season tournaments. Teams generally play 2-3 times per week, Monday thru Thursday. B-Ball teams also have the option of playing in a couple weekend tournaments, the timing and location of which are at the coaches discretion. Players are required to tryout, the date and times of which will be posted on the website. Teams will be formed by draft after evaluations with the intent of
forming teams of equal skill and ability. No "play-with" requests will
be honored at this level and no players will be allowed to "play-up" at this level.
C-Ball C-Ball is a machine pitch league for ages 9-10 as determined by age on April 30, 2009. Registration fee is $120 and includes hat and jersey. A $5 concession stand fee is included in every registration. Hamel C-Ball plays in the Tri-City League with Corcoran & Hanover and games are played in all three cities. Seasonstarts in early May and runs through the 3rd week of July and teams generally play 2-3 times per week, Monday thru Thursday. Practice and game schedules will be completed at the end of April. Players are required to tryout, the date and times of which will be posted on the website. Teams will be formed by draft after evaluations with the intent of forming teams of equal skill and ability. No "play-with" requests will be honored at this level.
D-Ball D-Ball is a coach pitch league for boys and girls ages 7-8 as determined by age on April 30th, 2009. D-Ball is played on Tuesday & Thursday nights from 6:30-7:45 pm. The season runs from the week of May 11th to the week of July 13th with time off for the 4th of July. Registration fee is $100 and includes hat, jersey, trophy and a $5 concession stand fee. Teams are formed using "play-with" requests (limit 2) and schools as guidelines. Play is conducted at Hamel Legion Park on all grass fields.
T-Ball T-Ball is for boys and girls ages 5-6 as determined by age on April 30th, 2009. T-Ball is played on Monday & Wednesday nights from 6:30-7:45 pm. The season runs from the week of May 11th to the week of July 13th with time off for the 4th of July. Registration fee is $100 and includes hat, jersey, trophy and a $5 concession stand fee. Teams are formed using "play-with" requests (limit 2) and schools as guidelines. Play is conducted at Hamel Legion Park on all grass fields.
Policy on Playing-Up
Each year we receive numerous requests to allow players to play-up to a higher league than their age bracket. Our policy on playing-up is listed below.
Players can play-up at the T, D, & C-Ball levels as long as they have the skills to play at the higher level and there is space available in the higher league. Priority is always given to age appropriate players. If it is determined that the requesting player does not have the skills needed to play in the higher league, or there is not space in the higher league, the player will be dropped back to their age-appropriate level. Players who want to "play-up" in C-Ball can register for that league and send an email to registration@hamelbaseball.com stating their intentions. Anyone who intends to play C-Ball will need to attend C-Ball evaluations (mid-April) and a decision on them playing up will be made shortly after that.
For players who want to play-up to B, A, & AA-Ball, our standard policy is against it. If you feel that the players circumstances are unique and you would like an exception to be granted, you can petition the Board to do so. Priority is always given to age appropriate players. The process to petition the Board is this: Register the player for the appropriate league. Send an email to registration@hamelbaseball.com with a written request to play-up and include all information pertinent to your request. Attend evaluations for the higher league. Wait for the Board to make a decision on your request, probably mid to late April. If accepted into the higher league you will be billed for the difference in registration.
Coaching Info
Hamel Baseball has changed the way coaches and assistants form teams in C-Ball and above. The new policy is that a Head Coach can select 1 Assistant Coach prior to the team drafts. Head Coaches will then be responsible for picking up an additional Assistant Coach via the player draft. If you have questions on this new policy, please send an email to: mail@hamelbaseball.com
Volunteers Needed For 2009
We need volunteers at all levels for 2009--coordinators, coaches, equipment, and various committee spots. If you are interested, please contact us at: mail@hamelbaseball.com
