*In order to receive a refund of the registration fee, the
parent/guardian of a player must submit a letter to the Board requesting a
refund and stating the reason why the player is resigning. No refunds will be
processed without this letter. Amount of refund will be based on the following
situations. A player, who resigns, quits, dropped or is injured…
*Prior to being assigned a team a $25 administrative fee will be
charged and the remaining balance refunded.
* No refund will be provided after a player has been assigned to a
team.
6)Why do I have to volunteer to do field work, umpire, or work
the snack shack?
*To make-up the
difference of the cost to play and fee which we charge. Our snack shack must be
run by our volunteer parents. Additionally, Oak Ridge Little League is only as
strong as it’s volunteers. We can not exist without parental involvement in all
aspects of running our league.
*Try outs will be held the last two weeks of January with the
Major and AAA
drafts held in early February
*Practices will
begin in February or early March depending on your childs division of play
*Regular season
starts mid March
* End of regular
season is in mid June
* For players
ages 9 and above they may be selected for post-season all-star play. Postseason
games start in July and play as long as they continue to win till Aug or Sept.
* Tryouts give
the Managers an opportunity to evaluate each player. At tryouts each player
will go through a series of events...out-fielding, in-fielding, batting and
running.
* After the
tryouts are completed the Managers will meet to have a draft where the teams
are formed.
* All 7 year old
players and older wanting to play in Rookie, AAA, Major & Junior divisions.
*T-Ball does
not tryout.
*Returning
players from Majors teams do not need to tryout as they will return to the team
they were on last year
13)When will I know what team my son or daughter is on?
*The week after
the last tryouts (usually mid February) teams will begin to be formed
* The team
Manager will schedule a team meeting there after soon.
14)I have two or more kids’ can they play on the same team?
*
We will make
every effort to keep siblings on the same team.
* It may not
always be possible because of our age structure between leagues or the players
abilities differ between each other.
* Please talk
with the Player Agent who may be able to answer more questions and come to a
solution if you still have concerns.
15)My son or daughter rides with a friend can they play on the
same team?
* Be sure to
mention this at time of registration
* A note will be
place on the players record requesting that he or she wishes to play with a
friend.
* All effort
will be made to put them on the same team especially if they are in the same
league.
* If players are
in different leagues base on age and experience then this may not be possible.
* Due to the
competitiveness in the Major division such request will not be considered.
16)I have a daughter who wants to play, are there many girls in
the league?
*Yes, in T-Ball
and Rookie we have quite a few girls and the teams are usually formed to
include equal amount of girls on each team or at least have 2 or more girls on
a team.
*All efforts
will be made to balance out the teams so there would not be a team that would
have to many girls or only one girl on a team.
* Girls ages 7
and above may play either Girls Softball or Baseball.
17)My daughter would like to play Softball why does she have to
play Baseball?
*Oak Ridge
Little Leagues softball divisions begins at 7 up to 17 years old. Players’ ages 4
to 6 years old play in T-Ball which is an instructional league.
*The basic
concept and skills are taught in T-Ball which will prepare them for Softball
when they become eligible.
* In some
instances there may not be enough girls to form a girl's softball team in which
case they will be asked if they wish to play baseball.
*Oak Ridge
Little League will provide each player with a jersey and hat.
*All male
players are required to wear a supporter and cup. This is mandatory for all males
playing Little League regardless of age or division
*Players should
have their own baseball glove and baseball shoes. No metal cleats are allowed
in Majors and below. Baseball molded cleats are recommended but if the player
already has soccer shoes they can wear those. Juniors and above may wear metal
cleats.
* The Manager
will normally recommend what color pants, socks, belt and practice jersey to
purchase. It is not mandatory to play in these optional uniforms but if you do
purchase them chose the color the Manager recommends so that the team does look
all the same.
19)Do board members, managers, coaches and umpire get paid for
their service?
*NO…NO…NO…
* No one is paid
to work at Oak Ridge Little League.
* All
adults…volunteer their spare time to teach and work the our kids.
20)Do you do background checks on your adult volunteers?
*YES, All adult
volunteers go through a back ground checks before being approved as a board
member, manager, coach , umpire, scorekeeper or any other adult position that
have direct contact with any children.