Divisions of Play

T-Ball

• Co-ed ages 5 & 6
• Parent supervised, recreational, learning and fun
• 1 game/week
• Children hit from T-ball stand
• Games are on Sunday mornings on the Pier 40 rooftop level; no practices
• First year players must register in person

Junior Minors

• Co-ed ages 7 & 8’s
• Parent supervised, recreational, learning and fun
• 1 game/week
• Coaches pitch
• Games are on Sunday mornings at Pier 40
• Practices on Saturdays

Minors

• Co-ed ages 9-12
• 1 recreational game per week with partial rules (e.g., no stolen bases).
• 1 practice per week
• No tryout is required
• Games in one of 3 time slots on Saturdays at Pier 40
• Practice on Sundays at Chelsea Park

Majors National

• Co-ed ages 10-12
• Advanced play using a competitive game framework and age-appropriate Little League playing rules
• General rules include stealing (no leadoffs) and infield fly rule. To avoid injuries, we also monitor pitch counts and use of catchers in all games.
• 2 competitive games/week (Pier 40 or JJ Walker on Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday)
• 1-2 mandatory practice sessions / week
• Professional umpires
• Participation in Majors National requires a high level of commitment and NO major conflicts of any kind.
• Entry is by tryout, including returning players and experience in the Minors division is strongly recommended and unselected players will play in Minors
• Teams are drafted by the league’s coaching staff
• Regular season generally starts in late March and will ends in early June
• Playoff and Championship games will take place in early to mid June
• Skilled players are asked to participate in the league’s various tournament efforts

Majors American

• Co-ed ages 10-12
• Advanced play using a competitive game framework and age-appropriate Little League playing rules
• General rules include stealing (no leadoffs) and infield fly rule. To avoid injuries, we also monitor pitch counts and use of catchers in all games.
• 2 competitive games/week (JJ Walker on Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday)
• 1-2 mandatory practice sessions/week
• Professional umpires
• Participation in Majors National requires a high level of commitment and NO major conflicts of any kind.
• Entry is by tryout, including returning players and experience in the Minors division is strongly recommended and unselected players will play in Minors
• Teams are drafted by the league’s coaching staff
• Regular season generally starts in late March and will ends in early June
• Playoff and Championship games will take place in early to mid June
• Skilled players are asked to participate in the league’s various tournament efforts

Juniors

• Co-ed ages 13’-14’
• Competitive play
• Wood bats only
• 2 games/wk with travel
• Mandatory tryout, even for returning players
• Girls can tryout or play in Girls Sr. Softball

Seniors

• Co-ed ages 15- 16’
• Competitive play
• Wood bats only
• 2 games/wk with travel
• Mandatory tryout, even for returning players
• Girls can tryout or play in Girls Sr. Softball

Girl’s Softball – T-Ball

• Girls ages 4 – 7; no previous softball experience necessary
• Parent supervised, recreational and geared towards learning and fun
• Girls hit from T-ball stand with introduction later in the season to underhand pitching by a coach
• Girls are introduced to the general rules of baseball/softball
• 1 instructional game per week/no separate practices
• Games are on Saturday mornings at Chelsea Waterside Park at 23rd Street and 11th Avenue, across from Chelsea Piers
• First year players must register in person (for all divisions of baseball and softball)

Girl’s Softball – Minors

• Girls ages 7-12; no previous softball experience necessary
• Parent supervised, recreational and geared towards learning and fun
• Girls are first introduced to many of the rules that are unique to Little League Softball, including windmill pitching
• 1 clinic at Chelsea Waterside Park on Saturday morning or early afternoon
• 1 recreational interleague game with nearby Little Leagues per weekend either at Chelsea Waterside Park, Pier 40 or a nearby Little League facility (for example, Downtown LL Field in Battery Park City)