WHAT IS ACEs?
ACEs is the travel arm of GVLL Baseball. The purpose of ACEs is to offer players a more competitive option in addition to recreational baseball. Unlike in rec. ball, the goal of a travel team is to win. In rec. ball, all players are given an opportunity to play all positions and are guaranteed a minimum amount of playing time, but in travel ball, positions and playing time are earned. GVLL rec teams play other GVLL teams, while travel teams play elite teams outside our own league.  ACEs runs two seasons: Spring and Fall.

Spring ACEs
General Info.    11 & 12U (Spring) 9U & 10U (Spring)

Fall ACEs
General Info.    10, 11 & 12U (Fall)
Important Additional ACEs Information
Please Read   Eligibility   Dates Fees     Attendance

WHAT IS THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES TOURNAMENT (LLWST) TEAM?
Each year, GVLL selects an All-Star team from our league to compete against other Little Leagues. It starts with the District level (Manhattan), then the Sectional (NYC), then NY State, then Metro Region (NY, NJ, CT, RI). Then finally the televised event in Williamsport, PA between all the US regional winners and the international winners. 

Team Tryouts    Practices    Time Commitment

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FALL ACES

General Info.
In Fall, ACEs is run concurrently with GVLL Fall Ball. GVLL eligible players are given priority, but occasionally non-GVLL players may be invited to play if there are open spots.

10U, 11U & 12U Fall ACEs   
Tryouts for Fall ACEs will take place at the end of the Spring rec. season. Baseball ages “move up” in the Fall, so those players who were 10U in Spring will be 11U in Fall, and so on.

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SPRING ACES

General Info.
In Spring, ACEs is run concurrently and cooperatively with rec. ball. ACEs players must play in the GVLL Spring Rec. season.  The team will practice once weekly and play one league double-header each Sunday. These games are often in lower West Chester or Queens or Brooklyn and a car or a ride is usually necessary. If the schedule allows, the team will also play in one outside travel tournament before the start of Spring rec.

11U & 12U (Spring)
Prior to Majors & AAA tryouts, GVLL will announce and hold ACEs spring tryouts. Top 11 & 12U players will be selected and invited to join the ACEs 12U team. If we have enough players, we will have a team for each age group (ie 11U and 12U).  ACEs will have their own practices and will participate in a local travel league which will not conflict with Majors or AAA games.  The hope is that they will not conflict with practices either — but this may happen on occasion.

ACEs players MUST commit to being available for the MDWT, and all ACEs games.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -- ACES

A few additional things to keep in mind
It cannot be emphasized enough that accountability, dedication, reliability, and sportsmanship are essential factors in selection for the travel and tournament teams. These players (and parents) represent our organization and they must do so in a manner that, win or lose, radiates sportsmanship and dignity even at such a young age. Managers and coaches are responsible for their teams and will not tolerate negative behavior, even at the expense of removing talented players.

The goal of ACEs is to develop our players and to make our MDWT and LLWS teams stronger, aka, to win. Unlike rec. ball, players will not necessarily receive equal playing time. Talent and commitment, along with positional needs, will be the main determining factors in team selection as well as playing time.

The goal of FALL ACEs is to expose younger players to travel ball and develop them for both the Spring rec. season and Spring ACEs. There will be more parity in terms of playing time, position rotation etc. in Fall ACEs than in Spring ACEs. 

Finally, here is some additional information regarding eligibility, dates, fees, playing time and attendance.

ACEs Eligibility
To participate in the GVLL ACEs program, you must be eligible to play in our Little League per these rules. 

ACEs Dates
Spring ACEs tryouts for any open spots will be held in the Fall. The ACEs season will run from late March to late June.

Fees
There is an additional cost, over and above GVLL rec. ball, to play on an ACEs team. The costs coach salary, league and tournament fees, uniforms, umpires, and equipment among other things. The specific amounts will be determined prior to spots being offered to players. Need-based Financial Aid will be offered.

Attendance (Travel & Rec)
Players are expected to make 80% of all travel practices and 90% of all travel games and MUST play in the MDWT as well as be available for the LLWS. ACEs players must also play in at least 75% of their rec ball games.

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LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES TOURNAMENT TEAM INFO.

LLWST Team Tryouts
Open tryouts will be held near the end of the Spring Season for the Little League World Series Tournament (LLWST) team.  Participation in ACEs does not guarantee selection for the LLWST team. A registration sign-up on TeamSnap will be shared with all eligible GVLL players. Once the teams are selected, a coach, manager, or team admin. will contact all players who tried out to let them know if they are on the roster or not.