NOTE: Little League recently updated the league age cutoff. To determine your child's league age, please see the chart below or click here.
Organization and Placement
The league is organized into division groups for the spring season: Beginners, Minors, Majors, and Juniors. Within these division groups, individual divisions are formed based on age, skills, player evaluations, and in some cases, as mandated by Little League regulations. The table below describes each division and the various league ages and qualifications that would place a particular player into that division.
Parents who are new to Loudoun South Little League should provide as much background on their player during registration, including leagues and levels played, years experience, etc.
All player placement decisions are at the discreition of the LSLL Player Agents. The player agents also represent all player interests for the league, and parents are encouraged to contact them regarding division placement at
(TBall, IR, Rookie),
(A, AA), or
(AAA, Majors).
Division
Characteristics
League Age Requirements and Qualifications
T-Ball
Introduction to baseball
Softer tee-ball and batting tee used
Emphasis on beginner skills development mixed with fun
Shorter practices and games; no scores kept
Player, coach, and parent involvement is high
No tryouts
ALL players league age 5.
Players league age 6 WITHOUT a prior season of Spring T-Ball experience.
NOTE: Per Little League regulations, there are no exceptions to these placement policies!
Personal requests (place with friend, etc.) may be considered at the Player Agent’s discretion.
Instructional Rookie (IR)
Introduction to coach pitching
Basic skills development — hitting, fielding, base-running
Mandatory infield/outfield play
No scores kept
Player, coach, and parent involvement is high.
No tryouts.
ALL players league age 6 WITH a prior season of Spring T-Ball experience.
Players league age 7 WITHOUT a prior season of T-Ball experience, at parent request and Player Agent approval.
Players league age 7 with a sibling in this division, at parent option and with Player Agent approval.
Personal requests (place with friend, etc.) may be considered at the Player Agent’s discretion.
Rookie
Coach-pitch
Continued basic skills development — hitting, fielding, base-running
Mandatory infield/outfield play
No scores kept
Player, coach, and parent involvement is high.
No tryouts.
ALL players league age 7 who do not attend a tryout.
Players league age 7 who attend a tryout AND are not drafted into the Single-A division
Players league 8 with a sibling in this division, at parent option and with Player Agent approval.
Personal requests (place with friend, etc.) may be considered at the Player Agent’s discretion.
Single-A ("A")
Introduction to player pitching
Limited player pitch innings
Remainder coach-pitched
Beginning emphasis on position player development, especially pitcher and catcher
Limited stealing
Mandatory player evaluation and draft
Scores and standings kept
End of season tournament
Players league age 7 who try out, have an acceptable evaluation score, ANDare drafted.
Players league age 8 who are not drafted into the AA division.
AA
Full player pitching
Refinement of position player skills
Refinement of base-running skills
Mandatory player evaluation and draft
Competitive; scores and standings kept
End of season tournament
Potential All Star play
Players league age 7 at parent request, Player Agent approval, who achieve an acceptable evaluation score, AND are drafted into the AA division.
Players league age 8 who try out, have an acceptable evaluation score, AND are drafted.
Players league age 9 who are not drafted into the AAA division.
AAA
Preparation for Majors play
Regulation Little League games and rules, with emphasis on maximizing playing time and experience
Mandatory player evaluation and draft
Highly competitive; scores and standings kept
End of season tournament
Potential All Star play
Players league age 9 who try out, have an acceptable evaluation score, AND are drafted.
Players league ages 10-11 who request NOT to play Majors
Players league ages 10-11 who are not drafted into Majors division.
NOTE: Only players league ages 10-11 who were not drafted into the Majors division may be called up as replacement players to a Majors team.
Players league age 12 who waive their right to play Majors.
NOTE: A formal Regulation V(e) waiver must be filed with the League by parents. Players so waived may not pitch in AAA, nor be recalled to Majors.
Majors
Regulation Little League games and rules
Highest level of play on small diamond
Mandatory player evaluation and draft
Highly competitive; scores and standings kept
End of season tournament
Potential All Star play
Players league age 10 - 11 who try out, have an acceptable evaluation score, AND are drafted.
ALL players league ages 11-12 who have previously played in this division.
ALL players league age 12 who have not requested to play in AAA.
Juniors Division
Introduction to regulation baseball dimensions/rules
Leads, pick-offs, balks
Mandatory player evaluation and draft
Metal cleats
Big-barrel bats
Interleague play
Highly competitive; scores and standings kept
End of season tournament
Potential All Star play
ALL players league age 13-15.
Middle School
Introduction to regulation baseball dimensions/rules
Leads, pick-offs, balks
Mandatory player try out
Metal cleats
Big-barrel bats
Interleague play
Highly competitive; scores and standings kept
End of season tournament
Potential All Star play
Players league age 13-15 who are also in 6th, 7th and 8th grade.
