Your Guide to our Fall Program
Loudoun South Little League organizes players into division groups: Beginners, Minors, Majors, and Juniors. Within each group, players are placed into specific divisions based on age, skill level, player evaluations, and Little League regulations. The table below outlines each division, including league ages and qualifications.
New families are encouraged to provide detailed background information during registration, such as previous leagues, experience, and skill level. This helps ensure the best possible placement for every player.
All placement decisions are made by LSLL Player Agents, who represent the interests of every player in the league. If you have any questions about division placement, please contact the Player Agents—contact information is available on the Board of Directors page.
| Division |
Characteristics |
Eligibility |
| 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
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- 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.
|
| 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 6 with a prior season of Spring T-Ball experience
- ALL players league age 7
- 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.
|
| Intermediate |
- Introduction to limited player pitching
- Beginning emphasis on position player development, especially pitcher and catcher
- Limited stealing
- Scores and standings kept
- End of season tournament
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- Players league age 8 who are not placed into the Advanced-Intermediate division
|
| Advanced-Intermediate |
- Full player pitching
- Refinement of position player skills
- Refinement of base-running skills
- Competitive; scores and standings kept
- End of season tournament
|
- Players league age 9 who are not placed into the Advanced division
|
| Advanced |
- Regulation Little League games and rules, with emphasis on maximizing playing time and experience
- Highly competitive; scores and standings kept
- End of season tournament
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- Players league ages 10–12
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| 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
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- ALL players league age 13–15
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Proposed Division Schedule (Baseball & Softball)
The following table displays the projected weekly schedule for each division. Note: This is only a proposed schedule, these dates are subject to change.
| Baseball Division | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|
| Advanced | Practice | | Game | | | Game |
| Advanced - Intermediate | | Game | | Practice | | Game |
| Intermediate | | Practice | | Game | | Game |
| Rookie | Practice | | Game | | | Game |
| T-Ball | | | | | Practice | Game |
| | | | | | | |
| Softball Division | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Tee Ball | | | | | Practice | Game |
| Intermediate | Practice | | Game/Practice |
| | Game |
| Advanced | | Practice | | Game/Practice | | Game |
| Juniors | | Practice | | Game/Practice | | Game |