Divisions
Click on the + symbol below to see the complete description for each division at North Boulder Little League. To view our recommended division based on age and experience, click here.
The T-Ball division emphasizes fun and participation. It is not competitive, and the goal is to get kids hooked on the sport and to return the following season.
WHO
Kids ages ages 5 - 6 on August 31, 2023 (see the Little League Age Determination). All 5-year-old players and first-time players who are 6 years old should play tee ball. If your child played a season of tee ball already, the Single A (coach pitch) division may be more fun and appropriate than T-ball.
Players must live or attend school within the geographic boundaries defined for NBLL. For any player who does not reside within NBLL territory, but who attends a school within NBLL territory, a Little League School Enrollment Form must be completed prior to registration. For any questions concerning eligibility, please email the NBLL President at president@nbll.com or the NBLL Player Agent at playeragent@nbll.com.
SIGN UP YOUR DAUGHTER
NBLL offers an OPT-IN all girls team option.
The purpose of an all-girls team is to provide a comfortable setting in which to learn a new activity that will put their grit and strength on display, in addition to having fun with their friends. These teams will play against the other co-ed teams and will not be treated any differently.
Please register via the normal process and email Jason Shields at vp-farm@nbll.com if your daughter would like to join an all-girls team.
We need at least six girls per team to make this happen, so please encourage your daughter’s friends to join her!
WHEN
Practices: One-hour practices will be held on a weekday afternoon or evening. Practice times are set by coach availability and preference along with field availability. Practices will start in mid-to-late March and the season will end by Memorial Day weekend.
Games: 6 to 8 one-hour games will be played on Saturdays.
WHERE
Centennial Middle School, North Boulder Park, and Iris Fields
TEAM CONSTRUCTION
We try to keep the number of players on a team low to make sure all players get a lot of action, but this requires a lot of parents willing to help coach!
Friend (up to 2 max!) and coach requests are accepted during the registration process (it is really difficult to make changes AFTER teams have been formed).
**Friend requests will take priority over coach requests and while every effort is made to satisfy all friend requests, we can’t guarantee everyone will be met.**
EQUIPMENT
NBLL provides: soft baseballs as well as a team jersey and cap (player keeps both)
You provide: We are requesting that players have their own helmets and bats, in addition to shoes/cleats, pants, socks, and glove. We do not want costs to prevent kids from playing, so please email vp-farm@nbll.com if financial assistance would be helpful.
GET INVOLVED
Please volunteer to be a Coach or Team Parent. You can mark your interest when registering your child. You do not need to have any baseball experience to coach a team, and your child will enjoy the game so much more if you are on the field with them. You can even Co-Coach with one or more parents to split the duties. We will provide guidance, and your “job” is simply to make sure they are having fun and being safe. Even if you can’t commit to coaching, please volunteer to help out at practices and games as an assistant coach when you are available—T-ball has been compared to herding cats, and your coaches will need plenty of herders!
For more information, please contact Jason Shields at vpfarm@nbll.com.
The Single A division emphasizes fun and participation. It is not competitive, and the goal is to get kids hooked on the sport and to return the following season.
Coaches pitch to players in Single A. If the player doesn’t make contact after a few pitches, the player will hit off of the tee. Everyone hits the ball every inning
WHO
Players ages 6-8 on August 31, 2023 (see the Little League Age Determination).
Most players at this level are 6-7 years old. Players who are 6 years old should have one year of experience in the tee ball division. 8 year-olds who have at least one year of experience at the Single A level and can comfortably catch and throw should register for the AA (machine pitch) division.
Players must live or attend school within the geographic boundaries defined for NBLL. For any player who does not reside within NBLL territory, but who attends a school within NBLL territory, a Little League School Enrollment Form must be completed prior to registration. For any questions concerning eligibility, please email the NBLL President at president@nbll.com or the NBLL Player Agent at playeragent@nbll.com.
SIGN UP YOUR DAUGHTER
NBLL offers an OPT-IN all girls team option.The purpose of the all-girls teams are to provide a more comfortable setting in which to learn a new activity that will put their grit and strength on display, in addition to having fun with their friends. These teams will play against the other co-ed teams and will not be treated any differently.
Please register via the normal process and email Brad Michalchuk at vp-a@nbll.com if your daughter would like to join this team.
(We need at least six girls per team to make this happen so please encourage your daughter’s friends to join her!)
WHEN
Practices: One-hour practices will be held on a weekday afternoon or evening. Practice times are set by coach availability and preference along with field availability. Practices will start in mid-to-late March and the season will end by Memorial Day weekend.
Games: 6 to 8 one-hour games will be played on Saturdays.
WHERE
Centennial Middle School, North Boulder Park, and Iris Fields
TEAM CONSTRUCTION
Small team sizes to make sure that all players get a lot of action.
Friend (up to 2 max!) and coach requests are accepted during the registration process.
**Friend requests will take priority over coach requests and while every effort is made to satisfy all friend requests, we can’t guarantee every one will be met.**
EQUIPMENT
NBLL provides: jersey & cap (player keeps both) and balls.
You provide: Players should have their own helmets and bats, in addition to shoes/cleats, pants, socks, and glove. We do not want costs to prevent kids from playing, so please email vp-a@nbll.com if financial assistance would be helpful.
GET INVOLVED
Please volunteer to be a Manager, Coach, or Team Parent. You can mark your interest when registering your child. Even if you can’t commit to managing or coaching, please volunteer to help out at practices and games - the kids have more fun if we keep them all busy!
For more information, please contact Brad Michalchuk at vp-a@nbll.com.
The AA league is a developmental division for children ages 8 – 9 (as of August 31, 2023) stressing fun, player participation, and skill building with a low level of competitiveness. AA players typically have at least 1-2 years of baseball experience and be able to comfortably throw and catch a baseball, although players new to baseball are always welcome in any division!
New for the 2023 season, pitching will be from a machine. 9 year olds who wish to play in player-pitch should sign up for AAA. All players are encouraged to experience both infield and outfield positions during each game. Score is not kept, though innings are limited to 3 outs or 5 runs
Who
The AA division is for ages 8 – 9 as of August 31, 2023 (see the Little League Age Determination) and all players registered for this division must live or attend school within the geographic boundaries defined for NBLL. For any player who does not reside within NBLL territory, but who attends a school within NBLL territory, a Little League School Enrollment Form must be completed prior to registration. For any questions concerning eligibility, please email the NBLL President at president@nbll.com or the NBLL Player Agent at playeragent@nbll.com.
All 8 year old players should play AA. 9 year olds who have experience in AA and are ready to play player-pitch should register for AAA.
Team Construction
At the AA level, teams are formed by the VP of AA with the goal of creating balanced teams for the development and enjoyment of all players. Players in AA may request to play with one friend via the registration form. We will make every effort to fulfill mutual requests (i.e. Player A requests to play with Player B, and Player B requests Player A), however we cannot guarantee that each “non-mutual” request will be met. School data may also be used to help form teams, as well, so please ensure that your child’s school information is up to date in the NBLL database. Coach requests by players are normally not accepted at the AA level.
Equipment
- NBLL will provide each player with a team jersey and cap as well as baseballs and catchers equipment for the players to use
- The players must provide cleats/shoes, pants, socks and belts, bats, batting helmets, and a baseball glove
- Please contact Amy Callahan at vp-aa@nbll.com should you need financial assistance for equipment mentioned above.
Season
The 2023 AA season is anticipated to open the week of March 28, 2023 beginning with practices, followed by first games in early April, and concluding with final games the first week of June. Two practices and one game per week will be the norm at the beginning of the season, switching to one practice and two games midway through the season. We anticipate AA games will be played on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at North Boulder Park and Saturday mornings at Iris fields.
Questions about AA? Interested in volunteering your time as a manager or coach? Please contact Amy Callahan at vp-aa@nbll.com.
The AAA Division is the more competitive Minor League division and is great preparation for playing in the Major and Intermediate Leagues in future seasons. Generally, AAA players have at least 2 years of organized baseball experience, although this is not a requirement.
Eligibility
AAA is for kids ages 9-11 as of August 31, 2023 (see the Little League Age Determination HERE). To be eligible for play in NBLL, players must live or attend school within the geographic boundaries defined for NBLL. For more information on player eligibility, CLICK HERE. For any player who does not reside within NBLL territory, but who attends a school within NBLL territory, a Little League School Enrollment Form must be completed prior to registration. For any questions concerning eligibility, please email the NBLL President at president@nbll.com or the NBLL Player Agent at playeragent@nbll.com.
11 year old players should sign up for Majors and attend Majors assessments. 11 year olds who are not ready for Majors based on assessments will be assigned to an AAA team.
Division Description
- AAA teams will play at least 14 regular season games and a majority of these games will be played on weekday evenings, and Saturday afternoons at Iris Fields. Games on other days, times, and locations may occur for makeups and scheduling reasons.
- AAA teams will generally have 2 games per week, and 1-2 practices per week. Practices will be scheduled at the discretion of the coaches.
- Practices will start mid to late March 2023.
- NBLL will strive to host an AAA post-season tournament at the end of May or early June. Its occurrence depends on weather and whether enough regular season games have been accomplished prior to the tournament.
- NBLL will provide each player with a team jersey and cap that they may keep.
- NBLL will provide baseballs and catchers equipment for the players to use.
- The players must provide cleats/shoes, pants, socks and belts, bats, batting helmets and a baseball glove. If you are in need of financial assistance for these items, please contact Mark Roberton at vp-aaa@nbll.com.
Team Construction
Teams are formed through a division draft. However all players will be assigned to a team (unless the league determines that there is a safety risk). NBLL views its AAA league as fundamentally a developmental league focused on skill development. As in all NBLL divisions, managers emphasize fundamentals, teamwork, player development and fun. In AAA, players pitch and walks are allowed, although a maximum-run-per-inning rule is in place to keep games moving and to help in developing pitchers. Scores are kept, outs are recorded, but no league standings are published on the NBLL website.
Players who register for the AAA most likely will attend an assessment. The purpose of the assessments is to ensure that players are registered for the division that best matches their playing level and to assist in forming balanced teams within each division.
Players who attend a Majors tryout and are not drafted to a Majors team will be placed on an AAA team. In this case, there is no need to attend an AAA assessment in addition to the Majors tryout.
Volunteer managers and coaches are needed! Please consider sharing your time and enjoyment of baseball with NBLL players. Training is provided!
AAA Assessments
All players who register for AAA must attend a skills assessment in late February/early March. All 12 year-olds will be drafted onto Majors teams, and 10 and 11 year-olds not selected to a Majors team will be eligible for the AAA draft.
The purpose of the assessment is to ensure that players are registered for the division that best matches their playing level and to assist in forming balanced teams within each division. There are no friend or coach requests.
Assessments Location
Sports Stable; 1 Superior Drive; Superior, CO 80027. ~ 20 minutes from North Boulder (Costco exit) | view map
Sunday, February 26th
4:30 - AAA players show up and sign in, start warming up
5:00-7:00 AAA assessments
All-Stars Eligibility
Players in the AAA Division are eligible for selection to a Little League Tournament Team (A.K.A., “All-Stars”) that will participate in a post-season, Little League-sponsored tournament at the District 2 level, and potentially at the State level, in June and July.
Questions about the AAA division of NBLL’s Minor League? Interested in volunteering your time as a manager or coach? Please contact Mark Roberton at vp-aaa@nbll.com.
The Majors Division is a competitive baseball league for Little League Age 10-12 year-olds (see the Little League Age Determination HERE). There are no age exceptions for Majors. Team placement is through a player evaluation process (assessment) and a division draft. Majors managers and coaches reinforce baseball fundamentals, teamwork, sportsmanship, and fun.
- Teams will play approximately 12-16 league games, as well as a post-tournament.
- Games will be played weekday evenings, as well as Saturday afternoons.
- Players should expect to be on the field 4-5 times per week for games and practices.
- NBLL will provide each player with a team jersey and cap.
- NBLL will provide baseballs and catchers equipment.
- Players must provide the balance of their uniforms (cleats, pants, socks, and belts), protective cups, bats, batting helmets, and baseball glove.
Players in the Majors Division are eligible for selection to an All-Star Team that will participate in a tournaments at the District and potentially State level in July.
Any player registering for this division must live in or attend school within the geographic boundaries defined for NBLL. For more information on player eligibility and the NBLL geographic boundaries, click HERE.
Please contact the VP of Majors with any questions at vp-majors@nbll.com.
Majors Assessments
All players who register for Majors must attend a skills assessment in late February/early March. All 12 year-olds will be drafted onto Majors teams, and 10 and 11 year-olds not selected to a Majors team will be eligible for the AAA draft.
The purpose of the assessment is to ensure that players are registered for the division that best matches their playing level and to assist in forming balanced teams within each division. There are no friend or coach requests.
Assessments Location
Sports Stable; 1 Superior Drive; Superior, CO 80027. ~ 20 minutes from North Boulder (Costco exit) | view map
Sunday, February 26th
2:30 - Majors players show up and sign in, start warming up
3:00-5:00 Majors assessments
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Majors team formation
The Challenger Division is a separate division of Little League baseball for boys and girls with physical and developmental challenges, ages 5-18. Participants are paired with non-disabled peers as buddies to learn and enjoy the game of baseball. This division meets once per week for 6 weeks. Please contact the NBLL Challenger Coordinator, Brian Primeau at challenger@nbll.com.
There is no registration fee for the Challenger program, and there are no tryouts or assessments for Challenger participants.