UNDER 14'S
u14's Co-ordinator : Natalie Gardiner 0431 287 489
JUNIOR LEAGUE
Registration Fees: $475 Full Season 2022/23
Uniform: Overshirt $55, Undershirt $45 and Hat $42
Uniforms - can be purchased/ordered at Sign On days or through the link.
White pants, cleats, belt, socks to be sourced outside of the club.
Baseball uses an Age Matrix to determine which age group applies. Players who have a baseball age of 13 or 14 will play Junior League (the matrix makes this easy to determine)
PLAYING RULES
The Greater Brisbane Leagues (GBL) will be playing all junior competitions by the playing rules detailed in the 2017 Little League Baseball Official Playing Rules.
LITTLE LEAGUE Eligibility
• 1 Division for Little League, Junior League and Senior League club comp qualification with a second ‘Rams’ division for Div II (Div II participants will not qualify for Tournament All Star Team)
This competition is designed to add the element of base running leads and pick off plays for pitchers. It serves as a developmental bridge between Little League and Senior league. It also provides a further progression in field size in preparation for the full size field in Senior League.
NB: To qualify to play in Junior League Regional Tournament Teams players must play at least 60% of the scheduled games in their Junior League qualifying competition, in Division 1.
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Played on a field size of - Pitching 54 ft; Base Paths80 ft
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Ball used – Standard 9” baseball
Tournaments for this group:
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Junior League State Titles (Easter school holidays)
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Junior League National Championships (May)
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Girl’s Friendship Series
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Dingo World Series
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U15 Girl’s Nationals.
Further information about participation pathways can be located on the Baseball Queensland website.
Click here for more information
All Junior League games are played on a Saturday morning and children are required to wear full baseball uniform.
Grading - for this competition will occur on the Club’s Spring Training Days – keep an eye on Facebook for details.
Training - Each team will be allocated a regular weekly afternoon training session, based on coach & field availability.
GENERAL INFORMATION
TEAMS
Little League , Junior League and Senior League will be graded into one of two divisions for each age group, and if more than 1 team in any division, teams will also be as even as possible.
Spring Training commences in August. It is crucial players attend all spring trainings and all juniors attend their grading day so that a fair assessment of their skills can be made, and team allocations can be done. Some age groups may continue to train in squads to better gauge player abilities before being allocated into equal strength teams.
GAMES
Your child needs:
1) a protector
2) Baseball glove/mitt,
3) Batting Helmet
4) Grass shoes/sneakers (or cleats for Rookie Ball up, rubber to Senior League.)
5) All players must wear the full baseball uniform at games.
Each training he/she will need to be in suitable baseball training clothes & have water.
Each game he/she will need to have water and have sunscreen applied.
LL/JL/SL it is strongly requested that at least one parent attend training/games to support their children.
COMMUNICATION
At a club level - “Facebook” is Pine Hills Baseball Club’s primary resource for information sharing. We will advertise events (social and fundraising), sponsors, wet weather information, and other important information about the club, Brisbane Metro Region and Baseball Queensland.
“Emails” are the secondary resource when more in-depth information is to be shared e.g. how to register and changes to competition structure
At a team level - Download “Team App” Coaches and team managers will share notices of team training, team events, washouts and photo schedule.
CLUB FUNDRAISER
We hold one compulsory club fundraiser - Other optional fundraisers may be held during the season (e.g. raffles, pie drives, trivia nights, etc)
Where does the money go?
Sign on fees only cover approximately 2/3 of the costs of running the club. i.e. grounds & facilities costs (water, maintenance, mower, repairs etc), insurance and affiliation fees from BQ (Baseball Qld), ABF, & Metro Region, equipment & balls, lights & electricity, trophies, team photos, training clinics for coaches, scorers and umpires, paying specialists to come in and run clinics and administration overheads. Our compulsory club fundraiser helps contribute towards capital works to benefit all our players.
JUNIOR PLAYER FEES
Sign-on Fees are ALL inclusive. Uniform costs are separate.
Families who anticipate difficulty paying all fees at Sign-on must organise a payment plan which is available here (club fees only).
Players are not able to take the field either practice or playing until they become a financial member of the club.