2010 Tryouts Information

2010 Tryouts Schedule

All tryouts are held at the Lake Forest High School Field House on the EAST CAMPUS.

Ages 14 & 13 – March 7, 2010

U14 9:00am to 12:00pm

U13 12:15pm to 3:00pm

Ages 12 & 11 – March 14, 2010

U12 9:00am to 12:00pm

U11 12:15pm to 3:00pm

Ages 10 & 9 – March 21, 2010

U10 9:00am to 12:00pm

U9 12:15pm to 3:00pm

Important Tryouts Information

All boys who wish to play travel Scouts Baseball must try out. Tryouts are held to allow all those interested an equal chance of making a team. If your child cannot attend the tryout, please contact the director for your child’s age group to arrange a make-up time. For a list of Directors and contact information, see the Board of Directors list on this web site.

What happens at the tryouts: At check-in, your child will receive a sticker with a number from the Scouts Baseball Age-Level Director. Your child should affix this sticker to the front of his shirt and keep it on for the duration of the tryout. Tryouts are anonymous and the only person knowing the identity of the child is the Age-Group Director. After initial comments and directions, players are cycled through the various stations. Players will be given turns fielding groundballs and fly balls, throwing (arm strength/accuracy), pitching (where applicable), timed base running, and batting. When at the batting station, a pitching machine is used for consistency. Children can ask the official in charge to adjust the height of the pitch or simply adjust their placement in the batting box. Officials evaluate each player and assess a score from 0 to 5 for each skill.

The evaluators: To maintain objectivity, Scouts Baseball uses independent professional coaches and trainers to officiate the tryout sessions.

How the boys are evaluated: At the completion of the tryouts, the Scouts Baseball Director of Tryouts/Clinics will compile the results from each skill for each child and determine a composite score. That score is then merged with a score from a separate evaluation given by the boy’s coach from the previous season. (If the boy did not play Scouts Baseball the previous season, only the tryout score will be used.) The score from tryouts and the previous season will become the boy’s final evaluation and determine his team placement.

The teams selected: The players with the highest composite scores are selected to play on the BLUE team and the next ranked players will be assigned to the GOLD team. Each team typically has 12 players.

Please note, the tryouts are closed sessions. No parents are allowed to be in the gym to observe.

Tryout equipment: Your child should bring his glove and bat, batting gloves are optional. Have your child dress in comfortable clothes, with no identifying names printed on them. Gym shoes must be worn in the field house. Some kids bring a drink – water or Gatorade please.

If your child can’t be at the tryout: Please contact the director for your child’s age group to arrange a make-up time. For a list of Directors and contact information, see the Board of Directors list on this web site.