House Leagues
2008 Area 728 Elk River In House Leagues
Register On Line for 2008 Elk River Youth Baseball
In House Evaluations:
Saturday, April 19th 2008.
In case of rain, evaluations will be held
Sunday April 20, 2008
Age/Category
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House League
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Location
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Time
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Date
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Kindergarten and First Grade
~ ages 5 thru 7
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Minors
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No Evaluations at this Level
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See Details Below
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Second and Third
Grade Ages 8 & 9
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Association
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Youth Athletic
Complex
Last name A thru J
Last Name K thru Z
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9:00 am - 11:00 am
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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*Saturday, April 19
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Fourth Grade ~
Ten year olds
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4th Grade
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Youth Athletic
Complex |
3:00 pm - 5:00
pm
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*Saturday, April 19
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Fifth and Sixth
Grade 11 & 12 Year Olds
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5th and 6th Grade
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Youth Athletic
Complex |
9:00 am - 2:00
pm
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*Saturday, April 19 |
Seventh Grade
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7th Grade
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Youth Athletic
Complex |
12:30pm- 2:30pm
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*Saturday, April 19 |
| Eight and Ninth Grade |
8th & 9th Grade |
Youth Athletic Complex |
12:30pm- 2:30pm |
*Saturday, April 19 |
Ages 16 and 18
House
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16-18 House
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Youth Athletic
Complex |
12:30pm- 2:30pm
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*Saturday, April 19 |
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12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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*Make-up date: Sunday, April 20
*All times and locations would remain the same
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All make
up games (Rain Outs, etc.) will be made up on weekends this season,
to free up more fields for other participants.
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2008 Evaluation Process: Our goal
is to insure a fair draft and equal strength teams.
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Players not attending evaluations will be assigned
to teams at random in alphabetical order. Sorry, No exceptions.
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Players will not be allowed to participate in the
coaches draft process.
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The Head Coach and Assistant Coaches players will
be evaluated as part of the draft for the 4th grade level and above.
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Players attending a Zimmerman or Rogers School, must
register with that Association. Students attending Private
schools register here.
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Late registrations, after the player evaluations,
must be approved by the House Director before being placed on
a team
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Coaches at the draft without an Assistant Coach
selected, will draft first until team size and strength are equal.
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Special requests to play on certain teams, with certain
players, is generally discouraged and must be approved by the League
Commissioner at Association level and above.
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Only one Head Coach and one Assistant Coach at
ages 10 and above.
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All Head Coaches must complete a Criminal Background Check.
Download the form here. 
In House League Information
Director: Steve Krick
Note: If you feel strongly that
your player is ready to move up to the next level,
please contact your League Commissioner
Minors: Kindergarten and First Grade: For Kindergarten
and First grades, ages 5 thru 7. This is a coach pitch league.
Minor’s is a non-competitive league focusing on baseball fundamentals.
There are no player evaluations and the league commissioner randomly selects
teams. Games are 3 innings long and are tentatively set for Monday nights.
A safety baseball is used. Minors Jamboree Weekend is June 7th and
June 8th 2008.
Association: Second and Third Grade:
This league is set up primarily for 8 & 9 year olds.
The season will consist of games using regular baseballs where the players
will pitch to each other, and games where pitching machines will be used.
If you feel that your 8-year-old player may not be ready for this league,
a request can be made to move the player to the Minors league.
The Association and Minors commissioners will handle these requests. This
level introduces competitive play as players begin to pitch to each other,
with scores and standings kept. Teams are drafted after a player evaluation
on Saturday, April 21st. Games are 6 innings and are tentatively set for
Wednesday and/or Thursday nights. There is a mid season jamboree
June 7th and June 8th 2008 and end of season tournament. Team hat
and jerseys are supplied.
4th Grade House. This league is set up primarily
for age 10. Teams from all communities will play a regular season schedule
with playoffs at the end of the year. . Participation trophys
are no longer given out at this age level and above. There are trophys
awarded at the end of year tournament. Team hat and jerseys are supplied.
There is no mid season Jamboree.
5th & 6th Grade House: Teams from all communities
will play a regular season schedule with playoffs at the end of the year.
The 2008 5th & 6th Grade House Teams Championship Playoff weekend
is in July. Team hat and jerseys are supplied.
7th & 8th and 9th Grade House:
15 & 16 year olds:
For more information on these leagues, please call
the league directors listed below.
Playoff Seeding Tiebreakers
1) Head
to head competition
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2) Best
winning percentage (games won divided by games played)
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3) Least
runs allowed
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4) Most
runs scored
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5) If
still tied, a one game playoff will determine the winner
(time permitting)
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| 6) Coin
flip |
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