Who can play at Hastings Community Little League?

All children aged 4-12 living within our boundaries are welcome. If you live outside our boundaries, the child can play but players are not eligible to play on all-star teams or in tournaments.

What divisions does Hastings offer?

Blastball is for children aged 4-5.  This division is an introduction to baseball. Games are played on the southeast diamond. Games are usually played on Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Practices are usually once a week, to be determined by the coach. Parent duties consist of raking the field before and after each game.

T-Ball is for 5-6 year olds.  This division uses a combination of a T stand as well as pitching from the coach, and is considered an introduction to baseball. Children are placed onto teams.  Games are played on the southeast diamond. Games are usually played on Tuesdays, Thursday, Saturdays and Sundays. Practices are usually once a week, to be determined by the coach. Parent duties consist of raking the field before and after each game. Once your child has been placed on a team, the coach will be contacting you.

Rookies is for 7-8 year olds.  This division uses a pitching arm. Players are placed onto teams with full uniforms.  Games are usually played Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Practices are usually once or twice a week to be determined by the coach. Parent duties for games are as follows; Raking and lining the field, scorekeeping, 50/50 sales, concession, running the scoreboard, announcing players, operating the BBQ.

Minors is for 9-10 year olds. This division uses pitchers. Players are drafted onto teams with full uniforms. Games are played on the southwest diamond. Interlock games are played at the host team’s field. Games are usually played weekday evenings and weekends. Practices are usually once or twice a week to be determined by the coach. Parent duties for games are as follows; Raking and lining the field, scorekeeping, 50/50 sales, concession, running the scoreboard, keeping track of pitch count, announcing players, operating the BBQ.

Majors is for 11-12 year olds.  They are drafted onto teams with full uniforms.  Games are played on the southwest diamond. Interlock games are played at the host teams field. Games are usually played weekday evenings and weekends. Practices are usually once or twice a week to be determined by the coach. Parent duties for games are as follows; Raking and lining the field, scorekeeping, 50/50 sales, concession, running the scoreboard, keeping track of pitch count, announcing players, operating the BBQ.

A player’s Little League age is determined by age on or before April 30^th 2010.

What type of equipment does my child need?

All players must supply their own batting helmets, baseball gloves, jocks & jills. Cleats are also strongly recommended.

What are "Interlock Games"?

These are additional games, for Minor and Major divisions, that are played during the regular season. These games do not count towards Hastings league playoff standings. The games are played within District 6, which includes New Westminster Little League, South Vancouver Little League and Trout Lake Little League.

How do I register?

You can register at Hastings Community Centre on February 6^th & 7^th, 2010 from 10am to 5pm and Wednesday, February 10^th, 2010 from 5 to 9pm. A late fee of $20 will be charged for registrations after February 10^th, 2010.

What does registration cost for the 2010 season?

Blastball & T-Ball: $80, Rookies; Minors & Majors: $90 plus $40 uniform deposit.

Where can I buy equipment?

Prostock (new) 4482 Juneau Street, Burnaby 604-291-8676

Sports Junkies (used, some new) 102 W Broadway, Vancouver 604-879-6000

Jox Sports (new and used) 2573 Hastings Street, Vancouver 604-215-4569

Abbie's (new - 10% off to HCLL players) 4895 Main Street, Vancouver 604-874-6910

How long is the 2010 season?

Teams start practicing once team placements and drafts are completed. This could be as early as the beginning of March. The games begin on opening day on Sat, Apr 10^th after opening ceremonies at 10am.  Playoffs start at the end of May.   All-star teams are formed mid-June and play into the summer - dates vary according to division.

What are player evaluations?

Player evaluations assess current skill level. They are normally held at the southwest diamond. Check the location at registration and on the web site since field repairs might effect evaluations this year. Attending at least one placement session is mandatory for age 7-12 year olds.  No evaluation process is applicable for our Blastball and T-ball divisions.  The evaluation process has two primary goals: to place players in the appropriate division based on skill, emotional level, and safety considerations, and to facilitate a fair and equitable draft resulting in evenly matched teams in all divisions.

When will game schedules be available?

Once registration is completed and evaluations have taken place, player placement and draft starts. Once this process is completed, usually the beginning of March for Majors & Minors and mid March for Rookies, we start to create the game schedule. Schedules will be posted on the web site as they are completed, usually at least a week before opening day. Interlock portions of the Minor and Major schedules may take longer. Games will not start prior to opening day.

Do you accept special requests?

For Blastball and T-Ball divisions, we try to accommodate requests. For all other divisions there are no requests permitted, with the exception of siblings.

Can my child be an umpire?

Yes.  Players can umpire any division below the one they play in. 

What duties will I be expected to do?

Hastings is run entirely by volunteers.  In order for the season to run smoothly, you will be required to sign up for a the following duties:

Scorekeeping - instructional clinic will be offered in March.

Concession - helping out in the concession 30 min before game time until the end of game

Field prep - raking, lining and setting up the field 45 min before.

50/50 - get tickets from concession and sell to everyone at the ballpark

Running the scoreboard, announcing players & recording pitch count