Tryouts Scheduled for Saturday, March 6. More info coming soon!

MAJORS:

• Tryouts to be held @ Frelinghuysen Middle School in early March 2010, let for an e-mail with further details.
• All returning MNLL players that were on a MAJOR league roster last year DO NOT need to try out.
• All 12, 11 and 10 year olds NOT on a major league team should try out to be considered for Majors or placement into the AAA draft.
• On try out day, all 12yr & 11yr olds should be at Frelinghuysen and ready to try out at 11:15am.
• 10yr olds should be at Frelinghuysen and ready to try out by 12:00noon.
• Even if you DO NOT wish to be considered for the Majors, you should still try out in your time slot. Please let us know in advance if you DO NOT wish to be considered for Majors by emailing Ed Thornton at ejthornton1@gmail.com

Note: All players should wear sneakers and bring their gloves (no cleats are allowed in the gym!). Bats will be provided, but you may bring your own if you wish.

AAA:

• 9yr olds will tryout at 1:00pm and will be drafted into the AAA league.
• 9yr olds may play down into the AA division by request. If a player does not wish to be considered for the AAA league and would prefer to play another season of AA, please let us know by e-mailing Ed Thornton at ejthornton1@gmail.com.

Note: All players should wear sneakers and bring their gloves (no cleats are allowed in the gym!). Bats will be provided, but you may bring your own if you wish.

Details on the league designations are available on the MNLL homepage.

SOFTBALL TRYOUT INFORMATION:

• Date: Tryouts are Saturday March 6.
• Location: Frelinghuysen Middle School (Go around the right side of Frelinghuysen School to the back door.)
• Time: Minors start promptly at 2 PM--arrive at 1:45 to check in. Majors at 2:30--Arrive at 2:15 to check in.
• If you are playing for the first time at the AAA/Minors (9-10) or Majors (10-12) levels you need to attend.

We hope to have uniform pants to try on so once done with your tryout, you can go to the uniform table next to the check in to select your shirt/pants sizes.

You need only bring your glove and sneakers. We'll have bats and helmets. They will spend about a minute at each of three stations: having a catch, catching some easy grounders, and taking a few swings in a batting cage.

Please tell your daughters that their performance here will not determine how much they play this year!!!!!

It is only to give the managers a chance to see where their development is. Managers look more at their swing than they do whether or not they hit the ball. More at their feet and hands than whether they actually catch the ball. They way they play in the season’s practices will determine how, how much, and where they play in games. There is no such a thing as failure at these "tryouts".