2025 Minor Division

All minor teams start their season on Tuesday May 6. Every team will have a practice on Tuesday 6th and Thursday 8th - rosters and schedules will be posted on the website under "2025 Master Schedule" during the last week in April   Hats and shirts will be handed out on the first day.  If time permits you may hear from your coach in advance, but if not you'll meet the coaches at the first session. 

If bad weather forces cancellation of a session you will receive an email from a league representative by 5pm. If you don't receive an email please proceed to the field. 

Coaches and Volunteers:
If you've offered to be involved with your child's team, rest assured you have a job - it takes a village and we need all of you.  Coaches will hear from the league as soon as we have finalized rosters which can take a least two weeks after sort outs.  We will be hosting a zoom call on Sunday May 4 for minor and major coaches to provide information and answer questions so that everyone is ready to hit the field. In the meantime, there are coaching clinics offered at the district level which have been communicated to all coaches registered in the database - if you can attend please do. 

If you've signed up to help with field preparation, scorekeeping or managing the team, please identify yourself to the coaches at the first session. Your contribution is significant and appreciated by coaches - they should be spending time with players not raking the field and sending emails.  

Info you need to know:
Some basic information about the program is mentioned below.  There is a lot of information and resources on our website, such as equipment you must supply for your child  / equipment provided by the league / rules documents etc. 

In particular, please read the details about bats if you are considering a purchase - all bats used in practice and games MUST be ones approved by Little League standards - that information is included on the site.  We suggest that parents considering a purchase NOT do so until they are sure of the details and sure of the size / weight appropriate to the player. The league provides bats so there is no need to purchase a bat. 

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General Minor Program Information

Minor is a fun transition for players; this is where they are introduced to player pitch and  can steal bases. Yeah!

Two outings per week Tuesdays and Thursdays.
5:30pm warm up; 6:00pm - 8:00pm game. Practices are scheduled for all players on Saturday mornings in a clinic format at Leitrim diamonds.  Rained out games are scheduled at the discretion of the convenor and coaches.

The fields used for minors are: Grasshopper Hill (Kilborn Avenue), Leitrim Park (Bank at  Leitrim), McCarthy (at Paul Anka Drive),  Pauline Vanier (behind General Vanier School on Harkness, off Walkley near Bank St), Sharel Park and Playfair.  

*Players are divided into two groups in this division -- a Canadians division(A) and a Nationals division (B). This allows players to be grouped with similarly skilled players. Boys and girls playing the game for the first time as well as many of the players coming up from coach pitch may feel more comfortable in the National division.  Second year players and higher skilled first year players will enjoy competition more appropriate to their skill level in Cdn. The spring sort out process will determine where players will be aligned.  It is therefore very important that all players - new and returning- attend one of the sort out sessions.

The National program uses modified rules which allow players to learn to pitch without the pressure of endless bases on balls. Batters at this level are not granted walks so that they learn to swing the bat.  Please see the house league rules document located on our webpage under docs/policies.  

Keep in mind that player development is always the focus for all divisions at all levels. Players will have a chance to play every position and will have fair playing time as is required in spring ball.

General questions about this program can be directed to the Minor Convenor.  

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