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2009 Preliminary Tryout Information
BELOW IS INFORMATION CONCERNING ATB TRYOUTS - MORE DETAILED AND COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION CONCERNING TRYOUTS SHOULD BE CLOSELY REVIEWED AND IS AVAILABLE IN "FORMS/HANDOUTS" UNDER "2009 ATB TRYOUT INFORMATION".
ATB TRYOUT OVERVIEW
1. TRYOUT DETAILS AND ONLINE REGISTRATION
Tryouts for all teams will be open to all ARC and Brookside players and will require online registration (as explained below). ARC nominations are no longer required to tryout for an ATB team. ATB players must participate in ARC baseball. Playing ARC baseball is mandatory to playing ATB and any abuse or excessive missing of games will be subject to a suspension to be determined by the ATB and ARC commissioners.
***NEW*** Online Registration ***NEW***
Players intending on trying out for any ATB team must register online by February 15th on this site. In addition to registering online, players must bring the following to the first tryout:
1)Two copies of birth certificate (unless the current head coach has retained copies from previous years - you should check with the head coach of the team your player is trying out for)
2)Check made payable to “Allendale Travel Baseball” for $260
Any other child from the same family in the ATB program pays $210
3)Checks will be returned or destroyed for those players that do not make the team.
If your child played for a travel team in the past, we are asking that NO hats or shirts reflecting this be worn to the tryouts. Only non-descript clothing from ARC or their favorite team can be worn.
PLAYERS WHO DO NOT REGISTER ONLINE BY FEBRUARY 15TH AND FAIL TO BRING THE ABOVE DOCUMENTATION TO THE FIRST TRYOUT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TRYOUT.
2. TIMING AND LOCATIONS
Each team will hold tryouts on two different days. Tryouts are currently scheduled as follows but times and locations are subject to change so please monitor email and the ATB website:
Clemente Division - May 8th and 10th, May 1st and 3rd
•Manager to be named (7 year olds)- Fri., May 8 (5:30pm – 7pm) - Field 4, Sun., May 10 (5:30pm-7pm) - Field 4
•LoCasio (8 year olds), Thu., March 19 (5:30pm-7pm)- Home Run Factory in Waldwick.
RAIN DATE – TO BE DETERMINED
Robinson and Mays Divisions - April 3rd and 5th
•Sharkey (9 year olds), Fri., April 3 (5:30pm-7pm)- Field 1, Sun., April 5(5:30pm-7pm)- Field 1
•Mischler (10 year olds), Fri., April 3 (5:30pm-7pm) - Field 3, Sun., April 5 (5:30pm-7pm)- Field 3
RAIN DATE – TO BE DETERMINED
Hodges and Reece Divisions - April 10th and 12th
•Granger (12 year olds), Fri., May 15th (5:30pm-7pm) - Field 6, Sat., May 16th (5pm-6:30pm)- Field 6
•Wilczynski (11 year olds), Fri., April 10 (5:30pm-7pm) - Field 1, Sun., April 12 (5:30pm-7pm)- Field 1
RAIN DATE – TO BE DETERMINED
Murphy and Kaufax Divisions - May 1st and 3rd - Location TBD
•Mohr (14 year olds), Fri., May 1 (5:30pm-7pm), Sun., May 3 (5:30pm-7pm)
•Messina (13 year olds) Fri., May 1 (5:30pm-7pm) - Location TBD, Sun., May 3 (5:30pm-7pm) - TBD
RAIN DATE – TO BE DETERMINED
3. TRYOUOT ELIGIBILITY AND ATB COMMITMENT
In order to be eligible to tryout for one of the summer ATB teams, every player must acknowledge, along with rest of the family, the commitment of time to play travel baseball. It is expected that every Allendale Travel Baseball team will be practicing or playing games for 5-6 days a week from May through late July. Younger teams may begin practicing in April. Attendance at games is mandatory and attendance for ATB takes precedence over any other sport you may have your child signed up for. Games will be rescheduled on short notice and it is expected that every effort is made to attend. Teams may play in tournaments over the Memorial Day holidays and may have games or practices scheduled over the July 4th weekend. Unfortunately, vacations will not be feasible during this time span. By completing the online registration, the player and family are acknowledging this commitment. In addition, every player will be required to participate in ATB's annual fundraising event which includes selling raffle tickets.
IMPORTANT NOTE:In the event that an ATB team is unable to field a team with the required number of committed players, a special exception can be granted by the ATB board to open up the tryouts to players from other Northern Highlands sending towns. In addition, players and parents who have made the commitment but subsequently miss games and practices may be asked to leave the program.
4. AGE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
ATB recognizes the following age eligibility requirements which have been adopted by the AABC:
Team Head Coach Earliest Birth Date to Latest Birth Date
14s Rich Mohr May 1, 1994 to April 30, 1995
13s Rob Messina May 1, 1995 to April 30, 1996
12s Mike Granger May 1, 1996 to April 30, 1997
11s Rich Wilczynski May 1, 1997 to April 30, 1998
10s Bob Mischler May 1, 1998 to April 30, 1999
9s Chris Sharkey May 1, 1999 to April 30, 2000
8s Joe LoCasio May 1, 2000 to April 30, 2001
7s To Be Named May 1, 2001 to April 30, 2002
There are certain exceptions to the above age requirements. Please refer to the "2009 ATB TRYOUT INFORMATION" under "FORMS/HANDOUTS" for these exceptions.
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