Elk River
Youth Baseball

 

Traveling Leagues

Travel Tryout Schedule (at Elk River High School:

Friday March 26:
5:30 - 7:00 PM - 9U & 10U
7:15 - 8:45 PM - 11U
8:45 - 9:45 PM - 12U

Saturday March 27:
8:00 - 9:30 AM - 9U & 10U
9:45 - 10:45 AM - 11U
11:00 - 12:00 - 12U
12:15 - 2:15 PM - 13U (double session)
2:15 - 4:00 PM - 14U (double session)
4:00 - 5:00 PM - 15U

Links to the MYAS Travel Team Websites are at the bottom of this page.

Elk River Traveling Baseball Information

The Elk River Traveling Baseball program provides intensive skill development and a high level of competition. The program offers opportunities to develop confidence and teamwork while competing with teams representing other area communities. 

The developmental stage is ages 10-11.   This is where coaches are encouraged to have players play many positions.  It benefits the players to know how to play different positions and that knowledge is key to learning the game.  Coaches at this stage are discouraged from players playing specific positions since their skills and bodies develop at different rates.  The focus is on developing the players' skills over wins and losses and playing many positions accelerates that process.
 
The instructional stage is ages 12-13.  This is where coaches should begin narrowing the number of positions a player plays to 2-3.  At this stage, development and skills are becoming more evident and players' positions should be narrowed accordingly.  It is still strongly encouraged that players receive exposure to all positions in practices.  At this stage, the skills have been developed and now we are instructing them in how play the game and how to play more specific positions.  Emphasis is more towards instruction on how to play baseball than on wins and losses.
 
The competitive stage is ages 14-15.  This is where players have become players at 2 specific postions and baseball is being taught the way it will be played in high school and beyond.  This level assumes the players have received development and instruction and we now shift to a more competitive level of play where winning games takes on a greater importance than at the previous levels.  Here the players must learn to compete along with the development and instruction that they've received in previous seasons.

Elk River offers the following travel teams:
9 & Under         - Cannot turn 10 years old before 5/1
10 & Under       - Cannot turn 11 years old before 5/1
11 & Under       - Cannot turn 12 years old before 5/1
12 & Under       - Cannot turn 13 years old before 5/1
13 & Under       - Cannot turn 14 years old before 5/1
14 & Under       - Cannot turn 15 years old before 5/1
15 & Under       - Cannot turn 16 years old before 5/1
16 & Under       - Cannot turn 17 years old before 5/1

For the age groups of 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 year olds, there will be at least one Elk River travel team.  Most age groups will have a second travel team, depending on the amount of kids registrered.

The 9U team will consist of players who are eligible to play at the 10U level the next year.  The makeup of this team is at the discretion of the travel director.

The typical season runs from April through the end of July.   Elk River Travel Baseball Plays in the Gopher State League (MYAS) for its 10U – 15U age groups.  Information on rules, equipment requirements, league schedules, and standings can be found on the myas web site (www.myas.org).  Travel leagues typically consist of 16 regular season games played during the week with playoffs at the end of the year.  Travel teams will typically play in 3 to 4 weekend tournaments, with 1-2 practices per week.

Registration is conducted in February and March.  Parents can expect to pay an additional amount to the regular registration fees once your player is placed on a travel team. This amount, approximately $120.00, covers such items as Team fees, Tournament fees and Team expenses.  Traveling players will also be required to purchase a travel uniform.

Tryouts are conducted in March. A non-refundable tryout fee of $15 will be collected during registration.  This fee covers the cost of bringing in professional evaluators who are not associated with Elk River Baseball. 

Team selection is on a competitive basis, as players are evaluated in comparison with others in their age group. Eligibility is based on the participant’s age as of April 30.  Tryout evaluations measure performance in hitting, infield, and outfield skills.  Please see our tryouts page for more detailed information regarding our tryout process.

Players not making a travel team will automatically be placed in our very competitive house league and still should attend the House Evaluations.  Players not attending the House Evaluations will still be placed on a team. 

If you are interested in becoming a travel coach, please see our coach’s page on the website to download a coaching application.

For more information on these leagues, please contact our travel director.

Elk River Traveling Baseball Team Websites

The following links will take you to each traveling team MYAS website:
10U
10AAA 
10AA - Red
10AA - Black

11U
11AAA
11AA

12U
12AAA
12AA

13U
13AAA
13AA

14U
14AAA
14AA

 

 

 

 

 

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