THE BASEBALL CLUB OF CHATHAM, N.J., INC.
2014 Travel Baseball Team Tryouts: U10-U14
Dear Parents,
Tryouts for the 2014 Spring and Summer Travel Baseball teams are right around the corner. There will be one more pre-tryout workout on Sunday, February 9th at Frozen Ropes in Union (60 Milltown Road).
The schedule for Sunday is as follows:
U13/14: 3pm-4pm
U10: 4pm-5pm
U11: 5pm-6pm
U12: 6pm-7pm
The schedule for the tryouts will be as follows:
U10: Monday, February 10th from 6pm-9pm
U11: Tuesday, February 11th from 6pm-9pm
U12: Wednesday, February 12th from 6pm-9pm
U13/14: Thursday, February 13th from 6pm-9pm
Players participating in the tryouts should not wear any part of their travel uniform (hat or jersey) to the tryouts. Parents should plan on dropping the players off at Frozen Ropes and plan on picking them up when the tryouts are over. Parents will not be permitted to stay at Frozen Ropes during the 3-hour tryout session. Carpooling is encouraged due to the limited parking at the facility.
The tryout will consist of 3 parts which will be used to calculate the participant's tryout score:
1) Hitting (using Frozen Ropes pitching machines)
2) Fielding (scored on catching/fielding/throwing)
3) Hitting (live pitching conducted by Frozen Ropes professional pitching instructors)
New to the tryout this year will be a pitching evaluation. This station will be optional but we encourage all participants to participate. The score received in the pitching evaluation will not be added to the participant's overall score, but will be used by the Travel Committee when team determination is conducted. Players will not be penalized by a poor score, but a good score in this evaluation may help in team placement.
Finally, there are no makeups scheduled for this year's tryouts. Please make every attempt to have your son participate during their assigned session. Under extraordinary circumstances, the Travel Committee will evaluate an inability to make the tryouts on a case by case basis.
If you have any additional questions, please contact Jeff Fitzgerald (
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Best regards,
Baseball Club of Chatham
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The Baseball Club of Chatham, N.J., Inc. (“BCC”) will hold tryout sessions for all U10-U14 baseball players who are interested in qualifying for a position on a travel baseball team for the 2014 Spring and/or Summer Travel Baseball seasons on February 10, 11, 12, and 13, 2014 (“Travel Tryouts”). There will be NO “make-up” tryout sessions. Only those baseball players who have registered to play BCC Youth League Spring Baseball are eligible to participate in the Travel Tryouts.
The Travel Tryouts will be administered, and participants will be evaluated, by the professional instructional staff at Frozen Ropes Union (“Frozen Ropes”) on hitting, throwing, and fielding. The Travel Tryouts will be held at Frozen Ropes’ facility located at 600 Milltown Road, Union, N.J. Information about Frozen Ropes can be accessed via its website: http://www.frozenropes.com/home/locations/union-nj.aspx.
Participants must register for the Travel Tryouts through BCC’s website: http://www.chathambaseball.com.assn.la. Registration will open on December 26, 2013 and close on January 11, 2014. During the registration process, registrants must declare whether to be considered for a Spring Travel Team, a Summer Travel Team, or both. Please refer to the attached “Travel Team Policy, which is also accessible on the BCC’s website and which explains age eligibility for each of the U10 through U14 age levels. Moreover, BCC strongly encourages all tryout participants to review the Travel Team Policy for important information concerning the relevant factors considered by BCC when extending invitations to join a Travel Team and the commitment expected of those who are offered and accept a position on a Travel Team. BCC expects to extend invitations by the end of February 2014.
BCC is also offering four voluntary workouts in advance of the Travel Tryouts (“Pre-Tryout Workouts”), which will be administered by Frozen Ropes and held at its facility. Only those who have registered for the Travel Tryouts will be allowed to participate. The Pre-Tryout Workouts, which will be held January 12, January 19, January 26, and February 9 from 3:00 to 7:00 pm according to the schedule set forth below, are intended to help prepare the players for the Travel Tryouts.
A $50 participation fee will be charged at registration. The fee covers administration of the Travel Tryouts and the Pre-Tryout Workouts.
The schedule for the Travel Tryouts is as follows. All participants must arrive fifteen (15) minutes prior.
MONDAY, FEB. 10, 6:00 – 9:00 pm: U10
TUESDAY, FEB. 11, 6:00 – 9:00 pm: U11
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12, 6:00 – 9:00 pm: U12
THURSDAY, FEB. 13, 6:00 – 9:00 pm: U13/U14
The schedule for the Pre-Tryout Workouts is as follows. All participants must arrive ten (10) minutes prior.
SUNDAY, JAN. 12:
3:00 – 4:00 pm: U10
4:00 – 5:00 pm: U11
5:00 – 6:00 pm: U12
6:00 – 7:00 pm: U13/U14
SUNDAY, JAN. 19:
3:00 – 4:00 pm: U11
4:00 – 5:00 pm: U12
5:00 – 6:00 pm: U13/U14
6:00 – 7:00 pm: U10
SUNDAY, JAN. 26:
3:00 – 4:00 pm: U12
4:00 – 5:00 pm: U113/U14
5:00 – 6:00 pm: U10
6:00 – 7:00 pm: U11
SUNDAY, FEB. 9:
3:00 – 4:00 pm: U13/U14
4:00 – 5:00 pm: U10
5:00 – 6:00 pm: U11
6:00 – 7:00 pm: U12
Please contact Jeff Fitzgerald at
if you have any questions concerning the Travel Baseball Program.
