EBSA Travel Baseball
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Thank you for all those who tried out. Below, please find this year's 12 year old travel baseball teams:
12's
EBSA Travel Baseball 2010
EBSA is pleased to announce the winter workout and tryout schedule for 2010. Workouts are open to any boy or girl who would like to "Shake Off The Rust," loosen up the arm and run through some drills. It does not matter whether you played house league, travel league or July Ball, workouts are for everyone.
Dates and times for tryouts for the travel teams are also set forth below. EBSA will form two travel teams at each age group (the U13 and U14 teams were chosen last fall). More information about the travel teams is listed at the end of this announcement.
All workouts and tryouts will take place in the 2nd floor gymnasiums at Evanston Township High School.
Sessions will be broken down by age group as follows:
U12 - Current 6th graders or those with birthdays between 5/1/97 to 9/1/98
Jan. 17th - 4:30 to 6 p.m. - Workout
Jan. 24th - 4:30 to 6 p.m. - Workout
Jan. 31st - 4:30 to 6 p.m. - Workout
Feb. 7th - 12:00 to 2 p.m. - TRYOUT
Feb. 21st - 4:00 to 6 p.m. - TRYOUT
U11 - Current 5th graders or those with birthdays between 5/1/98 to 9/1/99
Feb. 7th - 2 to 3:30 p.m. - Workout
Feb. 21st - 2 to 3:30 p.m. - Workout
Feb. 28th - 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. - TRYOUT
March 7th - 3 to 5:00 p.m. - TRYOUT
U10 - Current 4th graders
Feb. 28th - 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. - Workout
March 7th - 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. - Workout
March 14th - 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. - TRYOUT
March 21st - 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. -- TRYOUT
U9 - Current 3rd graders
March 21st - 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. - Workout
April 18th - 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. - TRYOUT
APRIL 25th - 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. - TRYOUT
INFORMATION REGARDING EBSA TRAVEL BASEBALL
What follows is some information that hopefully will assist you in deciding whether this option is appropriate for your family.
Eligibility:
To be eligible to tryout each player:
1. Must register and play in the EBSA house league;
2. Shall not miss more than a week of the travel season after Memorial Day and shall be present during the LSFBL tournament week at the end of July. For example, a week at Camp Echo is acceptable. However, two week Camp Echo trips or other longer family vacations, etc. means that a player may not tryout;
3. Those players trying out for the U12 Cooperstown teams must live within the District 202 school boundaries OR have played EBSA the previous year.
Team Formation: At the tryouts, the travel committee will evaluate the players in at least five categories: hitting, infield defense, infield throws, outfield defense and outfield throws. Players may bring their own bat to the tryouts. Thereafter, two teams of 12 to 13 players each will be formed - one is generally considered the A team and the other the B team. These teams will play in different divisions of the Lake Shore Feeder Baseball League.
Lake Shore Feeder Baseball League: EBSA is a founding member of the newly formed LSFBL which includes the following communities: Evanston, Wilmette, Northbrook, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Lake Forest, Glenview and Park Ridge. It will be a competitive league where wins and losses are tracked and a playoff tournament occurs the last week of July. The season will start in early June.
Additional Tournaments: Each team will play in two additional weekend tournaments. Often times these are scheduled for Memorial Day weekend and possibly for July 4th weekend. The U12 teams will play in a week long tournament in Cooperstown, New York from July 2nd through the 9th.
Cost: The travel fee is $325. The fee includes the full uniform, LSFBL fee, umpire cost, coach expenses, tournament fees and equipment. The Cooperstown tournament fee (U12 teams) is separate and apart from the $325. It is estimated that the Cooperstown fee will be between $900 and $1,000 additional. Scholarships are available through EBSA.
The bottom line is that the travel teams play at a high level of competition and require a strong commitment from both player and their family. Basically, your summer through the end of July will consist of many trips to James Park and surrounding suburbs . . . and a lot of baseball. The games are fun and exciting. For those looking to continue playing baseball at a higher level beyond house league, then this may be an option. In addition, EBSA runs a July Ball league which is competitive baseball in a more relaxed environment that continues competing after the house league is done. EBSA will form as many July Ball teams as there are interested players and coaches. These teams play each other as well as teams from Kenilworth, Winnetka and Wilmette. There are no tryouts for July Ball. More information on this league will follow during the House League Season
If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate one of the Travel Team Coordinators:
Dave Haracz
dolanharacz@sbcglobal.net
Bill Evans
bill.c.evans@comcast.net
EBSA's 13 & 14 Yr. Old 2010 Baseball Travel Team
Please click here to register.
Players between the ages of 8 and 14 who are interested in playing a competitive second
season of baseball should try out for a spot on the EBSA age group traveling teams. The season
starts in the beginning of June and runs through the last full weekend of July.
We provide players with the coaching and training needed to produce strong, competitive
baseball teams. For a child who enjoys baseball and a developmental track that can lead to high
school play, the EBSA travel teams are ideal.
Please note that there are additional fees charged to play on a travel team. These fees cover
among other things, the league and tournament fees, uniforms and coaching stipends.
However, payment plans and scholarships are available.
8-Year-Olds: The T-3 Program
The entry point for the travel program is designed for boys and girls in the Farm League who
will be 8-years old by August 31, 2009–mostly those who have finished 2nd grade. Called
Travel Training Team (T-3), this program includes six to eight advanced training sessions held
on a once per week basis. Players receive instruction in all aspects of the game. All sessions are
held at James Park starting approximately in mid-June.
Ages 9 through 12: Age Group Travel Teams-North Shore League
Players who are nine through twelve are eligible to try out for the age group
traveling teams. In order to qualify for play on the EBSA travel teams, players
must also play in one of the regular EBSA leagues. Travel teams are formed in
February and March and practice during the regular EBSA season. The teams will
play in the North Shore Baseball League against communities ranging from
Edgebrook to Lake Bluff. In addition, teams will play in two weekend tournaments
during the season.
Cooperstown Teams
Both of the 12-year old travel teams will play in week long tournaments in Cooperstown New
York in late June. This extraordinary baseball experience has become an EBSA tradition.
Ages 13 and 14: All-Travel Options
Players age 13 and 14 try out for the EBSA travel teams in the fall and participate in practice
sessions starting right after the new year. In the spring, teams begin playing in a series of
competitive weekend tournaments in the greater Chicago area. During the summer, the teams
play in the North Shore Baseball League which ends with its championship tournament during
the last week of July.
Players on these teams are welcome to play on house league teams as well, but are not
required to. In either case travel play would have priority over house league play.
Please note that only players who are eligible to attend Evanston Township High School or who
have played at least one year prior in the EBSA are eligible to try out for these 13/14 teams.
cont. on page 5
Jackie Robinson League
At the end of the house league season, EBSA forms teams to play against competition
from the Jackie Robinson League in Chicago. These Jackie Robinson teams offer higherlevel
competition for kids who might otherwise not play baseball in the summer. We
will form as many teams as necessary in the 11/12 and 13/14 age groups.
Travel Team Tryouts
Tryout sessions for the travel teams for ages 9 through 12 will be held in February and
March. The dates and times will be well publicized through e-mail on the EBSA website:
www.evanstonbaseball.com. All tryouts will be held indoors at Evanston High School.
Important: Travel team players cannot miss more than a week of the season due to
camp, vacation or other commitments. Players who will be gone for more than a week
from Memorial Day through the end of the July are not eligible to try out. Additionally,
a player must be present during the last week of the July for the league championship
tournament. We assume that a player who makes the commitment to travel ball will
have baseball as his or her first athletic priority during the course of the travel season.
If you are not in a position to meet the participation requirement, the July Ball program
with our Ken-Win teams is an option.
How Travel Teams are Selected
Travel teams are selected by the travel team coaches for each age group. At the
13 and 14 year old level, evaluators from the Evanston High School baseball
staff are also involved in the evaluation process. Along with previous season
play and evaluation, players are rated during tryouts as to their defensive
skills, throwing strength and accuracy, and hitting skills. Others factors being
equal, a player who has been in the EBSA will have preference over a player who
is new to the Association.
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