Darien Youth Club / Darien Stars Baseball
2017 Part Time Travel Baseball Team Tryouts
STARS TRYOUT CONTACT INFORMATION
WANT TO REGISTER FOR 2017 TRYOUTS
CAN'T MAKE FIRST TRYOUT BUT INTERESTED
I AM INTERESTED IN COACHING
WANT TO HELP OUT AT TRYOUTS
GENERAL QUESTIONS
PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS:
- To be eligible to play on the Darien Stars players must
- Play Darien Youth Club in-house baseball in 2017. (60% or more of games).
- Sign and adhere to the code of conduct and commitment letter, when participants make the team.
- Pay a non-refundable deposit of $100 that goes towards 2017 travel baseball fees
- DYC Travel Baseball selects players to participate in their program, as spots are limited.
TRAVEL SEASON:
- The 1st public tryout will be held in July, and 2nd public tryout will be in August. Teams are then selected. The offseason training program runs from January to March of the next year, and league games are played from April to July.
PARTICIPANT FEES:
- All costs for the part-time travel baseball league will be incurred by the families of the part-time travel baseball players.
- DYC Travel Baseball Fees do not include DYC In-House fees.
- The $100 deposit is applied towards 2017 travel baseball fees.
- In 2017, fees will cover payments for uniforms, off-season training costs, league, umpire, field maintenance, any additional travel, and possible miscellaneous team expenses like equipment, etc.
- We are anticipating an average participant cost at $400 for the travel program
- Tournament fees are not included in the estimate
- These estimated fees also do not include travel and accommodation expenditures for the 12U team going to South Carolina.
TRAVEL LEAGUE / TOURNAMENTS:
- The team play in the CLSB and play 10 league games a year against other in-house travel teams
- Traditionally, 50% of those games are at home, the teams play local communities, and primarily played on Sunday.
- The league website can be found at http://clsunball.com/
- Travel Teams also are strongly encouraged to participate in travel tournaments and schedule non-conference games.
- The DYC Travel Baseball program is a part-time travel program that coincides with the same months as the DYC in-house baseball program.
2017 TRYOUT INFORMATION:
2017 TEAMS OPEN FOR TRYOUT
- In 2017, Darien Stars will hold open tryouts for 8U, 9U, 10U, 11U, and 12U players.
TRYOUT REGISTRATION
- Anyone interested in Darien Stars tryouts, whether or not they can attend the first tryout must register so we can qualify if a 2nd tryout is needed.
PLAYER AGE DETERMINATION
- Travel Teams are designated by age level (12U = 12 years old and under etc.).
- Age is determined by the players age as of May 1, 2017
- Darien Stars gives priority to players that are in the same grade and meet the team age requirement. Typically players are not recommended to play up unless it impacts an age groups ability to field a full team.
PLAYING UP
- Parents/Players need to notify Darien Stars Director, Tom Demos , prior to the tryout, that their child(ren) is interested in trying out for an older age level.
- Players are only allowed to play up one age level.
- Players that want to play up, during team selection process, cannot take the roster spot of anyone in that age group at 12U because this team travels to South Carolina or Cooperstown.
- Players that want to play up, during team selection process, are evaluated as being that age group when they have a sibling on the same team.
- For every age group besides 12U, any player that is wanting to play up must rank in the top 8 of players trying out for that age group to be considered for that team, again unless the team does not have enough players to field a full team.
- Players that don’t have enough players for a team at their age group can be considered to play up to the next age level.
- Any player that is chosen to play up from their current age group must do so in travel and in-house games.
- Players that do have a team a their age group, but want to play up, will be strongly recommended to stay in their respective age group.
- The final decision about playing up is the baseball commissioners after discussion with the tournament director and director from that league.
- Players in their own age group are given more consideration than players playing up.
2017 TRYOUT DATES:
- 1st tryout is on SATURDAY JULY 16th and SUNDAY JULY 17th separated by age group
- SATURDAY JULY 16th - 11U @ 9:30am, 12U @ 11am - This team will be traveling to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and participating in the Ripken Experience Tournament in 2017.
- Open Additional Time @ 12:30pm - available if you cannot make the desired scheduled time of your age group, only and players must notify the Director by midnight 7/16 that there is a conflict with the date or time.
- SUNDAY JULY 17th - 8U @ 12pm, 9U @ 1:30pm, 10U @ 3pm - Open Additional Time @ 4:30pm
- ***Open times are meant for those that cannot their specific age groups time.
- The second tryout date will be held prior to August 22nd, 2017.
TRYOUT LOCATION:
- Eisenhower Junior High- Baseball Fields - DYC Sportscore - 1410 W. 75th Street, Darien, IL 60561
COACH SELECTION:
- Interested coaches must register prior to midnight July 15th. July 16th will be the day that coaches are selected. At that time, coaches will be asked to name assistant coaches. Interested coaches that are not selected will automatically be considered to part of the coaching staff.
EVALUATORS/VOLUNTEERS:
- Primary evaluators for the first tryout are the head coach of the age group, the DYC Baseball Commissioner, and the DYC Travel Director.
- Secondary evaluators, evaluators who are working specific stations, are based on need and include the rest of the coaching staff for each division, and additional DYC workers, directors, commissioners, and any volunteer approved by DYC Travel Director.
EVALUATED BASEBALL SKILLS:
All eligible players participating in the tryouts will be evaluated on the following:
- Running
- 40 yard Dash
- Infield - coach hitting grounders to SS, and throwing to 1B
- Fielding ground balls
- Infield throwing
- Outfield - off a pitching machine
- Fielding fly balls
- Outfield throwing
- Batting - off of a pitching machine
- Batting contact
- Batting power
- Pitching - pitching by the distances they will be using in 2017
- Pitch speed - executed via radar gun
- Pitch control - based on accuracy of pitches thrown
- Players should arrive approximately 15 minutes before their scheduled tryout time to check in. Evaluators will have a number ready for you, based on your online pre-registration.
- Players will then be given a breakdown of the stations and what to expect.
- Parents will be permitted to stay and watch the tryouts.
- Total tryout time should be about 1 ½ hours per age group
- Older players in the DYC may be used to help out during the tryouts for younger players.
- Players must provide their own glove.
- Players may bring their own bat
- Players may bring their own batting helmets. Batting helmets will be available if needed.
- Players must provide their own batting gloves if desired.
- Players should wear shoes appropriate to the tryout location
- Players should wear baseball appropriate clothing.
- Players should wear a protective cup.
TRYOUT PROCESS:
- The first tryouts for the Darien Stars team will be conducted over two (2) days, weather permitting.
- The second tryout will be determined by the number of registered interested players by each age division with a tryout being executed prior to 8/22
- Players will be allowed to tryout twice
- Each individual coach will be able to schedule the 2nd tryout.
- We ask that you still register so we know if 2nd tryouts are necessary.
- Team selections will be made on 8/22
- All players making the team will be notified via email by their Coach
- All players not making the team will be notified via email by the Travel Director.
- The Travel Director at that time will also confirm that the player wants to be included on an alternate player list for the season.
- Team selections are made by the tournament director, baseball commissioner and coach from that age group.
- An accumulation of tryout points 1 to 5 (5 being the best) for all Evaluated Baseball Skill criteria (except running speed is calculated in bonus criteria) plus
- An accumulation of additional points for Bonus Criteria including reliability follows directions, parents willing to help, years in DYC travel, and playing age group.
- Finally, we also look at any past in-house and travel evaluations and adjust scores and feedback based on consistent metrics.
- Then players are ranked from highest to lowest.
- Coaches are recommended to keep 12 to 14 players.
- If a full roster of at least 12 players is not secured after the 2nd tryout, coaches can directly secure players to fill remaining roster spots.
- Players that participated in tryouts may not be removed for players that did not participate in tryouts.
- Darien Stars have secured a facility, Hinsdale south Fieldhouse, for a 12-week program from beginning of January to the end of March
- Winter Workout through the DYC will be on Saturday night which covers the first six weeks of the program
- Winter Workout through the Darien Stars will continue at the same time for the final six weeks.
- Darien Stars team will have one evening during the week for an additional practice at this time.
- When games start in April practice night is Friday, as long as they do not interfere with DYC in-house games.
- Coaches are able to schedule additional practice times as needed.
