Registration / Timeline (updated 1/8/23)
2023 SPRING SEASON REGISTRATION (4 - 14 YEAR OLDS ONLY)
Registration will be open to all new or returning players beginning on Monday, January 9, 2023. Spots will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Registration will close without notice as soon as all spots are filled. Any players registered after spots are filled will be put on a waiting list and will be contacted only if a spot on a team is available.
ONLINE REGISTRATION:
Online registration is available 24/7 through our online registration portal. Click HERE to be redirected to the Online Registration page. Creating an account is your first step in the process.
IN-PERSON REGISTRATION:
No in-person registrations are scheduled at this time.
REGISTRATION FEES:
The registration fee to play at WBLL is currently set at $60 per season. The registration fee includes a team jersey and cap. It also includes all coach's equipment fees and all umpire game fees that are normally charged extra by other leagues on a per game basis. In addition to a registration fee, parents are required to participate in our league fundraiser to help offset the real cost of playing at WBLL. We ask that parents sell all tickets provided to the league fundraiser.
AVAILABLE GRANTS:
T-MOBILE has graciously paid millions of dollars of registration fees for eligible players over the last few years. The T-Mobile Grant program is available for families that qualify. Money is available annually for a limited time on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, click on the T-Mobile Grant tab of this website.
LEAGUE AGE REQUIREMENTS:
If your child is between the ages of 4 and 14 according to the league age charts, they have met the first eligibility requirement to play. To determine your child's league age, please refer to the tab labeled "Determining League Age" on the left-hand side of our main page.
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS:
Little League rules require players to play within their zone. A player is considered to be in our zone if they live or attend school within the West Brownsville Little League in-zone area. To find out if you are in our zone, please refer to the tab labeled "Map" located on the left-hand side of our main page. On the pull down menu, click on "Boundary Map". The boundary map can be zoomed in to look for your child's school or place of residence. If you are inside the red highlighted area, you have met the second eligibility requirement to play.
For a list of frequently asked questions concerning normal residency and school requirements, please click here:
www.littleleague.org/playing-rules/faqs-residency-school-attendance-eligibility/
EQUIPMENT:
In addition to registration fees, a parent needs to provide their child with a few basic pieces of equipment, such as: baseball pants, baseball glove, baseball socks/shoes. Other equipment that is recommended, but not required for practice at home is: appropriate-sized baseball bat, a few baseballs and/or wiffleballs, and a net for use as a backstop.
DIVISIONS:
T-BALL: Ages 4-6
* Age 7 may be allowed in this division by special request if player has never played before
* No tryout is required to play
COACH-PITCH: Ages 7-8
* Age 6 may be allowed in this division by special request with two or more years of T-Ball experience
* No tryout is required to play
MINORS: Ages 9-11
* Age 8 may be allowed in this division by special request for advanced players
* All players must attend at least one tryout session to be drafted
MAJORS: Ages 10-12
* All players must attend at least one tryout session to be drafted
JUNIORS: Ages 13-14
* All players must attend at least one tryout session to be drafted
* Travel for games in the lower RGV metro area is likely
TRYOUTS & DRAFT:
TBALL / COACH-PITCH DIVISIONS: Rosters for T-Ball and Coach-Pitch are filled by blind draft, where teams are assembled by random draw. Tryouts are NOT required for T-Ball or Coach-Pitch divisions. Any special requests for players to be moved up or down in divisions will be handled by the player agent by contacting them directly before the draft for Tball and Coach-Pitch divisions and before tryouts for Minor, Major, and Junior divisions.
MINOR / MAJOR / JUNIOR DIVISIONS: Rosters for Minor, Major, and Junior Divisions are filled by a formal draft of players, as per our current bylaws. Attendance at one tryout is mandatory for all players in these divisions. Players that do not attend at least one tryout session are NOT eligible to be drafted and are also not eligible for Allstar selection at the end of the regular season. Exact times and dates for mandatory tryouts for our Minors and Majors divisions (ages 9-12) will be announced soon. The draft for those divisions is tentatively scheduled for February 10-11 with times to be determined.
COACHES' MANDATORY RULES CLINIC: TBA
A mandatory clinic will be held for all coaches and assistant coaches to go over basic guidelines that are unique to our league with respect rules and safety protocols for each division.
PRACTICES:
Practices for our 2023 Spring Season are projected to begin the week that the draft is scheduled. Coaches should make contact with players as soon as rosters are distributed. Each coach is free to select their own practice location, days, and times. Practices for the 2023 Spring Season should begin as soon as possible after teams are formed after the player draft.
GAMES:
Games for our 2023 Spring Season are projected to begin the week of TBD. Games are usually held Monday through Friday between the hours of 5:30-10:00pm, and on Saturdays, as needed, throughout the day from 9:00am - 10:00pm. Games on Sunday will only be scheduled if needed. Games for the 2023 Spring Season are tentatively set to begin the week of March 20.
Registration will be open to all new or returning players beginning on Monday, January 9, 2023. Spots will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Registration will close without notice as soon as all spots are filled. Any players registered after spots are filled will be put on a waiting list and will be contacted only if a spot on a team is available.
ONLINE REGISTRATION:
Online registration is available 24/7 through our online registration portal. Click HERE to be redirected to the Online Registration page. Creating an account is your first step in the process.
IN-PERSON REGISTRATION:
No in-person registrations are scheduled at this time.
REGISTRATION FEES:
The registration fee to play at WBLL is currently set at $60 per season. The registration fee includes a team jersey and cap. It also includes all coach's equipment fees and all umpire game fees that are normally charged extra by other leagues on a per game basis. In addition to a registration fee, parents are required to participate in our league fundraiser to help offset the real cost of playing at WBLL. We ask that parents sell all tickets provided to the league fundraiser.
AVAILABLE GRANTS:
T-MOBILE has graciously paid millions of dollars of registration fees for eligible players over the last few years. The T-Mobile Grant program is available for families that qualify. Money is available annually for a limited time on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, click on the T-Mobile Grant tab of this website.
LEAGUE AGE REQUIREMENTS:
If your child is between the ages of 4 and 14 according to the league age charts, they have met the first eligibility requirement to play. To determine your child's league age, please refer to the tab labeled "Determining League Age" on the left-hand side of our main page.
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS:
Little League rules require players to play within their zone. A player is considered to be in our zone if they live or attend school within the West Brownsville Little League in-zone area. To find out if you are in our zone, please refer to the tab labeled "Map" located on the left-hand side of our main page. On the pull down menu, click on "Boundary Map". The boundary map can be zoomed in to look for your child's school or place of residence. If you are inside the red highlighted area, you have met the second eligibility requirement to play.
For a list of frequently asked questions concerning normal residency and school requirements, please click here:
www.littleleague.org/playing-rules/faqs-residency-school-attendance-eligibility/
EQUIPMENT:
In addition to registration fees, a parent needs to provide their child with a few basic pieces of equipment, such as: baseball pants, baseball glove, baseball socks/shoes. Other equipment that is recommended, but not required for practice at home is: appropriate-sized baseball bat, a few baseballs and/or wiffleballs, and a net for use as a backstop.
DIVISIONS:
T-BALL: Ages 4-6
* Age 7 may be allowed in this division by special request if player has never played before
* No tryout is required to play
COACH-PITCH: Ages 7-8
* Age 6 may be allowed in this division by special request with two or more years of T-Ball experience
* No tryout is required to play
MINORS: Ages 9-11
* Age 8 may be allowed in this division by special request for advanced players
* All players must attend at least one tryout session to be drafted
MAJORS: Ages 10-12
* All players must attend at least one tryout session to be drafted
JUNIORS: Ages 13-14
* All players must attend at least one tryout session to be drafted
* Travel for games in the lower RGV metro area is likely
TRYOUTS & DRAFT:
TBALL / COACH-PITCH DIVISIONS: Rosters for T-Ball and Coach-Pitch are filled by blind draft, where teams are assembled by random draw. Tryouts are NOT required for T-Ball or Coach-Pitch divisions. Any special requests for players to be moved up or down in divisions will be handled by the player agent by contacting them directly before the draft for Tball and Coach-Pitch divisions and before tryouts for Minor, Major, and Junior divisions.
MINOR / MAJOR / JUNIOR DIVISIONS: Rosters for Minor, Major, and Junior Divisions are filled by a formal draft of players, as per our current bylaws. Attendance at one tryout is mandatory for all players in these divisions. Players that do not attend at least one tryout session are NOT eligible to be drafted and are also not eligible for Allstar selection at the end of the regular season. Exact times and dates for mandatory tryouts for our Minors and Majors divisions (ages 9-12) will be announced soon. The draft for those divisions is tentatively scheduled for February 10-11 with times to be determined.
COACHES' MANDATORY RULES CLINIC: TBA
A mandatory clinic will be held for all coaches and assistant coaches to go over basic guidelines that are unique to our league with respect rules and safety protocols for each division.
PRACTICES:
Practices for our 2023 Spring Season are projected to begin the week that the draft is scheduled. Coaches should make contact with players as soon as rosters are distributed. Each coach is free to select their own practice location, days, and times. Practices for the 2023 Spring Season should begin as soon as possible after teams are formed after the player draft.
GAMES:
Games for our 2023 Spring Season are projected to begin the week of TBD. Games are usually held Monday through Friday between the hours of 5:30-10:00pm, and on Saturdays, as needed, throughout the day from 9:00am - 10:00pm. Games on Sunday will only be scheduled if needed. Games for the 2023 Spring Season are tentatively set to begin the week of March 20.
