Rookie League (5 Year Olds)
Philosophy & Objectives:
The North Colonie Little League division operates a Rookie Division for the
purpose of introducing 5 year old boys and girls to the game of baseball.
The focus of this level is to promote fun, enjoyment in an entirely
non-competitive environment, with no scores being kept. While some basic
skills are introduced, the intention is not to teach in great depths but
rather to promote the fun aspects of Little League baseball and to take great
steps to insure that the child achieves success on a small scale, whereby
skills can gradually be introduced and mastered in future years. Formal teams
will not be formed at this level, instead the children will have the opportunity
to participate with a variety of other players and coaches throughout the
year.
- Babe Ruth age players to teach weekly clinics
- Learning position locations
- Learning safety
- Introduce basic level game rules
- Introduce basic fielding positioning of body
- Introduce basic hitting stance