Often a family’s first introduction to Little League®, providing a Tee Ball experience that is grounded in fun, fitness, and fundamentals is key to growing a child’s love for the game.

Our Intro To Tee Ball program is a beginner-level program designed to teach the basic foundational skills used in the games of baseball and softball. Our goal is for your child to learn through play, make friends, move their bodies and most importantly have FUN! 

A foam bat is used. 4-year-olds and 1st-time 5-year-olds (age as defined by Little League- see age chart at https://www.salemll.info/Default.aspx?tabid=2774099

This Tee Ball Program (Not Intro to Tee Ball/Rookie league) is for all returning 5-year-olds (Who played as a 4-year-old) and 6-year-olds who choose to remain in Tee Ball and not move up to Coach Pitch baseball. Our Tee Ball program is designed to teach the basic foundational skills used in the games of baseball and softball. Skills taught will be hitting, throwing, catching, and running bases, all while emphasizing sportsmanship, teamwork, and having fun over competition. This one-hour program is great for those kids who are ready for a bit more structure while still having FUN!

6-year-olds can move up to the Farm/Coach Pitch division, but only after having played at least one year of tee ball previously.

While LL allows new 7-year-olds to play tee ball, Salem LL decides to have all 7-year-olds in the Farm—Coach Pitch division unless an exception is granted.

All 7-year-olds will be automatically assigned to the Coach Pitch/Farm division. In the Coach pitch division, the season continuously touts the importance of team-building and chemistry, while focusing on fundamentals. The Coach pitch division of Little League is a fun activity that has as its prime objective nurturing and growing well-rounded and productive people with softball fundamentals, not developing elite ballplayers.

All 8-11-year-olds will be evaluated for placement.

For the most part:

12-year-olds: All 12-year-olds will be evaluated and drafted to the major league division, or in rare cases, the Junior/Senior division, if they sign up and attend evaluations before teams are selected. 12-year-olds who are not signed up in time to be drafted (mid-March) will not be able to participate for the season unless a player is out for the season, due to resignation, illness, or injury.

13-16 year olds - will be placed in Junior/Senior Softball.