DATE: Sunday, March 16, 2025
SEE SCHEDULED TIMES BELOW
LOCATION: Norman H. Read Gymnasium at Salem Academy Charter School, 16 Lynch Street, Salem, MA 01970
See maps and pictures below (2 of them).
· No cleats.
· Must bring glove. If you own a bat or helmet, bring those too. Otherwise, we will have shared equipment.
· If conditions outside are wet, please change into dry sneakers upon arrival into gym to minimize risk of slip and fall injury, as those trying out will do some running.
Softball: Due to numbers, we will have one team per division, and evaluations are not necessary. One or two softball players may be asked to come down if we don't know you and your skill level, those invitations will be made privately.
Baseball: Report times will be based on age, and shown below. This includes all players, even if in the majors last year.
Who:
Dates of Birth between 9/1/16-8/31/17 Report at 9:15, start at 9:30
Dates of Birth between 9/1/15-8/31/16 Report at 9:45, start at 10 AM
Dates of Birth between 9/1/14-8/31/15 Report at 10:15, start at 10:30 AM
Dates of Birth between 9/1/13-8/31/14 Report at 10:45, start at 11:00 AM
Dates of Birth between 9/1/12-8/31/13 Report at 11:15, start at 11:30 AM
In year's past, we had everyone come down at once, and there was a lot of waiting around. It is our hope that by spreading it out by ages we can prevent some of this, but, there may be delays in getting groups done.
Softball Players. Farm/Coach Baseball players, and Tee-Ball players, or any players not listed above, do not need to report for evaluations. A softball player or two may be asked to come down, those request will be made privately.
As a reminder- while these are often called "tryouts", they are really evaluations. Nobody is "cut" and everyone will be placed on an age and skill appropriate roster. The purpose of evaluations is to try and get a feel for players' skill levels so we can attempt to have balanced teams.
Not coming to evaluations means that it will be impossible to ensure proper placement and keep teams competitively balanced. For those players who do not attend, we will rely solely on the previous year's coaches' feedback.
