2024 SEASON:
Online registration for Spring 2024 will open on December 1, 2023 for players and team volunteers (head coach, coach and team helper).
Player Registration will close on January 31, 2024. THE WAIT LIST REGISTRATION IS OPEN UNTIL FEB 10--you may sign up but placement on teams is not guaranteed.
Team staff registration will remain open until end of season to allow for adding staff as needed.
Please note it is extremely helpful to us in assigning players, IF you chose the SCHOOL as proof of residency and check the school your player attends. YOU should be able to click past the "proof of residency uploads and upload a school enrollment form at anytime during the season. SEE information on residency later in this article.
BASEBALL 2024--FEES AND DIVISIONS
Player Fees for 2024-our lease extension agreement with the Port of Olympia includes an add on fee of $10 per player to be allocated to field relocation. Therefore, our fees increased by $10 per player for 2024.
2024 Player Registration fees will be paid at time of sign up. You can pay in full or elect a payment plan. With a payment plan you will pay $50 at sign up and there will be two equal payments of the balance on Jan 10 and Feb 10, 2024.
Transaction fees:
There is a $3 per transaction fee for each payment transaction processed online.
The league is also paying about 4% for each banking transaction.
The $3 fee is not charged per player but per total transaction so if you register multiple players the fee will be $3 for all players on the transaction--IF you wait to pay until you have ALL the players in your family signed up its just one transaction fee.
Player Age for Division eligibility is by League Age
League age is determined by age as of August 31, 2024--see League Age Chart 2024 to verify league age.
Divisions
Challenger (special needs players age 5 & up)
T-Ball (U6) minimum age 4
AA Machine Pitch (U8)
Minor (kid pitch) (U10)
Major (U12)
Intermediate (U13) 70 ft. base path
JR (U14) –90 ft. base path
SR (U16)- 90 ft. base path
Fees
Challenger-free
T-Ball $150
AA Machine Pitch $150
Minors, Majors, Intermediate , JR or SR $230
Grants and scholarships
Scholarships--league based-you will need to contact [email protected] with information on need and player/s name/s PRIOR TO REGISTRATION. A coupon code will be issued for scholarship that you can apply on checkout. Please include the player/s division and whether you can pay $50 uniform fee. In using coupon codes, you need to select pay in full on first payment page and insert coupon code on the second payment page.
IF you are seeking a scholarship, please apply for a T-Mobile Call Up grant first--IF your player is in T-Ball or AA the grant will cover fees; IF your player is in a kid pitch division you will need a coupon code from the league BEFORE you process the grant payment--so please contact [email protected] once you have the grant. The link to T-Mobile grants is https://www.littleleague.org/call-up-grant-program/
Also try the Dicks Sporting Goods Grants https://www.sportsmatter.org/s/registration-fees-and-equipment that helps with registration fees and equipment.
Residency and out of boundary players 2024
Players living in or attending schools (public or private) in the Olympia, North Thurston, Tumwater or Griffin school districts are within the Capitol Little League boundaries. ALL out of boundary players in 2024 will need to have waiver paperwork processed PRIOR to draft/placement on teams.
Establishing residency
Please note it is extremely helpful to us in assigning players, IF you chose the SCHOOL as proof of residency and check the school your player attends. YOU should be able to click past the "proof of residency uploads and upload a school enrollment form at anytime during the season.
Proof of residency-- can be uploaded with your registration. Remember the dates that are required are between FEB 1, 2023 and FEB 1, 2024 for all documents like rental agreements, utility bills, insurance forms, etc. Drivers license must be dated prior to FEB 1, 2024. NOTE: the Little League Residency form has NOT been updated for 2024 dates which are indicated above.
OR
A school enrollment form can be used in lieu of ALL proof of residency forms as long as it is for a school within our boundaries and signed by the principal or assistant principal. IF your player was on a tournament team in 2023 or before we should have a tournament verification form for them and that is sufficient as well for as long as you are at same address OR they attend same school. If you have a school enrollment form from a previous year and your child still attends same school, you do NOT need a new form--you can use the one from prior years.
TEAM STAFF REQUIREMENTS
ALL volunteers must have a yearly background check for participation in Little League--this includes board members and umpires as well as team staff--coaches and team helpers. When you apply for a team staff position, the system will send you a link to JDP to complete the information required for the background check.
All head coaches and assistant coaches should have current certificates for concussion awareness and sudden cardiac arrest--IF you have a certificate from another sport that will be effective thru the Spring season, you may use that certificate.
IF you need to renew your certification. NFHS provides free online training with certificates for these subjects as well as several others. The link to that site in https://nfhslearn.com/courses
Head coaches and assistant coaches will need a Diamond Leader certificate as well. IF you completed that training in 2023 you will NOT need to do the program again for 2024. The link to the Diamond Leader training is https://www.littleleague.org/s/diamond+leader
This year Little League is requiring ALL volunteers to have a Safe Sport certificate.
Safe Sport training and certificate is available on this link - https://www.littleleague.org/player-safety/child-protection-program/safesport-resources-parents/ Chose the BASE program for adults.
2024 PLAYER EVALUATIONS
T-BALL OR AA MACHINE PITCH PLAYERS DO NOT HAVE A PLAYER EVALUATION.
Established KID PITCH Property Players returning to THEIR SAME SPRING 2023 team do not have an evaluation.
Player evaluation will be held FEB 3 & FEB 10 at Peter G Schmidt Elementary 237 Dennis St SE Tumwater WA 98501.
Players league age 8 requesting placement in kid pitch divisions will require a player evaluation.
Players new to Capitol Little League require an evaluation for KID PITCH divisions.
Players from SPRING 2023 teams who request a release from their 2023 Spring team must have an evaluation and enter the draft as free agent.
Players moving up from AA machine pitch to Minor Kid pitch will require a player evaluation even if moving up with same team-this is to determine readiness to play in kid pitch division.
Players league age 10 requesting placement in Majors will require a player evaluation even if moving up with same team--this is to determine readiness to play in Majors (U12).
EQUIPMENT BANK
Capitol Little League has an equipment bank of gently used gloves, baseball shoes, batting gloves, batting helmets and some other equipment. This equipment will be at the player evaluation and uniform fitting FEB 3 and 10 and is available thru out the Spring and Fall season. We welcome donations of out grown, gently used equipment as well.
SPRING SCHEDULE
Player Evaluations and uniform fitting FEB 3 and FEB 10, 2023 at Peter G. Schmidt Elementary 237 Dennis Tumwater WA
Upper Division Draft (Minors and above) FEBURARY 24, 2024 1 PM at Tumwater Valley Athletic Club Studio 2.
Lower Division Placement (AA & Machine Pitch) FEBUARY 25, 2024 location 1 PM at Tumwater Valley Athletic Club Studio 2.
First practices—March 2, 2024 and after. Expect 2 practices per week one weeknight and one weekend prior to games starting on April 10. Expect 1 practice per week after games start.
Umpire training clinic FEB 17 & 18 Rochester area
Uniforms Ordered by March 8, 2024
First games April 8, 2024 games are weeknights starting at 5:45 PM and Saturdays starting at 9 AM
Last games June 8, 2024
Memorial Day weekend--no games Thursday thru Monday
Season ending league tournaments--Minor & Majors start WED after Memorial Day. Depending on number of teams in Intermediate, JR & SR there may be season ending tournaments in those divisions as well.
Post Season tournaments-Minors and above
The schedule for post season district, state and regional tournaments has not been released.
But we expect first tournament to start weekend of June 15.
Players will be selected from Spring teams for post season play by June 1, 2022.
KEY DATES 2024:
December 1 online registration opens
December 10, Board meeting 3 PM Tumwater Valley Athletic Club
January 7, Board Meeting 3 PM Tumwater Valley Athletic Club
January 31 registration closes
February 3 & 10 Player evaluations and uniform fitting
February 4 Board Meeting 3 PM Tumwater Valley Athletic Club
February 17 & 18 Umpire Mechanics Clinic
February 24 Player Draft Kid Pitch Divisions; TEAM MANAGERS AND BOARD STAFF ONLY.
February 25 Placement T-ball and AA Machine Pitch--TEAM MANAGERS AND BOARD STAFF ONLY.
March 2 Spring Work Party at Capitol LL Fields
March 3 Practices start
March 10 Board Meeting 3 PM Tumwater Valley Athletic Club
April 8 first games Spring ball
April 14 Seattle Mariner Little League Day (alternate)
April 28 Seattle Mariner Little League Day (alternate)
May 1 Allstar nominations due
May 1 Fall Ball online sign ups open.
May 12 Capitol LL day at Seattle Mariners Little League Day
May 19 Allstar tryouts
May 24 to 27 Memorial Day Weekend Break
June 2 Seattle Mariner Little League Day (alternate)
June 8 Last games Spring Ball
June 15 District & Tournament of Champions games start
July 10 Fall Ball online signups close
July 27 Fall Ball Practices start
August 10 Fall games start
September 1 to 8 Labor Day/Back to school Break
September 15 Board Nominations/Election opens
September 21 last Fall games
September 22 Fall work party
October 13 Board Elections completed/annual meeting.
NO GAMES MEMORIAL DAY OR LABOR DAY WEEKENDS.