Sr Rally Cap

Senior Rally Cap: players born in 2014 to 2016

The Rally Cap Program:

The Rally Cap Program is an initiative to enhance players’ and coaches’ first experience with the game. The program helps teams teach players the five FUNdamentals of baseball in a fun and safe environment. Players have the opportunity to perform different tasks in order to earn a colored Baseball Canada Rally Cap. Cap colors correspond with various levels of achievement. The program is designed for young baseball players.

Goals:

1. Create a fun environment in which children and adults are actively engaged together in the game of baseball.

2. Develop fundamental motor skills, teach baseball skills, and basic rules to our players.

3. Experience success with an emphasis on good sportsmanship.

4. Promote increased self-esteem among Rally Cap children and adults.

5. Recruiting new coaches and volunteers

Program Information for Baseball Saskatoon

• Sr. Rally Cap (age 6-8 years old)
  • Focus on FUNdamentals and baseball development
  • 9-11 players per team
  • Choose a Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu night schedule
  • 6 pm start time
  • 75 minute sessions (30 minutes practice, balance game)
  • use of community diamonds
  • Game Format
    • pitching machine
    • 3 strikes and 3 out rule / inning
    • players rotate defensive positions

Season:

The Sr. Rally Cap season will run for 8-weeks from May  - June 30, 2023

• Sr. Rally Cap Advanced (Available for Player born in 2014)
  • Games are 6 innings long
  • 6 run limit per inning
  • 10 runs up after 4 inning
  • All players bat
  • Batters start with a 1-1 count
  • No stealing
  • No lead offs
  • Runners at 3B cannot advance home on a passed ball
  • No walks
  • Players pitch
  • If a pitcher is unable to throw strikes to a batter, instead of a walk the offensive team coach will throw 3 hittable pitches

Season:

The season will run from May  - July 15, 2023