League Age Determination:
A player's 'league age' is determined by the official little league date of:
- Baseball + Co-Ed Baseball Divisions - August 31st
Whatever your player’s age is on the respective date above is the players 'league age' for the current season. Softball is pretty easy to calculate since it resets on the 1st of the year; however, baseball is a bit trickier being that it is based on a August 31st cutoff date.
League Age Example for Baseball
As of today's date, your child is currently 10 years old and his birthday is August 21st. Even though he is currently 10 years old, he is considered to be 11 years old for his league age because his birthday is BEFORE the August 31st date. If he was born on Sept. 1st, he would be considered to be 10 years old league age. Therefore, in this example, your child would be eligible for the Majors Baseball (12U) division and NOT the Minor 2 - Kid Pitch (10U) division.
League Age Example for Softball
Because Softball league age is determined based on a Jan. 1st date, how ever old you daughter is as of today's date is her league age. See I told you softball was easy, I wish they made it that easy for baseball!
Still Confused? Go here to determine league age for your player, Little League Age Determination.