Online Registration for the Spring 2026 season opens on Dec 1!

Time to get the kiddos signed up for the Spring 2026 season! Things you need to know:

     

• Early Bird registration for a $5 discount per player ends December 31, then regular registration is January 1 - 18 for majors and down. Juniors and seniors will end February 14 due to high school tryouts and a later start date.  All registration is online.
• Spots available are on a first come, first serve basis and more will open up as we have additional volunteers for the manager (head coach) positions in each division.
• There may be the opportunity for late registration after January 18 in majors and below if spots are available.  
• Per the policy implemented last spring, requests for coach pitch and above will be limited to ONE friend request per player, and there must be a reciprocal request by the other player. If more than one request is made by a family, only the first will count. This will allow for an unbiased draft in each of the divisions. In addition, no coach requests will be collected or noted; however, each manager will be allowed one player request to use as an assistant coach. For those divisions with only one team (ie Seniors), this obviously does not apply, nor does this apply to tball, although it should be noted we do our best to honor the tball requests as reasonably able. 

League age drives which division to register your player, combined with experience and our skills assessments. Not sure what league age is? League age for baseball is the player's age as of the August 31, 2026. For softball, it's the player's age as of December 31, 2025. League ages are a general guide for determining what division your child will be in, although there will be times the players do not follow the normal parameters, and there are certain Little League rules on ages we must follow.

As always, we need volunteers to coach the kiddos, including managers (head coaches) and assistant coaches. Volunteer positions are also available for umpires, the concession stand, team parent, and fields/grounds. Please sign up on our website as a volunteer - in a change to the procedures, all background checks are done via the volunteer registration on the website platform, and a separate link will not be sent out (new LL policy for background checks). Please note that registration/background checks are the first step; approval of volunteers by the board is the second step:). Little League also requires a mandatory abuse awareness training be completed annually. 

Cost

• T-Ball: $100 (includes jersey, pants, socks, hat)
• Baseball Coach Pitch and Minors: $125 (includes jersey, pants, socks, hat)
• Baseball Majors and Juniors: $125 (includes sublimated jersey, socks, belt, and upgraded hat; pants provided by player)
• Baseball Seniors: $60 (includes jersey, hat; pants/belt/socks provided by player)
• Softball Coach Pitch, Minors, Majors: $125 (includes jersey, pants, socks, hat, and for majors, belt)
• Softball Seniors: $60 (includes jersey, hat; pants/belt/socks provided by player)
•  Family Cost: $25 discount for the third and more child(ren) per family 
  
• Payment should be made online unless arrangements otherwise are made
  
  

Skills Assessments (aka "tryouts") 
Skills assessments are required for those registered in coach pitch through juniors (baseball and softball). Assessments for coach pitch, minors, and majors will take place on January 31 at Denbigh HS; details tba, with a makeup date of February 7 for all divisions. Juniors' assessment date is tentatively scheduled for February 28. Please note that for certain ages, players may be registered for a division they played in the fall but in the spring are not drafted to after manager evaluations.

Uniforms/Paperwork Submittal
While we have a space in the registration program for jersey and pant sizes, we still need to confirm your child's sizes at one of the assessment dates. If you choose not to confirm the size, and the resulting uniform does not fit, you are responsible for the cost to replace it. 

Practices
Practices will generally begin immediately around February 15, weather permitting, and some will be later (tball, juniors, seniors). Please note that some managers will practice more, some less, according to their availability.

Player Eligibility
Players should live or go to school in our boundary, which covers all of Newport News on the Warwick side of the railroad tracks that run down the middle of the city. However, new last year from Little League, players league ages 4-7 may choose to play in any league they choose; if a player participates in a league for which he/she is technically not in the boundary (school/home), he/she must continue to play at that league each spring thereafter or lose the eligibility to play for that leagues.

Three proofs of residency, as detailed below, can be submitted when you register for the spring season OR a school enrollment form signed by the administration at the school he/she attends. Note: the school enrollment form is way easier :).

Residence shall be established and supported by documents containing the full residence which includes parent(s) or guardian(s) name, street address, city, state and zip code information, dated or in force between February 1 of the previous year (2025) and February 1 of the current year (2026), from one or more documents from EACH of the three Groups outlined below:

Group I

·         Driver’s License

·         School Records

·         Vehicle Records (i.e., Registration, Lease, etc.)

·         Employment Records

·         Insurance Documents

Group II

·         Welfare/Child Care Records

·         Federal Records (i.e., Federal Tax, Social Security, etc.)

·         State Records

·         Local (Municipal) Records

·         Support Payment Records

·         Homeowner or Tenant Records

·         Military Records

Group III

·         Voter’s Registration

·         Utility Bills (i.e., Gas, Electric, Water/Sewer, Phone, Heating, Waste Disposal)

·         Financial Records

·         Medical Records

·         Internet, Cable, or Satellite Records

IMPORTANT NOTE: Example – Three documents from the same Group (utility bill, cable bill, and bank statement) constitute only ONE document.

Players who established “residence” or “school attendance” for regular season and/or tournament prior to the 2017-2018 season using the Player Verification Form, and can produce the form with proper proofs and signatures, will be grandfathered and will NOT need to complete a new Player Verification Form.

A player will be deemed to attend school in the boundaries if:

·         The physical location of the school where they attend classes is within the boundaries established by the local league. Note: This excludes home schools, cyber schools, sports-related schools, sports academies, or preschool or after school where a student participates outside of the primary school the player is enrolled.

“School attendance” refers to the (place) physical location the player in question attends school during the traditional academic year. Once established, a location of school attendance shall not be considered changed unless the child is enrolled and attends another school or is no longer enrolled in the previous school.

School attendance shall be established and supported by a document indicating enrollment for the current academic year, dated prior to October 1 of the current year and with the physical location of the school, from ONE of the following categories to determine school attendance by such player:

·         Official/Certified School enrollment record

·         The Little League-issued school attendance form completed by the principal, assistant principal or administrator (most common and easiest)

 If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].