Age Divisions and Eligibility
Who is eligible to play in Leaguerettes?
Girls who are league age 4 through 17 are eligible to
play Leaguerettes softball.
What age groups play in the league?
We have three age divisions: Pee Wee, Pixie, and
Pigtail. Girls 6 and under play in our Pee Wee division, girls 9 and under
play in our Pixie division, and girls 13 and under play in our Pigtail
division. When we say age, we are referring to “league age.”
What are the differences between the Pee Wee Division
and the Pixie Division?
Pixie ball is standard player-pitch full team
softball. Pee Wee ball is infield only T-ball. The Pixie division plays
twice each week (Monday evening and Saturday morning), typically playing
approximately 24 – 30 games in a season, plus tournament games. The Pee
Wee division plays each Saturday, playing only 10-12 games in a season,
with no tournament games. In addition, Pixies also practice more than Pee
Wees.
What does “league age” mean?
For the fall season, league age means a player’s
age as of September 1 of the year in which the season begins. For the
spring season, league age means a player’s age as of the most recent
September 1. So, for the Fall 2002 season, a girl who is already 7 or who
turns 7 on September 1, 2002 will be league age 7; a girl who turns 7 on
September 2 will be league age 6; a girl who is 7 on registration day in
August will be league age 8 if she turns 8 by September 1. These league
ages will continue to apply in the next season, the Spring 2003 season.
My daughter is considered age 10 for her fastpitch
team. Does that mean she also will be league age 10 for Leaguerettes?
No. Other sports organizations sometimes use a different date to determine a
player’s league age. Hillsborough County
decided to use September 1 for Leaguerettes because a player’s grade in
school is usually determined based on her age on September 1. This helps
keep girls who are in the same grade playing in the same age division.
What division does a 4 or 5 year old play in?
First, determine her league age. If she is league age
4, she plays in the Pee Wee division. If she is league age 5, or if she is
league age 6 and a first time player, she may play in either the Pee Wee
or Pixie division. If she is league age 6 and previously has played a
spring season or any season of player-pitch softball or baseball, she is
eligible only for the Pixie division.
What division does an 8 year old play in?
Players who are league age 8 play in the Pixie
division.
What division does a 9 year old play in?
Technically, a girl who is league age 9 may play in
the Pixie or, if her parents determine she has sufficient skill to do so,
she may play in the Pigtail division. However, that is extremely rare, and
we generally recommend that a 9 year old play in the Pixie division.
What division does a 10 year old play in?
Girls league age 10 through league age 12 may only play in the
Pigtail division (Pigtail/Ponytail division in the fall).
What division does a 13 year old play in?
In the fall, girls league age 13 and older may only play in the
Pigtail/Ponytail division. In the spring season, girls league age 13 may play in
Pigtail division, or they may play in the Ponytail division if we have
Ponytail teams that season. Some of the other local leagues may have other
rules regarding proper age division for a girl who is league age 13.
What division does a 14 year old play in?
In the spring, girls league age 14 and older may only play in the Ponytail division.
If a local league does not have a Ponytail division then girls who are
league age 14 or older are not eligible to play. In the fall season, girls
league age 14 - 17 may play in the Ponytail division.
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