Tryouts focus on a player’s fundamentals – hitting, fielding, throwing and catching. Managers need to focus on evaluating the techniques exhibited by a player, so don’t worry if they drop a ball or swing and miss. Managers should be looking for players who really want to play ball and by hustling you’re showing them you’re really interested.

Players should get signed in and given a number to pin on. This number is how the Managers will keep track of who the player is.

Warming up
All players will be given a chance to warm up playing catch.

Fielding Drill
When trying out, players should go to shortstop and have about 5 ground balls hit to them. They should be able to field them and throw to 1st base. (Remember, Managers and Coaches are watching for defensive positioning and throwing motion during this drill.)

Fly Ball Drill
Each player should have about 3 or 4 fly balls hit or thrown to them. All players should try to catch them. (Managers and Coaches should be looking at how the players prepare for the catch more than whether you actually catch the ball, but both are important.)

Batting Drill
Players should be given about 10 pitches to hit. (Managers and Coaches should be more interested in seeing how well the players swing, rather than if each ball is hit.)

Running Drill
After the player’s last swing they will run around the bases. Players should run hard around the bases, and run all the way through home base.

Note: Due to inclement weather conditions on a scheduled tryout date, tryouts may need to be held in a gym. Therefore, the above tryout format will need to be modified due to space confinements.