Bismarck Youth Baseball

The Minors Division is for all 10 year-old and most of the 11 & 12 year-old players. Parent umpires are used at this level. The Minors Division further reiterates the fundamentals used in the Rookie Division. Game scores are kept, however standings are not kept. Tournaments are seeded by a random drawing.

Players rotate among positions. Coaches are encouraged to rotate players equally. All players participate in the batting order equally. The strike zone is more limited. Attendance is required for at least 85% of all games and practices for the benefit of the team and to ensure that all players progress together.

Coaches will schedule practices at the beginning of the season before games to get the ball rolling and to educate the players on the fundamentals of baseball. Coaches will continue to practice as needed throughout the season. Player attendance and attitude may affect play time and field positions.

Every attempt will be made to assign players to teams with schoolmates, however as teams fill up players will be assigned to the next team with openings. We will make attempts to place players with at least a couple schoolmates, however our primary purpose is to provide a player with a strong education basis in baseball, not to provide a social experience with schoolmates.