SPRING 2025 REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Hello Rancho Cordova Little League Families,
Registration for the 2025 Spring Season is OPEN! Register online at Sports Connect.
*NOTE!! OUR REGISTRATION SYSTEM HAS CHANGED. Little League has mandated that all leagues use Sports Connect as their registration platform moving forward. If you did not play Fall Ball, you must create a new account. Register now by clicking Sports Connect above.
**Registering Players – You MUST upload a copy of their Birth Certificate AND 3 forms of Residency at the time of registration, you CANNOT bypass this. If you are qualifying off of School Residency, you must upload the School Enrollment Form. See below for acceptable forms of Residency.
**Registering Volunteers (Managers, Coaches, Team Parents, etc.) – You MUST upload a copy of your Drivers License and a copy of ALL 3 required training certificates at the time of registration, you CANNOT bypass this. You must have your current 2024/2025 Concussion Certificate, 2024/2025 Sudden Cardiac Arrest Certificate, and 2024/2025 NEW Little League Abuse Awareness Certificate.
● 2025 Spring Season will start Saturday, March 1st and end on Saturday, May 17th.
● Practices will begin in early February for American and up; late February for TBall/Farm once teams are formed.
● If you are interested in Managing or Coaching, you must register yourself online and email the Commissioner for your player’s level of play. For all other requirements to Manage/Coach, please click here.
● Registration will close on Wednesday, January 15th for ALL DIVISIONS!
Enrollment Fees for the 2025 Spring Season:
● $120 - TBall
● $145 - Farm
● $200 - American
● $225 - National
● $250 - Major
● $270 - Junior
*Plus $150 Volunteer Deposit per family.
This amount will be refunded at the end of the season after 8 hours of qualifying volunteer time is confirmed by submitting the Volunteer Deposit ((Refundable) VDR) form via email vdrrefund@rcll.org or by mail by the appropriate deadline. Do not submit forms in person to any board member. Form can be found on our website here.
- The various ways you can volunteer your hours are: Field Maintenance, Snack Bar Duty, American Volunteer Game Coordinator, Umpiring, Scorekeeping, or volunteering at various events/fundraisers.
- Scorekeeping is limited to 1 scorekeeper per team in the American division, National division, Major division, and Junior division.
- Scorekeepers must participate in our training course and be listed on file as the Scorekeeper for said team, as well as complete necessary background check and 3 required online trainings.
- If you are interested in Umpiring in our American and National divisions and you umpire a minimum of 5 games, you will also receive your VDR back. You must also participate in an umpire training course, as well as complete necessary background check and 3 required online trainings.
- Keep an eye on our Facebook page as well as our website for volunteer opportunities throughout the season.
For any family experiencing financial hardship, we do have payment plans and scholarships available. Payment plans are set up by you when registering your child online. To request a scholarship, please complete the Scholarship Request Form on our website under downloads.
Required Documentation:
ALL familiesMUST provide a copy of the player’s Birth Certificate and 3 forms of Proof of Residency. This requirement is from Little League International and failure to provide these documents can result in your child not being eligible to play. These documents must be uploaded at the time of registration. All documents must be received and validated prior to the season starting. Requirements to show the player’s birth certificate and 3 forms of residency are required by Little League, failure to provide all proper documents could result in your child not playing. Please click here to find out what acceptable forms of residency are required, also shown below.
To view this information on Little League International’s website, please click here.
Levels of Play:
● TBall - Recommended for players’ league age 4-5, league age 6 year olds will be placed in TBall if they have no prior baseball experience.
● Farm - Recommended for league age 6-8, league age 9 year olds can be placed in Farm if there is a safety concern. All League age 8 year olds MUST register for American.
● American - Recommended for league age 8-9, league age 10 year olds can be placed in American if there is a safety concern.
● National - Recommended for league age 9-11, league age 12 year olds can be placed in National if there is a safety concern.
● Major - Recommended for league age 10-12. All league age 10 year olds MUST register for Major.
● Junior - Recommended for league age 13-14.
*We will conduct assessments to determine skill level and proper divisional placement in conjunction with the player's league age.
*All players placed in a division other than what was registered for will either receive an invoice or refund. This happens after the season starts.
Assessments & League Age Chart:
- All players League Age 8 and above are required to attend Assessments. However, this does not apply to a player that played on a Major division team last season.
- Assessments will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2025 (more information to come later on).
- Click here to access Little League International’s age chart to determine your player’s league age
Visit rcll.org NOW and get a head start on the 2025 Spring Season! Take advantage of early registration and requesting coaches and players by registering before January 1st!
(Requesting coaches and players applies to T-Ball and Farm divisions ONLY). For more information regarding specific divisions, please contact:
● T-Ball Commissioner – Ivana Bajet Ivana@rcll.org
● Farm Commissioner – Cari Delucchi Cari@rcll.org
● American Commissioner – Cassie Reyes Cassie@rcll.org
● National Commissioner – Hal Buettner Hal@rcll.org
● Major Commissioner – Michele Elkins-Buettner Michele@rcll.org
● Junior Commissioner – Cassie Reyes Cassie@rcll.org
Please be sure to visit our website's FAQ for further information, and as always, we thank you for being a part of our RCLL Community!
These apply for spring and fall seasons
● Dogs - Absolutely NO DOGS allowed under any circumstances besides identified Service Animals (this does NOT include an emotional support animal). This includes practices and games. This is school property and dogs are not allowed. Please be sure to inform your family and friends who attend practices and games. If we see someone with a dog, we will kindly ask them to leave.
● Parking - Please be courteous of others and DO NOT block anyone. Please park ONLY in the designated parking spots in the parking lot and DO NOT park alongside the fence near the fields or alongside the containers. Parking in non-designated parking spots is a BIG safety hazard. If there was an emergency, emergency vehicles would not be able to enter. We want to ensure our players and families are safe when arriving and leaving our parking lot. We will be making notes of any cars that are illegally parked in the parking lot which may result in your car being towed.
● Trash - Please be kind and throw away your trash. We do not have a service to pick up trash for us. Our Board Members are the ones out here cleaning up after everyone and we are volunteers. Please be courteous of these volunteers and throw away your trash. If you see a trash can is full, please alert a Board Member to take care of the trash can.
● Smoking - Smoking/Vaping of any kind is not allowed in the complex or on school or park property during games or practices.
● Alcohol - Alcoholic beverages are not allowed in the complex or on school or park property during games or practices.
As a friendly reminder, every participate who has a player signed up has agreed to adhere to our Code of Conduct. We will NOT tolerate verbal abuse of any kind and profanity is forbidden.
Lets promote fairness, teamwork, sportsmanship, and respect among the members of Rancho Cordova Little League. In case you need a reminder of our Code of Conduct, I have attached it here. It also includes our consequences in which you choose to not follow the Code of Conduct.
Lets have an amazing 2024 season!
Rancho Cordova Little League Board of Directors
