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• What is AHYAA?
o Arlington Heights Youth Athletic Association
• What sports do AHYAA offer?
o Boys Baseball, Girls Softball, PeeWee
Baseball, Cowboys Football and Cowboys Cheerleading
o AHYBA offers Girls and Boys
Basketball and can be found at www.ahyba.org
• Who is eligible to to play in AHYAA?
o Any boy or girl that attends an Arlington
Heights school or is an Arlington Heights resident.
• How do I register my child to play in AHYAA?
o You have a few options to register your child:
- First time registrants are required
to come to
one of the live registrations bringing along proof of grade for their
child
(bring a current report
card).
- Anyone can download the form on this
website
marked for your child’s appropriate league and bring in the
filled in
information to the
registration, or if you’ve registered in past years, mail in
your registration and check.
-There are two on-site registrations
at the
AHYAA offices adjacent to Frontier Park. Those two dates are in the
calendar of
events and you are invited to come on
either of those days to register your child. Avoid the lines by sending
in your
registration forms ahead of time if your child has played in
previous years.
• What are the registration fees?
o please reference the registration tab for
current registration fees and more information
• What does my registration fee cover?
o Field usage
o Team equipment
o Umpires
o Insurance
o Program Administration
• What insurance am I paying for?
o supplemental insurance supplying secondary
coverage for injuries at any AHYAA event
• What are the age groups for each league?
o All leagues through 8th Grade are partitioned
by Grade, not age.
o Peewees: 1st and 2nd Grade Boys and Girls
o Boys Baseball and Girls Softball
- Juniors covers 3rd
& 4th Graders
- Majors covers 5th
& 6th Graders
- Varsity covers 7th
& 8th Graders
- High School League covers
Freshman through
Seniors
- College League (pending
participation levels to
make teams)
• When does the AHYAA season start
o Baseball and Softball manager’s
meetings are in April, and Games will start at the beginning of May
o Peewees manager’s meeting is in May,
and games will start towards the end of May
o Please reference the Events Calendar tab above
for specific dates for each program
• When should I expect to get a call about the
team my child will play on?
o Managers are given rosters at the Managers
meetings, so expect to get a phone call from your manager over the few
days
after the Managers’ meeting.
o Remember that PeeWees starts after all other programs,
so please check the events calendar for correct information.
• What days are games played?
o All leagues can play every day of the week
except Peewees. We try to keep all Baseball/Softball Leagues to 3 games
per
week with no PeeWee games on Sundays. Sometimes there are
more played due to game cancellations (i.e. bad weather).
• Where can I find a practice field for my team?
o Practice fields are assigned the first two
weeks of the season, then after that it us up to each manager to find
an open field to practice on.
• As a coach, can I kick others off of my
scheduled field for a practice or game?
o No. Arlington Heights has an open field policy
so no one can be officially kicked off a field as an AH tax payer, but
please work it out with the
individuals to come up with a compromise to make it work for both.
o Everyone should honor any scheduled games and
vacate a field at least 45 minutes prior to the start of any game so
the field can be striped and
prepared.
• What equipment should I expect to supply for
my son or daughter?
o Gloves, Batting Gloves, Bats if you so choose,
baseball cleats (non-metal for most levels, metal cleats are allowed in
the High School League)
Protective cup for boys
• What equipment does the league supply?
o Each team is given different size bats,
catchers gear, (4) batting helmets, (3) bases, (1) pitching mound, (1)
home plate,
(4-6 ) practice balls, (12-24
) game balls.
o Team bats are provided in Softball and Pee Wees.
o Each field has a game box which includes (3)
bases, (1) pitching mound, Sparkle to stripe the foul lines and batters
box, string to help strip
the field, Turface to help get a field ready for a game after rain.
• When/where should I use turface?
o Any time there has been rain and there is
standing water on the field.
o Standing water should be removed from the field
prior to applying the Turface.
o Turface should only be used on non-field
surfaces after the playing field is in playing condition first.
• Where can I get more turface?
o There is a trailer full of turface at Frontier
Park that should only be used if necessary.
o First contact the equipment box coordinators as
noted on this website and they are responsible to stock that box with
more
turface.
• Is AHYAA affiliated with the Arlington
Heights Park District?
o AHYAA is an independent, volunteer
organization. We rent playing fields from the AHPD and work closely
with them on issues
pertaining to the fields. AHPD is responsible for the general
Maintenance and upkeep of all fields. AHYAA members are asked
to help in the upkeep of all
fields before and after each game or practice.
• Is AHYAA affiliated with AHYBA?
o Although we share a similar acronym and name,
AHYBA covers only Basketball and is not affiliated with our
organization
• How do I deal with non-AHYAA sponsored Teams
that are occupying fields when I want to practice or have a
scheduled
game?
o Occasionally you may arrive at a field that is
being occupied by a team not affiliated with AHYAA. AHYAA has an
agreement
with the Park District that our games have precedence on
field usage. All other teams need to have a permit for field usage
for
games. Its recommended that you ask to see the permit. If it clearly
identifies use on a day that your AHYAA team also
has been scheduled, you need
to contact your league representative or commissioner immediately.
• What takes precedence, house baseball or
travel baseball
o During the months of June and July,
AHYAA sponsors Post Season All Star teams at the Junior, Major and
Varsity levels. In all
cases, house team practices and games take precedence over Post Season
practices or games.
o Players are not allowed to participate in House
League games if they are on a full-time travel team.
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