Parents,

Thank you for your child's participation in the traveling baseball tryout process.

The tryout results have been posted: http://www.rosemount-aaa.org/downloads/2010results.pdf

If you do not see your phone number listed your player will be transferred to RAAA IN-HOUSE Baseball Program. There were 11 nine/ten year olds that transferred and 5 eleven year olds. If you have a 14 or 15 year old be sure to double check all levels for your phone number. Head coaches will be in contact with you to inform you of the first team meeting and/or first practice.

Thank you, RAAA Traveling Baseball Board

Please be sure to print out a copy of the Traveling Baseball Handbook. You will find a lot of useful information and guidelines covering your son's Traveling Baseball experience.

View 2010 Traveling Baseball Handbook

Signups:	January/February
Season:	Beginning of May to Mid July (Practices begin second week of April)
2010 Fees:	$80 due at registration for Tryouts Total Fee Costs for a typical Traveling Baseball Season is estimated at about $445 (Tryout $80, basic League related fees $240, and Tournaments about $125. Any additional tournaments, including State Tournaments are decided on a team-by-team basis and would be collected and paid by Team Coaches or Managers accordingly and based on the majority of each team’s participants. $75 Uniform Vest Deposit, due after tryouts when teams are formed $100 Tournament Assistance Deposit, due after tryouts when teams are formed
Participant:	Boys
Eligibility:	Ages 9 to 15 (9 year olds must currently be in the 3rd grade to try out. No exceptions. Players will play with their school grade. Proof of age is necessary for all tournaments. Age is deteremined on May 1st of the summer season. Rosemount Traveling Baseball will not allow any age level move-ups.
Equipment:	Participants in the RAAA Traveling Baseball Program are required to purchase their own batting helmet. Bases, balls, and catcher gear is provided through RAAA. Optional, players can purchase and use their own bats or catcher gear. Please visit our Links page for information on purchasing sports equipment online. Click for more information on recommended bat sizes.
Headsup Info:	Age is determined by birthday on or before May 1 in the year of the summer season. Proof of age is required to participate in tournaments. Players will also be required to play with their grade. No move-ups will be allowed in Rosemount Traveling Baseball. The number of teams formulated are based on a combination of participants trying out and field availability required to support program. Age brackets are classified by: 10A 10AA (10 & under) 10AAA (10 & under) 11A 11AA 11AAA 12A 12AA 12AAA 13AA 13AAA 14AA 14AAA 15AA 15AAA

Traveling baseball requires each participant to try out to demonstrate their abilities at an intermediate to advanced level of play. Players are evaluated by neutral parties who rate players and teams are formed accordingly.

There will be a MANDATORY parents' meeting to present details on the Traveling Baseball program. All parents MUST attend this meeting. The meeting for 2010 is scheduled for April 6th from 7-9:00pm at the RCC Auditorium.

Mandatory meetings will be held in April to present details on the upcoming Traveling season, and also highlight information and updates included within the Traveling Baseball Handbook. This meeting will conclude with breakout sessions for each team, providing you as parents an opportunity to meet your coaches and ask questions. Additional Fees for upcoming tournaments and seasonal Deposits (Uniform & Volunteer) are also collected at this time. All parents must attend this meeting. The meeting date and time is posted below.

Date: Tuesday, April 6 2010
Time: 7:00—9:00 pm
Place: Rosemount Community Center Auditorium

View Coaches Evaluation Form

Traveling Baseball games and practices are located at schools and fields within the 196 School District and surrounding areas. Some local areas are listed here:

Area Schools

Area Fields

Traveling Baseball competes with teams from the Twin Cities area and occasionally travels to other Minnesota cities or participates in tournaments in other states. For more information prior to joining a traveling team, contact the Program Director. To find out about your team's travel participation, contact your coach.

Traveling Baseball Board Meeting Minutes

December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
January 2008
October 2008
December 2008

Traveling Baseball Board Members

2009 - 2010 Board Members

Volunteers keep our RAAA Traveling Baseball program running successfully:

Program Director	Coordinates the entire program, monitoring registrations and recruiting volunteers for the various positions within the program. Provides information about the Traveling Baseball program on the RAAA website and coordinates master game and practice schedules. Makes arrangements for many of the tournaments RAAA Traveling Teams participate in.
RAAA Traveling Board Members	Volunteers work jointly with the Program Director and participate in developing and maintaining established policy to ensure compliance with state and national baseball regulations and guidelines. Members attend Traveling Board Meetings on a regular basis. Coordinate efforts by hosting one or two annual RAAA Tournaments, participating in stocking and maintaining concession booths, preparing fields, coordinating umpire scheduling.
Head Coaches	Manage a team once teams are created, lead games and practices. May arrange for additional tournaments. Coordinates efforts when their team participates in state or national tournaments.
Assistant Coaches	Assist Head Coach in managing teams in games and practices, making arrangements for additional tournaments. Coordinates efforts with Head Coach when their team participates in state or national tournaments.