Orinda Baseball Association (OBA)

 As the shirt says, "Baseball is life. The rest is just details." Well, here are some baseball details on getting your child involved with OBA! Start by determining your player’s League Age. This is their chronological age on April 30, 2012. For example, if a player turns 10 on April 20, he would be considered league age 10, since he is 10 on April 30. If he turns 10 on May 15, he would be considered league age 9, since he is 9 on April 30. Then look in the table below in the row labeled “Age on April 30” to find the correct division.

1. Read the Code of Conduct agreement. When you submit your registration, you - agree to this Code of Conduct
2. Review the Postive Coaches Alliance (PCA)
   
3. Review minimum skill requirements for your player's division
4. Register online with Active.com
5. If your division has reached capacity, simply register for the Waitlist for that division
6. Mark your calendar for the evaluation dates
7. Post Registration, click here.

 Selection Criteria 

What level should my child play? Take a quick look at how OBA fits in with other baseball offerings in Orinda.

Key criteria for each division are outlined below. By registering your son/daughter, there is a commitment you and your child are making to OBA. In each OBA division, players are required to attend two practices a week and two games on the weekends; sometimes there might be a game during the weekday. At the Bronco and Pony levels, the time requirements are even greater. If there is a conflict with other activities, you need to adjust your schedule to work around the OBA practices and games. Once teams are selected, roster changes are not allowed.

FALL BALL (Development)

Fall Ball is available to all Mustang and Bronco level players based on birthdate.

Mustang born between 5/1/01 and 4/30/03;

Bronco born between 5/1/99 and 4/30/01;

SPRING BALL (Competitive)

Pinto: 5/1/2003 - 4/30/2005
Mustang: 5/1/2001 - 4/30/2003
Bronco: 5/1/1999 - 4/30/2001
Pony: 5/1/1997 - 4/30/1999

Evaluations will be held at the Wagner Ranch and Orinda Sportsfield as follows:

• Saturday January 7th - Pinto, Bronco, and Pony Division Eval Day. Pinto will be 1-5pm and you will receive an email with a specific start time for your player. Bronco Evals are Sat, Jan 7th at Wagner (11u and 12u 680 candidates 9-10:30am , House league: 10:30 check in, 10:45 start.) Pony Evals are Sat, Jan 7th at 1:00pm at Orinda Sports Field.
• Sunday January 8th - Mustang Eval Day - 9:30 am warmup, 10-1pm Evaluations

NOTES:

• ALL Pony players need to attend the Nov 12 and Jan 7 evaluations. On Nov 12, we will hold two Pony evaluation sessions in order to try to accommodate as many players with scheduling conflicts as we can. The first session will be from 2:00 to 3:30. The second session will be from 3:30 to 5:00. Each player should attend ONE of the two Nov 12 sessions. Both will be at Orinda Sportsfield.
• Bronco players interested in the Bronco 12u and 11u 680 Diablo League teams need to attend the tryout on November 13th. Pony and Bronco players must be registered in order to participate in the Evaluations.
• Mustang families (players age 9-10), please refer to the recent announcement regarding the 96 player limit. If more than 96 players register, the evaluations will determine the participants for 2012.