HPBA has tryout based travel teams for our 8-14 year old players. These teams play in tournaments and/or leagues in and around the Chicago area, and in some cases, out of state tournaments. The goal of the travel program is to provide the more dedicated, committed and talented baseball players at HPBA the opportunity to improve their skills by facing some of the more talented teams in the Midwest in preparation for the 12 year old team’s annual trip to Cooperstown, New York in July/August of every year.
A player’s age on May 1 determines his or her eligibility for the HPBA travel teams.
Program Features
Purple Travel Program
Grey Travel Program
Ages
8U - 14U*
10U - 13U*
House Baseball
Required
Optional
Team Practices
Once per week beginning in January
Once per week beginning in January
Travel League
Northside 5
MSBL or comparable
Travel Tournaments
2 to 4, maximum one out of state tournament
4 to 8, maximum two out of state tournaments
Total Travel Games
20-30
35-55
Team Try-Out/Selection
8U-9U in January; 10U-14U in September/October
September
Head Coach
Parent/Volunteer
Team discretion to hire a paid coach per budget
Electronic Registration and Birth Certificate Required
Yes, 8U-9U by February 1; 10U-13U by November 1
Yes, by October 1
Cost (Per Player)
$695**, payment in full required by February 1
$1,800**, payment in full required by November 1
* Age as of May 1 of the coming season. No "play-ups" allowed.
** Plus possible additional fees on a per team budget basis. Any additional fees will be known in advance of player selection.
