DPYB SELECT PROGRAM INFORMATION AND FAQs

DPYB offers Select Baseball at all age divisions from 9u – 12u depending on player interest and coaching availability in each age division.  We offer an 8u Select team for the Spring season and we offer a 13u/14u team on a year by year basis.  We hold ourselves and our program to a high standard and we will only form a team when it is appropriate.

WHAT IS SELECT?  Select baseball is the local equivalent of travel/club baseball.  We form teams of highly motivated players who exhibit the desire and talent to excel beyond our recreational program.  

WHAT DOES A SELECT SEASON LOOK LIKE? Our select teams compete in both league and tournament play against other select and travel baseball teams from Orange County.   We encourage our coaches to create an annual schedule that is customized to the needs of their invidual teams.  Most of our teams take part in a Fall/Winter season from September through early December as well as Spring/Summer seasons from February through July.  Our teams play more games in the Spring than the Fall and older age groups will play more games than the younger age groups.  

SOUND LIKE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO TRY? Specific division tryout opportunities will be posted to our website. If there is not enough talent at a given level or if we do not have a volunteer coach that can provide the level of coaching this program demands, we will not offer a team in that division.  

If your son or daughter is interested in playing on a DPYB Select team in the Spring or Fall, they must tryout.

WHAT IS THE COMMITMENT?   The commitment is for two Seasons (Fall and Spring).

WHAT ARE THE AGE GROUPS FOR SELECT?  The Age Group for Select is the same as the recreational PONY divisions.  More info can be found here https://www.dpyb.org/age-key

WHERE DO WE PLAY?  Most of our teams play in the Irvine Select league with about half of the league games being held at our fields in Dana Point.. Both local and destination tournaments will be played in most age groups.  Individual team coaches, with feedback from the Select Commissioner, are tasked with building out an age-appropriate calendar that balances total number of games, competition, travel commitment, and cost. 

COST?  Select teams pay the same registration fees as the recreational division.  We collect registration fees in two installments, one in the fall and one in the spring.  However, unlike the recreational division, Select players will be required to purchase their upgraded uniforms at an additional cost.  Tournaments will be decided by the manager of each respective team, and these fees are extra.  This includes all local tournaments and the possibility of out-of-state tournaments.  

CAN WE PLAY FOR MULTIPLE TEAMS?  In short, NO.  We are not a club team that has 2-3 teams per age division.  Our teams will carry 11-12 players and that is it.  If you commit to another team during our season, it creates enormous stress on that team and the manager to field a competitive team when there are conflicts or to run effective practices.     

As a league, we work hard to protect players from injury.  This includes injury from fatigue.  If your son/daughter is playing for multiple teams, neither team/coach has the ability to effectively track your players' health.   We won't attempt to parent for you, but we strongly encourage you to limit your child to 1 baseball team at a time.  We do not allow Tsunami players to play in the DPYB rec program. 

QUESTIONS?  Please contact Ryan Reich at select@dpyb.org

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