Important Dates - Spring 2021 Season

• Registration Opens: November 18
  • Early Registration Discount Ends: December 31
  • Late Registration Fee Begins: January 30
• Tryouts: January 25-29
• Player Draft (for Coaches): Saturday, January 30
• Teams Announced: Immediately after Player Draft
• Practices Begin: Monday, February 1
• First Game for All Teams: Saturday, February 20
• Championship Saturday: May 15 

Tryouts

This year we will be requiring that each player signup for a speicif timeslot for tryouts.  Our goal is to keep the crowdsize small and minimize the amount of time each familiy needs to be at the field.  After you register, you will receive a link to the signup form for tryouts.  

Below is the plan for the timeslots:

Game Schedule

• Monday - Minors AAA
• Tuesday - Minors A, Majors
• Wednesday - Minors A, Minors AA
• Thursday - Minors AAA
• Friday - Majors
• Saturday - Minors A (9am), Minors AA (11am)

Spring Season FAQ

• Q: Will NELL be continuing the Sandlot format utilized in the Fall season, or returning to the normal team-based format?
  • A: For the Spring season, we will be using the team-based format used in previous Spring seasons. including tryouts, drafts, teams, uniforms, and playoffs.
• Q: Will NELL conduct an Opening Day ceremony to kickoff the Spring Season?
  • At this time, due to the growing pandemic, the Board of Directors does not envision holding our traditional Opening Day ceremony with all teams parading around the Shorey complex. We may design a new Opening Day format in which all teams play their initial game on the same day.  And we are considering a Closing Day on Championship Saturday in May if the pandemic conditions improve.
• Q: How will the pricing and refund policy compare to previous seasons?
  • A: We will return to our normal spring pricing and refund policy.  Refunds can be offered up until your child is drafted onto a team, at which time a uniform is ordered.
• Q: Will Little League conduct All-Stars in the summer including the Little League World Series?
  • A: We sure hope so!  We do not control these decisions but are planning to form our regular All-Star teams starting on June 1.
• Q: Will NELL have softball teams this Spring?
  • A: We plan to have both Player-Pitch and Coach-Pitch teams this spring.  Like previous seasons, we intend to have our Coach-Pitch team(s) complete in the Minor A baseball division.

Please submit questions to informationofficer@northeastll.com, and popular questions will be added to this FAQ.