Tryout Frequently Asked Questions

Rep baseball is a full year program. After tryouts in September and hopefully a few exhibition games with your new team, indoor training begins from November to April and it can range from 1 to 3 days a week.

From May to Aug expect to play in about 20 games within your loop (Some loops consist of teams outside Toronto), weekly practices and participate in 3 to 4 weekend tournaments. Some tournaments may require overnight hotel stay which will be discussed as a team prior to booking.

Tryouts for REP teams (AA, A and 11U and younger AAA) are held in early September.

12U AAA/Elite teams can be held anytime after May 1st, based on Coaches discretion. It's always best to contact the current coach for the latest information.

If your birth year falls within a teams' stated birth year, you may tryout if you meet additional criteria stated in the next question.

If you reside within the boundaries of TBA (Toronto Baseball Association), no waiver is required to tryout. If you are selected for a team, then a signed waiver is required from your local association UNLESS you reside within the boundaries of the Scarborough Baseball Association (Birchmount, East Toronto, West Hill & Wexford/Agincourt)

If you reside outside the boundaries of TBA then you MUST have both a waiver signed by your local association AND a release signed by your Affiliate association (YSBA, EOBA, etc..) before being allowed to tryout.

All teams are only allowed to accept 2 TBA players (non-Scarborough residents) and to 2 non-TBA (Outside Toronto) players per year.

Yes you can, but please contact the coach if they are willing to accept younger players. 

Absolutely. Girls can also play down a year as well should they desire. So a girl born in 2011 can choose to tryout/play on a team with 2011 or 2010 age groups

Some coaches may require pre-registration to occur. If this is the case, the link will be provided along with the tryout dates for that team.

Scarborough Stingers do not impose any tryout fees.

It is best to attend all tryouts posted so the coaching staff can perform a more thorough evaluation of your skills. However, coaches may attempt to reduce numbers for subsequent tryouts and provide you with earlier feedback if needed.

Please arrive at least 15-20 minutes earlier to sign-in and prepare yourself as needed.

Your baseball clothing and equipment which includes: shirt, baseball pants (preferred  - no shorts), athletic support and the appropriate cleats for your age level, glove, bat, helmet and fluids to replenish yourself.