Juniors is a competitive program, but during the regular season, NOLL/SOLL places the emphasis on fundamentals, not on winning. Players must go thru the tryout process to be drafted to a team. Since teams are formed by draft, practice conflicts and buddy requests can not be honored. NOLL/SOLL Juniors teams are traditionally coached by coaches without kids playing in the division. Siblings playing in the same age division will be placed on a team together.

Juniors overlaps with the High School baseball season, so players aged 14 who make a HS team (Freshman, JV or Varsity) will be moved to the Seniors division.

Juniors is the first Little League division which allows leads, and several key skills (taking leads, stealing bases, pitching from the stretch) are introduced at this level.

Tryouts and draft happen in late February. The season usually begins in late March and ends in mid June. There are two games per weekend with occasional weekday games. One practice is held a week at a field, day and time determined by your coach.

Games and practices are held on various ball fields in Berkeley, Oakland and Piedmont. Field allocations are determined every year by the city councils and therefore vary from year to year.

Juniors is played on an 80-foot diamond with a pitching distance of 56 feet.

Players receive a team hat, jersey, pants, belt and socks from the league (belt and jersey must be returned). Helmets, catcher’s gear, balls, bats and bases are provided by the league. Players bring baseball mitts, socks and baseball cleats (metal cleats are allowed).