Baseball & Softball Policies

Baseball & Softball Policies

Age Ranges For Each Team

Ideal age ranges for each team are based on 5/1 - 4/30 of the following year, and are listed for each team on the registration page. For example, for the 2023-2024 season, 9U players must be born between 5/1/2014 - 4/30/2015. Players may be permitted to play up 1 year (level), but this is discouraged. For example, a player in 8U may be permitted to play 9U, but not up to 10U. Players who wish to play up one level will have to be approved to play up a level by the Villa Hills Longhorns Athletic Assoication (VHLAA) Board. Several factors go into the decision process to play up a level, not just your player’s talent level.

Understanding Recreational vs. Tournament Teams

Our Mission and Balancing Recreational and Tournament Teams

The mission of the Villa Hills Longhorns is to provide a fun, affordable baseball & softball experience for as many kids in the Villa Hills & Crescent Springs area as possible. Because of this, the Longhorns Organization has been blessed to experience unprecedented growth over the past 10 years – with the # of players going from 15 five years ago to over 450 today.

That growth presents a tremendous opportunity to expand the Villa Hills Longhorns beyond our current leagues & opponents. As a result, the Longhorns will field both “Tournament” & “Recreational” teams. Balancing the needs of all our Longhorns players is extremely important to us, and that is why we are committed to fielding & supporting BOTH Tournament teams and Recreational teams. The Longhorns have made this decision based on a few critical principles:

As players progress & develop their skill levels, the Longhorns also want to progress by expanding to meet the needs of as many players as possible. That means evolving to have options for our more advanced players, as well as our boys that are still learning the game.

The Longhorns Bylaws (as voted on by the VHLAA Board) allows for 9U-14U teams to create the “Competitive” and “Recreational” split, allowing all boys the chance to grow & develop their skills sets.