Here are the answers to the top frequently asked
questions about the upcoming baseball season.
1. How do I register?
You can register from our website. From the home page click the register icon and follow the directions in setting up your account.
2. What documents do I need to bring?
If your player is new to FCLL we will need you to show proof of age by showing us your child's birth certificate. We do not require a copy to keep on file.
3. Are there any additional forms that I need?
Every season we require a new or updated Medical Release form. This is general information that is required by Little League and is given to your players coach and does not need to be completed by a physician.
4.When are tryouts?
Little League does not have tryouts which means every player will get placed on a team. What we do have is called the Player Skills Assessment or The Look. It is a quick skills exercise that allows the coaches to evaluate the players to help them make selection during the player draft. Coach Pitch 2, Minors and Majors are the only divisions that participate in the Look every season. The Look date, time and location will be posted on our Events calendar and above.
Junior and Senior divisions may hold a Look depending on the number of new players or returning players wishing to switch coach/team from the fall. Information will be released to those divisions as we get closer to the end of the registration period. Date and location will be the same as the lower divisions.
5.When and where are the practices and games?
The practice schedule and locations are set by the Head Coach of your player(s) team. Their coach will contact you with the times and location after the parent meeting. All divisions will be scheduled to play at Northwest Community Park. Weather permitting, we schedule a 12 game season (10 for Tee Ball), Games will be scheduled the evenings of Monday through Friday and during the day on Saturday. With the coach's approval, we will only schedule games on a Sunday if we need to reschedule a rained out game and no other day has a field(s) available. Weekday games typically start at 6:30PM and weekend games as early as 9:00AM. Tee Ball games will only be scheduled on Saturdays. The schedule will be made available no earlier than a week after registration closes.
Please Note: Due to the growth of our League, we will add Wednesdays into the schedule from the start of the season. We will minimize the number of games that any one team is scheduled for a Wednesday night game.
Junior and Senior Divisions
Most of the games in these divisions will be played at Northwest Community Park but games will also be scheduled with one or more of our neighboring Leagues. Junior division games will start with the rest of the small field games while the Senior division will not start until after the high school season has concluded. This keeps conflicts between high school schedules and Fossil Creek schedules from happening.
No games will be scheduled between March 15 through March 23 due to Spring break. Coaches might schedule practices that week.
6. Rescheduling of rain-outs and cancellations.
While we try and reschedule all rainouts, we are at the mercy of the weather and field conditions following any adverse weather we receive. Because of this, the season might have less than 12 games played (10 for Tee Ball). If a game cannot be rescheduled it will be cancelled without discount or refund.
Please Note: It is important to know that the field conditions for use is not determined by Fossil Creek Little League rather the ity of Fort Worth’s Park Maintenance Department. Fossil Creek Little League does not have authority to prep or repair the fields after adverse weather conditions.
7. What equipment will I need to supply?
The registration fee covers the players jersey and hat. For Tee Ball and Coach Pitch divisions, their belt and socks are also provided.
Each coach is given a team equipment bag that has bats and helmets. You will need to provide your player a baseball glove, cleats (in Tee Ball this is optional) and pants in the color your coach specifies. Minor division on up will need to provide their own belt and socks in the color specified by your coach.
The use of metal cleats are not permitted until junior and senior division.
All male catchers are required to wear a cup when catching, although we recommend all male players wear a cup at all times. All male players should wear an athletic supporter regardless of position played.
8. How do I find out what team my player is on?
We ask all coaches to contact their team within 48 hours of the draft (see above for date and time). If you haven’t heard from your player(s) coach after this time, please email [email protected].
9. Can my player use any bat?
Tee Ball:
Under the USA Bat standard, certified Tee Ball bats (26″ and shorter) will feature the USA Baseball mark and text which reads ONLY FOR USE WITH APPROVED TEE BALLS.
CP/Minor/Major Divisions:
It shall not be more than 33 inches in length; nor more than 2⅝ inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenths (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30″) at its smallest part. Wood bats taped or fitted with a sleeve may not exceed sixteen (16) inches from the small end. Wood bat need to be made from a single solid piece of wood. Bats should contain the USA Baseball Logo (pictured below). Solid one-piece wood barrel bats do not require a USA Baseball logo. Wood Composite bats are not approved for Little League.
Junior Division:
It shall not be more than 34″ inches in length; nor more than 2⅝ inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenths (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30″) at its smallest part. Wood bats taped or fitted with a sleeve may not exceed eighteen (18) inches from the small end. Wood bat need to be made from a single solid piece of wood. Bats should contain the USA Baseball Logo (pictured below). Solid one-piece wood barrel bats do not require a USA Baseball logo. Wood Composite bats are not approved for Little League.
Senior Division:
It shall not be more than 36 inches in length, nor more than 2⅝ inches in diameter, and if wood, not less than fifteen-sixteenths (15/16) inches in diameter (7/8 inch for bats less than 30″) at its smallest part. Wood bats taped or fitted with a sleeve may not exceed eighteen (18) inches from the small end. The bat shall not weigh, numerically, more than three ounces (Drop 3 or -3) less than the length of the bat (e.g., a 33-inch-long bat cannot weigh less than 30 ounces). All bats not made of a single piece of wood shall meet the Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) performance standard, and such bats shall be so labeled with a silkscreen or other permanent certification mark.
Logo required for Reference:
10. Even though some bats might be new do they still need to be inspected?
All bats, helmets and catchers gear will be inspected by the umpires prior to every game. If any defect is observed, the piece of equipment will be disqualified for use. Disqualified equipment must be removed from the dugout prior to the start of the game.
11. How do I volunteer?
Starting in 2025 Little League is requiring all volunteers to complete Abuse Awareness Training. This training must be completed before your volunteer badge is released. It is a short online training course that we recommend completing as soon as possible so as not to delay receiving your badge. After completing the course, you will receive a certificate of completion. Forward it to [email protected] to get credit for the course .For more information you can visit the Little League FAQ page at www.littleleague.org/help-center/little-league-abuse-awareness-training-faqs/
You can log into your account and client the volunteer button (person icon) and sign up for the role you are interested in. Every spring we run new background checks for any volunteer 18 and older and issue the spring/fall season volunteer badge. If you are signing up for the first time in the Fall, you will still be required to complete the background check. AFTER you have registered through our website, we will send you the background request.
You will receive an email from JD Palatine requesting you to complete the online volunteer request form. Depending on when you sign up to volunteer, may determine the time it takes for the background check request to come to you as it is not automated. If you haven't received anything after 5 days, please send us an email. Once approved we will make you a badge to be worn anytime you are at the fields as a coach, assistant coach, team parent, parent volunteer, umpire, scorekeeper or concession helper. There is no cost to you for the first badge. Duplicate or replacements cost $5.00.
12. How will I be notified if my player(s) game is impacted due to weather?
There are three ways we will get the word out if games are impacted due to weather. All three will be updated around the same time after Fort Worth Park Maintenance Department makes a determination on the field conditions and their playability after a weather event.
We will update the following:
Our rainout hotline. The number is 817-543-4455.
Our Facebook and Instagram accounts @fossilcreekllb.
The field status on our home page will show either open or closed.
If the Fort Worth Park Maintenance Department says the fields are not playable, we will not be able to have games. There are some cases where a last minute judgement call may need to be made for the safety of our players, their family and friends.
13. If I have more questions, who do I contact?
First, verify that the questions aren't covered by our FCLL General FAQ Page. If not, we prefer all questions be directed to our general info email address which is [email protected]. If the recipient of the email cannot help you, your email will be directed to someone that can help you.