Glencoe Baseball Association Athletes First Winning Second
 
Youth Baseball-Options Available to Glencoe Families Competition Type of Team Examples Characteristics Extremely High Tournament Teams Glenview Blaze, Highwood Braves, Skokie Renegades Tryouts with cuts, PLAY TO WIN, 70 + games per year + practices (Timing: Dec-Aug 15) High Summer Travel - NSBL "A" League New Trier Feeder "A” (7th and 8th grade), Wilmette (3rd - 6th) Tryouts with cuts, play to WIN, 20 - 25 game schedule + practices (Timing: May 1-July 31) Moderately High Summer Travel - NSBL "B" League New Trier Feeder "B" (7th and 8th grade), Glencoe (3rd - 8th) Wilmette (3rd - 6th) Tryouts with cuts (usually), play to win within a team framework, 16 - 25 game schedule + practices (Timing: May 1-July 31) Moderate Spring Ball ("A" Leagues) Glencoe "A" (8th only) Wilmette "A" (3rd - 8th) Tryouts, players not making the team are eligible to play in "B" League, competitive recreational, 14 - 18 games + practices (Timing: April 1-June15) Moderate / Low Summer Baseball KWBA Summer League Summer baseball against other communities, 10 - 15 games 10 - 15 practices (Late May - July 31) Low Fall Ball Glencoe, Wilmette, Ken Winn (3rd - 9th) Everyone plays, very recreational, 8 - 14 games only (Timing: Sept. -Thru Oct) Moderate / Low Spring Ball (“B” Leagues) Glencoe and Wilmette (3rd - 8th grade) Everyone plays, recreational, 14 - 18 games + practices (April 1 - June 15)