Registration Details

UpdatedWednesday February 3, 2021 byHeather Herling.

Franklin Little League uses an online registration for all players, coaches/managers, umpires, and parent/guardian volunteers.  Also, all registration and volunteer fees must be paid online via credit or debit card! Thanks to the generous support of T-Mobile over the last two years, families in our community have the opportunity to apply for the T-Mobile Little League Call Up Grant, which is focused on helping to cover registration costs of Franklin Little League for the 2021 season! Apply Today at LittleLeague.org/CallUpGrant

FLL will be offering an in-person Information Day in January 2021.  However, because of online registraton, attendance is not required.

All registration must be done online.  Normal registration ends February 28, 2021.  Any registration received March 1, 2021 or later will incurr a $30 late fee.

Player Registration
Please review the Little League rules for player registration and division assignment:

• Challenger - for players with physical, cognitive or emotional disabilities that might prevent or impede play in other organized leagues; can live in any municipality.
• Tee-Ball - can live in any municipality that does not offer Little League Tee-Ball.
• Baseball, Softball - must live in Franklin or go to school in Franklin.
• Boys or girls may enroll in Tee-Ball, Challenger, and Baseball; only girls may enroll in Softball.
• Registration will be offered for players whose gender and birth date meet the division requirements.
• There is a play-up option starting this season for rookie and minor levels!  If you would like your player to play up a division, they must be evaluated by a 3rd party chosen by Franklin Little League. 

 

Program	Division	Birth Date Range	Evaluations Required	Regular-Price Registration Fee
Challenger		5/1/99-8/31/13	No	$25.00
Tee-Ball		9/1/14-8/31/17	No	$100.00
Baseball	Rookie	9/1/12-8/31/14	No	$180.00
	Minor	9/1/10-8/31/12	Yes	$225.00
	Major	9/1/08-8/31/10	Yes	$225.00
	Intermediate	9/1/07-8/31/08	Yes	$225.00
	Junior/Senior	9/1/04-8/31/07	Yes	$225.00
Softball	Rookie	1/1/12-12/31/13	No	$180.00
	Minor	1/1/10-12/31/11	No	$225.00
	Major	1/1/08-12/31/09	Yes	$225.00
	Junior	1/1/06-12/31/07	Yes	$225.00

Evaluations:  All players who register for the Minor, Major and Junior/ Senior divisions for both baseball and softball will be evaluated and placed on a team.  Evaluation sessions are used to assess the skills of each player and to distribute the varying skills to each team as evenly as possible.  No players will be refused an assignment to a team, regardless of skill level.  Following the evaluations, managers will “draft” players onto the various teams to equalize the level of play as best as possible.  Please keep in mind that it is not a perfect science.  We will do our best to spread talent out evenly to allow for competitive play, keeping in mind this is a recreational league.

The evaluation schedule and location will be announced at a later date.

Registration Fees:  Franklin Little League is one of the most affordable baseball and softball leagues in Southeastern Wisconsin.  We are a non-profit organization with a volunteer staff.  All fees noted above include a shirt/jersey, cap/visor and pants for the Minor, Major, Junior Intermediate, and Senior divisions.  Tee-Ball and Rookie League players will receive a shirt and cap.

Multi-Player Discount:  Families with multiple registrations made online at the same time in the Tee-Ball, Minor, Major, and Junior Divisions will receive a $25.00 discount for the second child registered and a $50.00 discount for the third child registered.  Important:  To receive these discounts, all children must be registered online at the same time.

Volunteer Registration
Anyone interested in the following positions MUST register online (free) per Little League International rules, and will be subject to a background check (also free):

• Team Manager (1 per team)
• Team Coaches (maximum 2 per team)
• Challenger Buddy

Volunteer Requirements & Refundable Volunteer Fee
Franklin Little League has a policy for all divisions (except for Challenger) that each family must pay a single $50.00 volunteer fee per family plus a $50.00 volunteer fee per player at the beginning of the season which will be refunded at the end of the season if the family performs their volunteer responsibilities.  These fees are in addition to your registration fees.  If each family does its part, everyone benefits!  It is required that each family perform 4 hours of volunteer service per registered player during the season.  Volunteer opportunities include Field Fix-Up Day, Annual Picnic, All-Star tournament support, or the ever-popular FLL concession stand.  Also, team managers and up to 2 rostered coaches will receive full volunteer time credit.

Fundraising
FLL will be conducting a mandatory Candy Bar Fundraiser this season! There will be a $60 Fundraising fee per player (Maximum of 2 per family) - each box contains 60 candy bars that you will sell for $1 each. If you choose not to participate, we will allow a $40 buyout fee. If you would like to purchase more than the mandatory amount of Candy Bars, you can state how many you would like in your registration. This is presale only, we will not be carrying any inventory of Candy Bars during the season. You will be notified as soon as the candy is avaialable for pick up. 

Refunds
Please note that given the current pandemic our refund policy from 2020 is still in effect.  We will provide updates in March on the 2021 season.

More Questions?

Please see our Frequently Asked Questions section for more information about our league.

Online Registration Process
Please read the following to help make your registration process go smoothly.  All registration needs to be done through this system.  If you have any questions regarding your registration please send an email to the registrar.

1. All families will be required to create an account the first time logging into our system.  Please add all family members, including players, parents, and volunteers by choosing the add children or add adult options (alternate contact information such as phone numbers and emails can be added when another adult is added to the account).
2. If you registered players in prior years, all of the information remains in the system.  Please verify and update all addresses, emergency contacts, school changes, medical conditions, medications, as well as hospital, physician, and insurance information.
3. After the account is created this registration system will be used to register and make payments for any of the available programs. Through the registration system you will have access to all account information, including payments due, payments received, due dates, outstanding balances, etc.
4. Franklin Little League accepts Visa/MasterCard credit or debit cards online.
5. If you have multiple players, please register them all at the same time.  To do this, after completing one registration click the "continue shopping" button to register another player.  Any eligible multi-player discount will only apply to all players registered in a single online session.
6. The entire registration process occurs over a secure server.  Your password and credit/debit card information are never made known to FLL.
7. Make sure you enable SMS texting capabilities for your cell phone if you would like to receive important notifications from the league administrators and coaches, such as rain-outs or other delays.
8. Don't forget to register parents and others for team-based volunteer positions!  It is fast, easy, and free!