Kids Classes

Item Description

Winner will receive a complimentary fall season with WPPA (Welles Park) youth baseball.

Welles Park is the home park for WPPA.  However, games and practices are held at the following Chicago parks:

Hollywood Park (Jersey and Peterson)
Legion Park (Bryn Mawr east of the Chicago River between California and Kedzie)
River Park (5100 North Francisco - Foster and the River)
Rogers Park (7400 North Campbell)
Welles Park (2333 West Sunnyside)
Winnemac Park (5100 North Leavitt - Damen and Argyle)

The goal of our program is to teach baseball/softball fundamentals and good sportsmanship to kids in a positive and enjoyable atmosphere.  We consider our youth baseball program an instructional league.   Participants in WPPA Youth Baseball are separated into leagues or divisions based on their ages.  Each age group has rules variations designed to match the skill level of the participants.  This allows the children to experience success while developing the skills needed to compete at the next level.

We believe practice is essential in developing the skills players need to succeed in game situations.  Regardless of the players’ age level, all coaches are required to hold regular practices.  No coach should put any of their team members in situations for which they are not prepared.

Before each season, our more experienced coaches evaluate the players and a draft is conducted in each league/division.  The goal of the draft is to evenly distribute the talent and create competitive teams so that the season is enjoyable for all of the kids.  Hopefully, this makes the season more enjoyable for the coaches too, as we try to avoid situations where a few coaches have "stacked" teams.

We believe that our goals as an instructional league are not inconsistent with the spirit of competition.  In our program, we keep score, publish standings, and (with the exception of the Rookie League), we have playoffs and league championship competitions.  We believe that these are important measures of success and improvement.  We also believe that teamwork and sportsmanship are an integral part of all good competition.  We hope the kids will take these values with them as participants in the program and beyond.  We expect our coaches to set a good example and to be role models in this regard.

Item Special Note

• Auction bids are final. No returns, exchanges, or refunds.
• Winner will receive this item's instructions via EMAIL within 3 weeks after auction concludes (NB-New-email) 
• Expires - after fall 2016 season