Goleta Valley South Little League has 5 player divisions in order to provide Little League baseball to all boys and girls league age 4 to 14 years old.  The placement of your player is determined by age, experience and skill level.  The players in the Mini-Minors, Minors, Majors and Juniors Divisions will attend a scheduled evaluation so that Team Managers will have the opportunity to assess a player's skill level and determine which players they will be drafting. A player's Little League Age is determined by their age as of 8/31 of the upcoming baseball season.

• The T-Ball Division is best suited for beginner players with Little League ages 4-6. 7 year olds are strongly encouraged to play in the Mini-Minors Division. T-ball teams are generally formed by school/neighborhood.

• The Mini-Minors Division is recommended for little league age 7 and 8 year old players who have basic skills, but are not quite ready to play in the "kid pitch" Minors Division.  In order to better prepare the players for the Minors, a machine is used to pitch a baseball at this level. Mini-Minor teams are drafted and players are required to attend a scheduled evaluation prior to the draft. 

• The Minor Division is for players who have all the basic skills needed to play at a competitive level. This division is a "kid pitch" division generally made up of little league age 9 and 10 year old players and a handful of 8 year olds who are drafted up. Minors teams are drafted and players are required to attend a scheduled evaluation prior to the draft. 

• The Major Division is generally for players who are league age 11-12 years old.  There may be a few 10-year-olds who are drafted by a manager due to his/her high skill level, but this will be the exception and not the rule. Majors teams are drafted and players are required to attend a scheduled evaluation prior to the draft. 

• The Junior Division is for league age 13-15 year olds. Play is on a major league sized field with 90-foot bases. Juniors teams are drafted and players are required to attend a scheduled evaluation prior to the draft. Depending on the size of our Juniors division, there may be interleague play against other local little leagues.