TL 11U Turning 12U-Cooperstown Team Roster Confirmation for Upcoming 2025-26 Season

*Top Level Players from previous seasons are given 1st priority to reserve a roster spot for the following season. Please read below for entering your level of interest in confirming a roster spot for next season*

2025-26 Top Level Team Info

Hello TL 11U Families. Hopefully you’re having a good summer so far. Turning 12U is a big deal as it means it is Cooperstown. We have been sending teams to Cooperstown for 13 years now (with both Top Level and LA Xtreme), with over 30 teams attending with 3 Cooperstown Championships. 12U Blue went in mid June and went 7-1 and finished 9th out of 82 teams. Elite is going the end of July and Select the first week of August. We expect to send two teams to Cooperstown this year with Coach Jaime and Coach Luis coming in to take over the Elite. Coach Luis who is the currently coaching with the Top Level 15U National Elite Team (the top team in all of Top Level) as well as the 12U Select Cooperstown Coach (going in early August), has quickly grown into one of Top Level’s most popular coaches since starting with us 2 years ago.

Please use the form below to enter your current level of interest in confirming a roster spot on next season’s 12U Cooperstown teams which will start up after labor day in September. Additional information about next season’s teams is included below the form.

Basic Cooperstown info: First Cooperstown meeting will be held on Sunday evening Sept. 28th at Clover. Rosters and first Deposits will be due in November. Total cost for Cooperstown is approximately $2400/player. Teams choose to do their own fundraising or skip fundraising and just pay the fee with some players doing their own individual fundraising

*Please Note: Players from the previous season do NOT need to come to tryouts as they are already promised a roster spot if they confirm by 7/20

Please Fill out the Top Level Returning Player Level of Interest Form

2025/26 Top Level Team Info

Roster Spot Confirmation

Players who confirm a roster spot by the July 20th will be guaranteed a roster spot for the upcoming 2025-26. Open roster spots will then be distributed to players after the July 20th tryout, so any returning player who hasn’t confirmed a roster spot, could potentially lose their roster spot to a new player from tryouts. Returning players who confirm a roster spot will pay a $100 non-refundable deposit with the registration/insurance balance due at Signing Day on August 31.

2025-26 Team Structure

Top Level Teams run from September though typically June or July. Top Level teams typically have 2 practices per week (one fielding and one batting cage). Teams will start up competitive play at the end of September/early October, playing in a Sunday League DoubleHeader two times per month, one tournament per month and have one weekend off based on team and coach availability. Practice Days/Times aren’t set until teams meet on August 31st and provide the coaches with their best days/times for practices. Practices are then penciled out at the coach’s meeting that evening.

Locations of Practices/Tournaments

  • Field Practices: Santa Monica areas: PenMar, Clover, Marine (SM), Memorial Park (SM), JAMS (SM)

  • Batting Cages: Pacific Coast in WLA, 2020 Stoner Ave (near 405 and 10 fwy)

  • Sunday League Double Headers: Typically in Encino, West Hills, Santa Clarita, Camarillo or Simi Valley

  • Local Tournaments: Farthest Local Tournaments will be Great Park in Orange County to the South, Jurupa Valley Big League Dreams Park in the East, Santa Clarita Hart Complex in the North and Camarillo to the North-West.

Out of State Tournaments: We expect our 10U teams to enter the Las Vegas and Arizona tournaments, based on availability. 8/9U teams will be determined based on the level of commitment from the team.

  • Las Vegas: Over Veteran’s Day in November or President’s Day in February

  • Arizona: During MLB Spring Training in mid to late March

  • 12U Cooperstown: 12U teams go to Cooperstown in the Summer and not Omaha

  • Other Potential Out of State/Area Tournaments: Some teams opt to do Omaha World Series (June), Hawaii (July)

Team Dues:

  • Team Practice Monthly Dues: Players that receive and accept an invite will pay a $100 Deposit and a $295 final balance one-time Annual Registration/Insurance Fee. Monthly Team Practice Dues: 2X per week range from $345 per month.

  • Tournaments/Game Fees: Range from $50/game. *Perfect Game & NCS Tournaments are more expensive as are 3-Day, Out of Town (Las Vegas, Arizona) and World Series events which are adjusted accordingly.

Structure of Teams:

  • Coaches: Teams will have at least 1 to 2 Paid Travel Ball Coach at practices and games (based on coaches availability). There will be no dad coaches unless the team’s coach needs some help. On occasion teams may have a 3rd coach but typically it is at least 1 or 2 paid coaches at their practice and games.

  • Game Schedule: Teams will be polled for availability and based on the roster availability and strength, the team will be entered into Tournament/Games accordingly. Times & Locations of Tournaments/Game are not released until the Wed or Thursday prior to the weekend games.

  • Roster Selection: Each Top Level Coach is responsible for selecting their Roster and will use players level of interest of returning players and new players from tryouts to finalize their roster by late August, early September. Rosters can range from 11 players to 16 players with Alternates.

  • Practice/Alternate Player: Players can be invited as a Practice/Alternate player in which they will be invited to all practices, but will only be invited to games if the team is short. Practice/Alternate Players pay the full monthly team practice fee.

Uniforms

Uniform ordering for teams happens in August. Players joining during season will receive a link to purchase their uniforms

Signing Day

Signing Day and meeting the teams and coaches will be Sunday August 31, 4pm at Clover Park.

Thank you and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us as we are always glad to answer any questions : CoachEric@TopLevelLA.com (TL 13 & Under Division Director) / CoachZach@TopLevelLA.com (TL 14U High School Prep & 15U-18U High School Showcase Division Director)