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Thursday April 3, 2025
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Minors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Friday April 4, 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Majors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Saturday April 5, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Rookies '25 - Co-ed: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - T-Ball '25 - Co-ed: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Littles at the Library: A FREE Mud Season Family Series - Spring 25 - Littles at the Library: Week 3   Come join us for a FREE program at Latham Library to have fun and learn with other families in a playgroup setting while enjoying snacks!This program will be held in the community room in the basement at Latham Library in Thetford, VT. A lift is available from the main floor library to the community room if needed.There is no strict age rule for this activity. The suggestion is infants through age 4. If you have an infant, you can learn some things to use in a few months or so. I really want to encourage folks to get out of their houses and come meet other families with little ones regardless of the age of their little.This FREE program is funded by the Thetford Libraries and Co-Hosted by Thetford Recreation.If you are going to attend, please sign up each individual separately so that we get an accurate head count. Any baby old enough to eat snacks should be registered along with their adult(s). This info is also very helpful when things are paid for with grant money (so we know who came and what ages).Week 1 - 3/22: Nicci Maynard will teach you some basic baby signs so that you can communicate with your baby long before they learn to speak! Playgroup and snacks included as always! ((**Second** Postponement: Again due to weather, Brooke will be doing her program next Saturday 4/5.)) Week 2 - 3/29: Come sing, dance and clap with the talented and musical Brook Wilkinson, playgroup time and snacks!>>Week 3 Will be music with Brooke instead of Rachael.<<Week 3 - 4/5: Playgroup, Snacks and Learn some easy and great behavior techniques from Rachael Cook. This will be a mini version of the workshop that Rachael teaches on child behavior. Rachael's methods are based in understanding the "why" of a behavior and responding in a way that supports the child.Week 4 - 4/12: We'll be celebrating the end of the Week of the Young Child! Come sing, dance and clap with the talented and musical Gary Barton and in addition, Maple Leaf Childcare staff will be leading a painted rock project! Playgroup and snacks included as well!Please be sure to register for this free program below so that we know how many people to buy snacks for!SIGN UP HERE(please ignore the sign-up below)

Monday April 7, 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Majors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Tuesday April 8, 2025
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM	TES Art Club - Spring 25 - Grades 3/4 Art Club It's time to sign up for Art Club! *** Please note that we had a huge number of kids on the wait list from last time. We offered the sign-up to them first this time around. Therefore, the 3/4 group is already full. I'm sorry for this factor. We needed to be sure that kids on the wait list got a chance to sign up.This Art Club will be done in the TES art room with Ms. Mathis as was done in the past. The only difference is that sign-ups are now being done through the Rec program because TES no longer has grant money to run the program. Art Club provides an opportunity for open studio time during in which TES students may explore, collaborate, and create using materials and techniques that have been introduced during art classes. Art Club will meet in the TES Art Room from 2:45-3:45 on the following Tuesdays: 3/254/14/84/15(skip April Vaca week)4/295/6 Art Club is open to all Thetford/TES students in grades 3-6 first-come, first-serve. Please note that it fills up very quickly.*** All participants will attend Art Club at the same time and in the same room. We have the sign-ups for the two ages separate to control how many kids in each age group may sign up.Please put your child on the wait list if there is no room and we will let you know if a spot becomes available. Art Club was previously covered by a grant through TES. Now Art Club is run through Thetford Rec so there is a sign-up fee which will primarily cover the cost of the supplies being bought for the program as well as help fund the Rec Program. Please contact Sara Bailey if the cost is a barrier.TASP Note: If your child needs to go to TASP after Art Club, please contact Robin Brown to fill out a form for TASP.
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM	TES Art Club - Spring 25 - Grades 5/6 Art Club It's time to sign up for Art Club! *** Please note that we had a huge number of kids on the wait list from last time. We offered the sign-up to them first this time around. Therefore, the 3/4 group is already full. I'm sorry for this factor. We needed to be sure that kids on the wait list got a chance to sign up.This Art Club will be done in the TES art room with Ms. Mathis as was done in the past. The only difference is that sign-ups are now being done through the Rec program because TES no longer has grant money to run the program. Art Club provides an opportunity for open studio time during in which TES students may explore, collaborate, and create using materials and techniques that have been introduced during art classes. Art Club will meet in the TES Art Room from 2:45-3:45 on the following Tuesdays: 3/254/14/84/15(skip April Vaca week)4/295/6 Art Club is open to all Thetford/TES students in grades 3-6 first-come, first-serve. Please note that it fills up very quickly.*** All participants will attend Art Club at the same time and in the same room. We have the sign-ups for the two ages separate to control how many kids in each age group may sign up.Please put your child on the wait list if there is no room and we will let you know if a spot becomes available. Art Club was previously covered by a grant through TES. Now Art Club is run through Thetford Rec so there is a sign-up fee which will primarily cover the cost of the supplies being bought for the program as well as help fund the Rec Program. Please contact Sara Bailey if the cost is a barrier.TASP Note: If your child needs to go to TASP after Art Club, please contact Robin Brown to fill out a form for TASP.
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Minors Softball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Minors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Wednesday April 9, 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Majors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Thursday April 10, 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Minors Softball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Minors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Friday April 11, 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Majors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Saturday April 12, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Rookies '25 - Co-ed: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - T-Ball '25 - Co-ed: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Littles at the Library: A FREE Mud Season Family Series - Spring 25 - Littles at the Library: Week 4   Come join us for a FREE program at Latham Library to have fun and learn with other families in a playgroup setting while enjoying snacks!This program will be held in the community room in the basement at Latham Library in Thetford, VT. A lift is available from the main floor library to the community room if needed.There is no strict age rule for this activity. The suggestion is infants through age 4. If you have an infant, you can learn some things to use in a few months or so. I really want to encourage folks to get out of their houses and come meet other families with little ones regardless of the age of their little.This FREE program is funded by the Thetford Libraries and Co-Hosted by Thetford Recreation.If you are going to attend, please sign up each individual separately so that we get an accurate head count. Any baby old enough to eat snacks should be registered along with their adult(s). This info is also very helpful when things are paid for with grant money (so we know who came and what ages).Week 1 - 3/22: Nicci Maynard will teach you some basic baby signs so that you can communicate with your baby long before they learn to speak! Playgroup and snacks included as always! ((**Second** Postponement: Again due to weather, Brooke will be doing her program next Saturday 4/5.)) Week 2 - 3/29: Come sing, dance and clap with the talented and musical Brook Wilkinson, playgroup time and snacks!>>Week 3 Will be music with Brooke instead of Rachael.<<Week 3 - 4/5: Playgroup, Snacks and Learn some easy and great behavior techniques from Rachael Cook. This will be a mini version of the workshop that Rachael teaches on child behavior. Rachael's methods are based in understanding the "why" of a behavior and responding in a way that supports the child.Week 4 - 4/12: We'll be celebrating the end of the Week of the Young Child! Come sing, dance and clap with the talented and musical Gary Barton and in addition, Maple Leaf Childcare staff will be leading a painted rock project! Playgroup and snacks included as well!Please be sure to register for this free program below so that we know how many people to buy snacks for!SIGN UP HERE(please ignore the sign-up below)

Monday April 14, 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Majors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Tuesday April 15, 2025
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM	TES Art Club - Spring 25 - Grades 3/4 Art Club It's time to sign up for Art Club! *** Please note that we had a huge number of kids on the wait list from last time. We offered the sign-up to them first this time around. Therefore, the 3/4 group is already full. I'm sorry for this factor. We needed to be sure that kids on the wait list got a chance to sign up.This Art Club will be done in the TES art room with Ms. Mathis as was done in the past. The only difference is that sign-ups are now being done through the Rec program because TES no longer has grant money to run the program. Art Club provides an opportunity for open studio time during in which TES students may explore, collaborate, and create using materials and techniques that have been introduced during art classes. Art Club will meet in the TES Art Room from 2:45-3:45 on the following Tuesdays: 3/254/14/84/15(skip April Vaca week)4/295/6 Art Club is open to all Thetford/TES students in grades 3-6 first-come, first-serve. Please note that it fills up very quickly.*** All participants will attend Art Club at the same time and in the same room. We have the sign-ups for the two ages separate to control how many kids in each age group may sign up.Please put your child on the wait list if there is no room and we will let you know if a spot becomes available. Art Club was previously covered by a grant through TES. Now Art Club is run through Thetford Rec so there is a sign-up fee which will primarily cover the cost of the supplies being bought for the program as well as help fund the Rec Program. Please contact Sara Bailey if the cost is a barrier.TASP Note: If your child needs to go to TASP after Art Club, please contact Robin Brown to fill out a form for TASP.
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM	TES Art Club - Spring 25 - Grades 5/6 Art Club It's time to sign up for Art Club! *** Please note that we had a huge number of kids on the wait list from last time. We offered the sign-up to them first this time around. Therefore, the 3/4 group is already full. I'm sorry for this factor. We needed to be sure that kids on the wait list got a chance to sign up.This Art Club will be done in the TES art room with Ms. Mathis as was done in the past. The only difference is that sign-ups are now being done through the Rec program because TES no longer has grant money to run the program. Art Club provides an opportunity for open studio time during in which TES students may explore, collaborate, and create using materials and techniques that have been introduced during art classes. Art Club will meet in the TES Art Room from 2:45-3:45 on the following Tuesdays: 3/254/14/84/15(skip April Vaca week)4/295/6 Art Club is open to all Thetford/TES students in grades 3-6 first-come, first-serve. Please note that it fills up very quickly.*** All participants will attend Art Club at the same time and in the same room. We have the sign-ups for the two ages separate to control how many kids in each age group may sign up.Please put your child on the wait list if there is no room and we will let you know if a spot becomes available. Art Club was previously covered by a grant through TES. Now Art Club is run through Thetford Rec so there is a sign-up fee which will primarily cover the cost of the supplies being bought for the program as well as help fund the Rec Program. Please contact Sara Bailey if the cost is a barrier.TASP Note: If your child needs to go to TASP after Art Club, please contact Robin Brown to fill out a form for TASP.
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Minors Softball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Minors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Wednesday April 16, 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Majors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Thursday April 17, 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Minors Softball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Minors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Friday April 18, 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Majors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Saturday April 19, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - T-Ball '25 - Co-ed: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Monday April 21, 2025
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM	April Vacation Week

Tuesday April 22, 2025
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM	April Vacation Week
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Minors Softball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Wednesday April 23, 2025
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM	April Vacation Week

Thursday April 24, 2025
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM	April Vacation Week
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Minors Softball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Friday April 25, 2025
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM	April Vacation Week

Monday April 28, 2025
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Majors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Tuesday April 29, 2025
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM	TES Art Club - Spring 25 - Grades 3/4 Art Club It's time to sign up for Art Club! *** Please note that we had a huge number of kids on the wait list from last time. We offered the sign-up to them first this time around. Therefore, the 3/4 group is already full. I'm sorry for this factor. We needed to be sure that kids on the wait list got a chance to sign up.This Art Club will be done in the TES art room with Ms. Mathis as was done in the past. The only difference is that sign-ups are now being done through the Rec program because TES no longer has grant money to run the program. Art Club provides an opportunity for open studio time during in which TES students may explore, collaborate, and create using materials and techniques that have been introduced during art classes. Art Club will meet in the TES Art Room from 2:45-3:45 on the following Tuesdays: 3/254/14/84/15(skip April Vaca week)4/295/6 Art Club is open to all Thetford/TES students in grades 3-6 first-come, first-serve. Please note that it fills up very quickly.*** All participants will attend Art Club at the same time and in the same room. We have the sign-ups for the two ages separate to control how many kids in each age group may sign up.Please put your child on the wait list if there is no room and we will let you know if a spot becomes available. Art Club was previously covered by a grant through TES. Now Art Club is run through Thetford Rec so there is a sign-up fee which will primarily cover the cost of the supplies being bought for the program as well as help fund the Rec Program. Please contact Sara Bailey if the cost is a barrier.TASP Note: If your child needs to go to TASP after Art Club, please contact Robin Brown to fill out a form for TASP.
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM	TES Art Club - Spring 25 - Grades 5/6 Art Club It's time to sign up for Art Club! *** Please note that we had a huge number of kids on the wait list from last time. We offered the sign-up to them first this time around. Therefore, the 3/4 group is already full. I'm sorry for this factor. We needed to be sure that kids on the wait list got a chance to sign up.This Art Club will be done in the TES art room with Ms. Mathis as was done in the past. The only difference is that sign-ups are now being done through the Rec program because TES no longer has grant money to run the program. Art Club provides an opportunity for open studio time during in which TES students may explore, collaborate, and create using materials and techniques that have been introduced during art classes. Art Club will meet in the TES Art Room from 2:45-3:45 on the following Tuesdays: 3/254/14/84/15(skip April Vaca week)4/295/6 Art Club is open to all Thetford/TES students in grades 3-6 first-come, first-serve. Please note that it fills up very quickly.*** All participants will attend Art Club at the same time and in the same room. We have the sign-ups for the two ages separate to control how many kids in each age group may sign up.Please put your child on the wait list if there is no room and we will let you know if a spot becomes available. Art Club was previously covered by a grant through TES. Now Art Club is run through Thetford Rec so there is a sign-up fee which will primarily cover the cost of the supplies being bought for the program as well as help fund the Rec Program. Please contact Sara Bailey if the cost is a barrier.TASP Note: If your child needs to go to TASP after Art Club, please contact Robin Brown to fill out a form for TASP.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Minors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Minors Softball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Wednesday April 30, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Rookies '25 - Co-ed: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Majors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Thursday May 1, 2025
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Minors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Minors Softball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Friday May 2, 2025
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Majors Baseball '25: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4

Saturday May 3, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - Rookies '25 - Co-ed: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Baseball, Softball, Rookies, T-Ball - Spring 25 - T-Ball '25 - Co-ed: Practice Who is ready for Spring?   Let's Play Ball! *** Sign-Ups Close Wed 3/19 at Noon***When it comes to baseball and softball, Thetford and many other towns are part of the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth League. These leagues are very established. They have boards that run local chapters.  They are very specific about their rules and safety measures.  All coaches and any adults that are going to help with a team need to go through the league's specified specific background check and training. The league determines which towns play each other within your state. New this year:In the past we had Rookies and T-Ball as part of the Cal Ripken league. It meant that we had to pay large dues for those teams as well and it meant that those teams played games against far away towns. This year Rookies and T-ball will not be in the league. We will be setting those teams up to play games with close by towns. Local towns that are in leagues are allowed to play any town that they wish to outside of their league, so we will be playing other close by towns regardless of league.Please note: When considering ages for this sport, the birthday cut-off for these teams is May 1st. Some or all of the teams will start indoors in the TES gym during April. Details to follow. ***For softball, please read all descriptions and sign-up for the one that fits best. There are overlapping ages in some of the groups. Experience/skill matter more than age in this case. Also, we are not sure that we will have enough kids for 2 softball teams so the teams may be combined. If we have enough players for two teams, Softball majors and minors players may be shifted between the two groups depending on skill level observed by coaches on the first few days of practice. League games will likely start the week of April 21 (however, we put in a request to not be set up with games during our vacation week). End of season tournament ends in early June. Older teams: After the season tournament, they hold tryouts for the All Star tournament which is only for players who qualify. Non Thetford residents please email me if interested in signing up. Schedules may be shifted a bit once the games schedule comes out. For majors and minors, the leagues make the game schedules. T-Ball: co-ed ages 4-6 (not in a league this year) Practices (and possibly some games) Saturdays 10am at TES Children learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Children will hit the ball from a batting tee. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved.  UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Rookies: co-ed ages 7-8 (not in a league this year) Practices and Games Wednesdays 3:30 and Saturdays 9am at TES Please note: no Wednesday practices while the team is inside the gym during April due to the muddy ground. Once outside, Wednesdays will be added into the schedule. Rookies will play games against other teams in our area. Parent/Guardian helpers are great to have involved. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Borrowed Performance T stretchy shirt (to be returned to Rec when season is complete). Minors Softball: Ages 7-12 Players need to be at least 7yo and can be up to age 12 as long as their skill level matches that of the minors team. Practices and games Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at TES. T/Th time 5:30 (Sat will be games) UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. (no Majors Softball team this year) Majors Softball: Ages 9-12, skill level dependent. Majors softball is skill level dependent. If you are not sure, please send and email to me and I'll check with our coaches. Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays at TES. M/W/F times likely 6 pm UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Minors Baseball: 3rd and 4th graders (and 2nd graders who played minors during Fall Ball) Practices and games Tuesday, Thursday at 5pm in Post Mills. Games Saturdays  Minors baseball is kid-pitch and has a full season of games against teams throughout the area. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Majors Baseball: 5th and 6th Graders Practices and games Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 4:30-6 in Post Mills and games Saturday Please note: practice time is 5:30-6:30pm during April, while the team is inside the gym, due to the muddy ground. Once outside, normal practice time as noted above. Majors plays a full season of games against teams throughout the area and ends the season with a competitive tournament. UNIFORM: Blue T baseball hat (buy one now if you don't have a blue T hat). Uniform shirts info coming soon. You can pay with a check once we have the info for you. Required for Coaches/Assistants/Helpers:We already have most of our coaches signed up. However, we encourage you to coach or help out as well! Please fill this form out if you intend to coach, assist coach or be a helper.Link to FormImportant notice: Baseball Hats $10.00 (for all teams)If you have a blue T hat, no need to buy a new one.Please remember if you want a hat you must select the hat, and click add to cart in the upper right hand corner or it will not add it. Adding the hat comes after signing up for the sport but before you pay. Edit to add: Some people are having issues with ordering hats this time around. You can order a hat from me directly by bringing a check for $10 to the Rec office at Town Hall and specifying in the memo who the hat is for. ** Please make the check out to Town of Thetford. Thanks!Please reach out with any questions.~Rachael Cook (she/her) Thetford Recreation Director recreation@thetfordvt.gov 802-785-2922 ext 4