Dear OMGAA Families,

Registration for the 2026 Storm baseball season is now live.

Please click here to register: 

https://omgaa.sportngin.com/register/form/855132613

****Note:  There is an alternate tryout date on Tuesday August 5 at Gleason Fields between 11am - 2pm.     More details on this will be coming soon.  You can sign up for the alternate date in the registration.

Dear OMGAA Families,

Registration for the 2026 season is now live.

Please register here:  https://omgaa.sportngin.com/register/form/855132613

Date(s):                           August 12 - 14, 2025

Location:                        Gleason Fields

Eval Time:                      90 min - 120 min. (Between 9am - 6pm)       

Registration Open:   By June 23.  Stay tuned for details.

Format:                       

• Day 1:                  Skills Day - details to the right under the map
• Day 2:                  Scrimmage Day - details posted by 6/17
• Day 3:                  Final Evaluations - details posted by 6/17

Additional Info:

• Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) posted here.
• Alternate Tryout Date:  We are finalizing a 1-day (likely August 5, 6 or 7) Skills Day alternate tryout date where athletes who cannot participate in the main tryouts can still be evaluated for consideration.  More details on this coming soon.
• Evaluators:  New this year and in an effort to ensure we are placing kids at their appropriate skill level, we will utilize a committee approach of evaluators for Day 2 Scrimmage consisting of:
  • 3rd Party Evaluators
  • Last Year's Coaches
    • Example:  12AAA coach for 2025 season to evaluate 12U age group.
  • High School Varsity Coach(es)
  • Qualified Storm Tryout Committee Members:  Members will recuse themselves of any evaluations involving their own children.
• Open Tryouts:   Under strict guidelines to maintain the integrity of the evaluation process, tryouts will be open for families and coaches to watch.  More details on this coming soon.

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August 12, 2025:

• Similar to years past, Skills Day 1 will encompass the following 6 stations:

Station 1:  Pitching & Catching 

• Pitchers will be evaluated on mechanics, arm strength and accuracy
• ***New This Year:  Understanding the critical (and specialized) role they play, all Catchers will be evaluated this year.

Station 2: Infield

• Groundballs from SS to 1B evaluating range, hands/feet, arm strength, and accuracy

Station 3: Outfield

• Live pop flies evaluating range, footwork, cutoff accuracy, and catching ability.

Station 4:  Front Toss

• Pitcher throwing underhand behind an L-screen in the batting cage evaluating swing mechanics, contact, and power.

Station 5: Hitting

• New this year, hitting will be evaluated on field with a pitching machine throwing real baseballs (not jugs balls) so evaluators can review swing mechanics, contact, and power.

Station 6: Baserunning

• Athletes will be evaluated on time, footwork, and running angles from 2B to Home Plate

August 13, 2025:

Agenda:

• Warm Up & Intros:                                    15 minutes
• Live Fungo Situational Baseball:       30 minutes
• Modified Live Scrimmage:                    45 minutes

• At the end of Day 1 Skills Day, all players will be ranked by the 3rd party evaluators within their respective age group.
• For Day 2 Scrimmage Day, players will be grouped in teams to participate in modified coach-pitch scrimmages 
• Main objective for Day 2 is to place athletes in competitive situations as part of the overall evaluation.

• Evaluation Committee for Day 2:
  • 3rd party evaluator(s)
  • Maple Grove Varsity Baseball Coach: Jeff Peterson
  • Last Year's AAA/AA Coach 
    • Example: 12AAA coach from 2025 season will evaluate 12U age group
  • Qualified Storm Baseball Tryout Committee Member(s) (May not evaluate any athletes within their kid's age group)

• Scrimmage Format:
  • Coach pitch behind an L-screen
  • Athletes will rotate positions as determined by the evaluators
  • Goal:  2AB per athlete (time permitting)
  • Scrimmages are viewable for parents and potential coaches with rules, as follows:
    • Refrain from leaving designated viewing area
    • Refrain from talking, cheering, or yelling at any athletes or evaluators
    • Refrain from videography, photography, and audio recording
  • OMGAA approved coaches/potential coaches may attend Day 2 Scrimmage to make personal notes and observations to help in assessing players.  These notes can be used if they are selected as a Head Coach or Asst. Coach while teams are formed.  (Coach's personal evaluation notes will not be utilized for the overall player evaluation rankings)

• End of Day 2 Evaluator Meeting
  • The evaluation committee will get together at the end of Day 2 to discuss player rankings and finalize any re-scoring. 
  • All players will return on Thursday August 14, 2025 for Day 3 Final Evaluations
  • Head Coaches for AAA and AA will be selected by the end of Day 2 and will be given the final player rankings to be used for Day 3 Final Evaluations.

August 14, 2025

Agenda:

• Warm Up & Intros:         15 minutes
• Coaches Final Eval:        45 minutes

• Players will be grouped based off their rankings after Day 2.
• Head Coaches for AAA will be selected by the end of Day 2.
• Potential Coaches for AA and A will be notified that they are in consideration for Head Coaching positions pending the results of where their respective children are placed.
• Similar to years past, coaches will have the autonomy to conduct their own evaluation for Day 3.   The tryout policies currently in place will govern.

Final Rostering:

• We are targeting by Friday August 22(hopefully earlier) to publish teams on the OMGAA website.   Much of this is dependent on being able to finalize Head Coaches across all skill levels.  More information will be posted on this.