Here is a high level overview of our annual calendar. Specifics will be communicated to players by their team’s general manager. LATE SUMMER AND FALL August: Practices are held but will be flexible to allow for family vacations. The new rising 9U team begins practice, too. End of August: All baseball players "age up" -- in other words, players who were "baseball age" 8U during the spring/summer will become 9U for the fall; 9Us turn 10U; and so on. September to early November: ATB team practices will be held approximately two times a week. Teams participate in Northern Virginia Travel Baseball League (NVTBL.org), playing doubleheaders on Sundays. Teams will also play in one travel tournament and possibly the end of season NVTBL playoff tournament. WINTER December to February: Indoor Winter Training may be held in or outside of Arlington. For example, teams have practiced at VBC, Prime Time, Marymount University or at a local school gym. SPRING March: ATB team practices begin and each team will play in a pre-season tournament. April to May: During ALL/ABR spring season, ATB teams will practice once per week, Sundays. Additionally, ATB will hold several hitting workouts during the spring. Each ATB team will play in a Memorial Day weekend tournament. The ATB 8U Team forms for play from May-July SUMMER June to July: ATB team will continue practices and participate in two-three tournaments. (See the question below about resolving conflict between ATB and ALL/ABR activities for more details.) June: ATB holds try outs for its rising 9U teams. July: ATB holds try outs for its rising 10U-12U teams.