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2026 Fargo 61's Season Information


2026 Season Information: 

2026 Tryout Dates 

Travel Tryout Process and Information

2026 Tournament Schedules

Program Information: 

The Fargo 61's travel program is chartered through Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth. Please view the attached age chart to verify your players age based on the 2026 Age Chart


Player Fee's:
An initial organization registration fee will be charged upon registration set up. If your player makes one of the Fargo 61's travel teams, additional fees will apply. These fee's cover the cost for tournament fee's, uniforms, facility rental, and equipment. More information and final costs will be sent out when rosters are finalized. 

NEW: 11/12u Maris League:

Maris League Information


Travel teams play league games, tournaments, and postseason play sanctioned through ND Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth. In addition, teams may travel for out of state tournaments in SD, MN, and other surrounding states. 4-7 tournaments per team. 



Sanford Power Training (for ages 11-15u)
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Exciting news for our Fargo 61's travel teams! We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Sanford Power to bring you an exclusive 6-week training program tailored to enhance your baseball skills and overall athleticism. Together, with Sanford Power, we have tailored a program beginning in late March that will offer our athletes a 5-week, two sessions per week program that will focus on improving our athlete's speed, agility, strength, and power led by Sanford's top notch coaches.




Full Swing Technology

The Full Swing Baseball Kit provides advanced swing and ball-flight data to help players, coaches, and families better understand performance and development. Below is a breakdown of the key metrics we track, what they mean, and why they matter. Based on our results from Hitting Tryouts. Below are the averages by age group. 

Age Average Smash Factor Average Bat Speed Max Bat Speed Exit Velo Max Exit Velo Average Distance Peak Distance Squared Up
9U Average 1.23 34.72 36.81 44.85 45.05 43.67 45.33 83%
10U Average 1.26 38.58 40.08 50.35 51.82 40.00 67.24 83%
11U Average TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
12U Average 1.335 42.4 44.5 56.51 60.1 88.7 146.1 83
13U Average 1.27 49.88 51.47 63.13 66.95 101.85 169.69 83%
14U Average 1.31 49.78 51.55 65.21 68.64 78.29 144.14 81%



full swing - understanding the metrics - hitting.pdf

New Partnership with PlayMetrics

Exciting Partnership Announcement!

We’re thrilled to announce that Fargo Area Sports is moving to a brand-new website and registration platform: PlayMetrics! This upgrade will make registration, scheduling, communication, coach and player development, and team management smoother and easier than ever—for both families and coaches.

During this transition, our current Sports Connect website will remain active until the full move to PlayMetrics is complete. We’ll keep you updated every step of the way to ensure a smooth and seamless experience for everyone.

Things to Know Before You Register

Here are a few important items to be aware of ahead of the registration period:

  • 2026 Summer Registration Platform: PlayMetrics
  • Website: Sport Connect will remain active during the transition
  • Registration Opening Date: November 21
  • Travel/ Little League Registration Closing Date: January 31
  • Red River Valley League Registration Closing Date: March 1

As you begin using PlayMetrics, you may have some questions about how to navigate your account. The Help articles below offer instructions as you start using the system.

COACHES CORNER

This will be updated periodically throughout the offseason and season with news, updates, and drills throughout the 2026 season. 

2026 Travel Coaching Questionnaire

Coaching Requirements

--Coaching Certifications



Drill Recommendations
--Click Here
--USA Baseball Drills


Additional Information

2026 Coaches Handbook

Travel vs League

TRAVEL TEAMS (available for ages 9 thru 15): (If interested in trying out, please complete registration in the "travel" registration).
- Must go through a try-out process
- 2 teams are selected if player registration numbers allow
- Must be registered by January 31st
- High level of commitment level
- Will play 35-45 games, including weekends
- Season start/end: April-August 
- Can expect to play in 4-6 tournaments, including State Tournament
- 9&10 YO: 60' bases, 46' mound; no leading off, can steal once ball crosses the plate
- 11&12 YO: 70' bases, 50' mound; leading off is allowed
- 13 YO: Will play a hybrid of 54/80' and 60'6" mound and 90' bases. 
14, 15 YO: 90' bases, 60'6" mound
- Those selected to a team will incur an additional fee

RRVL (Advanced option):
- Will be placed on a team with others that selected this option, if registered by March 15th
- Skill level: Advanced
- Higher level of commitment
- Will play other teams that selected the competitive option 18-20 games scheduled
- 18-20 games scheduled
- Season start/end: April-July 
- 12 & Under will play 1 game twice per week. 13-15-year-olds will play 2 games (doubleheader) 1 time per week. 
- Practices 2-3 times per week
- No games on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday (unless the team chooses to play in a tournament)

RRVL (Intermediate option):
- Will be placed on a team with others that selected this option, if registered by March 15th
- Skill level: Beginner to Intermediate
- Will play other teams that selected the recreational option
- 18-20 games scheduled
- Season start/end: April-July
- 12 & Under will play 1 game twice per week. 13-15-year-olds will play 2 games (doubleheader) 1 time per week
- Practices 1-2 times per week
- No games on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday (unless the team chooses to play in a tournament)
 

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