EHLL DRAFT PROCEDURE

2026 EHLL DRAFT PROCEDURE

All players registered for the Majors and Minors divisions must be entered into the
respective draft.  This includes all players that are playing up or down as well as those
that are age appropriate.  
All players are asked to attend an evaluation. Players unable to attend will be assigned
an evaluation score as decided by the division coordinator(s).
Only team Managers will attend the draft – potential assistant coaches are not allowed
to attend.  Any EHLL Board Member who does not have a child playing in that division
may attend the draft to observe. 
Each division’s draft must be attended by:
- At least one member of the Rules Committee
- Division Coordinator
- Player Agent
- NOTE: Division Coordinator and Rules Committee member can be the same person.
At the beginning of the draft Managers will not have their children on their roster, they
must be drafted. The sons/daughters of any potential assistant coaches a Manager
might want must also be drafted.
A Manager’s child must be drafted in or before the round required based on his/her
Little League age.  Division Coordinators and Managers will agree upon the appropriate
round before the draft begins.   
Majors Draft:
LL Age 12: Round 3
LL Age 11: Round 4
LL Age 10: Round 5
Minors Draft
LL Age 10: Round 3
LL Age 9: Round 4
LL Age 8: Round 5
When there are siblings in the same draft, the siblings are to be drafted by the team that
drafted the first sibling. The sibling(s) are to be drafted in the round immediately
following the round in which the first sibling was drafted.
Draft order will be selected randomly at the draft.

The rounds of the draft are serpentine.  For example, in a four-team draft: Round 1
goes 1,2,3,4; Round 2 goes 4,3,2,1; Round 3 goes 1,2,3,4; etc.  This continues until all
players are picked.  Managers will have two minutes to select a player when it is their
turn to select.

** NEW FOR 2026:
If at the conclusion of the penultimate round there are fewer players remaining
than there are teams, a new draft order will be determined randomly to roster the
remaining players.
All rosters will be finalized on the night of the draft.

As a reminder to all Managers – the goal of each draft is to field competitively balanced
teams across each division. You are encouraged to prioritize competitive balance at the
drafts.