AGES 6–8
Coach Pitch
A fun introduction to baseball. Coaches pitch underarm while young players learn to bat, catch, throw and run the bases in a relaxed environment.
Ask about Coach Pitch →YOUTH BASEBALL · NORTH KILDARE
There's a team
for everyone.
From first swings to competitive baseball, find the right place to play, learn and grow.
Meet our teams
AGES 6–15AGES 9–12
Little League
Players build on their skills and experience more of the full game, including player pitching, teamwork and friendly competition.
Ask about Little League →AGES 13–15
Cadet
The next step towards full baseball, with greater emphasis on technique, tactics and match experience. Our 2026 Cadets competed as part of the combined BobRox team.
Ask about Cadets →NEW TO BASEBALL?
Getting started is easy.
No previous baseball experience is needed. We welcome enquiries from families who want to find out more.
01Choose your age group
02Contact the club
03Come along and give it a try
TRAIN WITH US
See you on the field.
Outdoor training runs from April to September, Fridays 6:00–7:30pm at Scoil na Mainistreach, Old Town Road, Celbridge. Please confirm arrangements before visiting.
More about our age groups and how we play
The Celbridge Bobcats have three teams: (1) Coach Pitch / T-ball for kids aged 6-8, (2) Little League for ages 9-12, and (3) Cadets for ages 13-15. Youth league age is based on age as of 1st of January of the current playing season.
Coach Pitch (ages 6-8): Coach primarily pitches underhand to his or her own players on a slightly smaller field, base distance 50ft. This is more of a Rounders style of play. Games are very laid-back and focused on the kids having fun. Coaches are very involved and helping ensure the kids know what is going on. Main goal to have fun and hold attention, while preparing for Little League when they turn 9.
Little League (ages 9-12): This is when the game moves away from the Rounders style Coach Pitch game and more toward baseball, with players pitching to each other and trying to strike each other out. The kids love this. Base paths are slightly longer at 60 feet, with pitching distance 46 feet. Baseball Ireland Little League incorporates Coach Pitching, which means if the pitcher walks the batter (throws 4 ‘balls’), then the coach pitches to the batter. This provides more opportunities for batting and fielding, while also developing player pitching.
Cadets (ages 13-15): No more Coach Pitch – Cadet level is one step closer to full on baseball. Regular hard ball baseballs are used. Batters are getting stronger and able to hit the ball harder and further, and it is great to see the progression at this stage from those who started out playing at a younger age. The pitches start coming in faster, with the pitchers experimenting with a wider variety of types of pitches and throwing off-speed pitches to deceive the batter. The game becomes much more mental than before, with the epic ‘poker game’ battle between pitcher and batter of ‘what pitch will the pitcher throw next’ and ‘what pitch is the batter expecting me to throw’. Base runners can lead off while the pitcher is in the stretch, and there are full on baseball rules. This is the last stage before the adult league in Ireland.