2026 Crystal Lake Ironmen Tryouts

Please register prior to tryouts. If you are unable to make it to a tryout, please email [email protected] to set up a private tryout time.

Please register for the Crystal Lake Ironmen tryouts through the website by selecting the right team in the registration listing below. (Note: The price shown is NOT the cost to tryout. You can register below to tryout for free and you will not have to pay unless the player has made the team)

All players will be notified whether they made the team or not after their team's scheduled tryout time.

If the player has made the team and accepts the offer to play, a $100 non-refundable deposit will be required at the time of acceptance.
The following is a breakdown of fees if the player makes the team and accepts the offer (payment plans will be available):

Crystal Lake Ironmen 9U-10U: $900.00 (Includes 2 uniforms, winter program*, Ironmen and Little League fees, 4-5 tournaments, and 10-15 individual games)
Crystal Lake Ironmen 11U-12U: $1,000.00 (Includes 2 uniforms, winter program*, Ironmen fees, 7-8 tournaments, and 10-15 individual games)
Crystal Lake Ironmen 13U-14U: $1,300.00 (Includes 2 uniforms, winter program*, Ironmen and Babe Ruth fees, 7 tournaments, and individual games)
Crystal Lake Ironmen 15U-16U: $1,400.00(Includes 2 uniforms, winter program*, Ironmen fees, 8 tournaments, and individual games)

*The Ironmen Winter Program includes practices up to 3 days a week beginning as early as November 2025 for most teams and continuing through March 2026. (Breaks will be taken around the holidays). Practices include dedicated sessions for pitching/catching training, use of hitting tunnels, indoor fielding training, and conditioning. 
**New this year, velocity training program and additional hitting programs.

Note: Ironmen 9U-10U are looking for players located within the Crystal Lake Little League boundaries. Older divisions are not limited to LL boundaries.

Directions to Locations:
Crystal Lake Little League Fields at Lippold Park - (Southwest corner of Lippold Park property).
Lippold Park Babe Ruth Fields - (Micky Sund Complex. Located across from Lippold Park Golf Center)