Rep baseball players are be chosen based on parental commitment, player attitude, behaviour, playing ability, and potential for improvement.

Time Commitment
On average, Rep players will play or practice 3 – 4 times weekly. House league players play or practice once or twice weekly. Select players play or practice 2 – 3 times weekly and play in the house league once or twice weekly, too. The weekly time commitment is about the same for Rep and Select players. Rep players start earlier and practice or try out later into the season.  Rep teams also participate in 3 – 4 tournaments. Some teams will practice inside once per week or so during the winter.

Tryouts
Rep and Select teams are chosen on the basis of tryouts. Select tryouts are typically offered in the spring of the season. Rep tryouts are typically performed in the fall prior to the coming season. Players that try out for Rep and don’t make it, or don’t like it, can try out for Select. Attending a tryout does not obligate a player to anything. If chosen for the team, parents will be asked for the appropriate commitment, at that time. 

Duration:
The Baseball Oshawa Rep program begins with tryouts in mid- to late-September and continue until a team is chosen and beyond. Rep games typically begin in early- to mid-May. Preseason practices usually start in April. Some Rep programs have indoor practices that start in late January or early February.  Most Rep players meet once or twice weekly to start tryouts and practices, in September and/or October, for next year’s season to begin forming and preparing a team for the next season. Tryouts/practices may continue for only a few weeks or continue longer if light and weather permit.

Travel
Travel for Select teams is usually within the city, except for tournaments.

Cost
Rep baseball teams cost more to operate so the registration fees are higher. For instance, baseballs, chalk and umpires cost $100 plus for a rep game and, typically, less than half the cost for Select games or House League games. The cost of uniforms is more than double at the Rep level and each team must buy its own equipment and field preparation tools. The Rep program is completely self-supporting, which requires a registration fee that will be in the approximate range of $600-700. Rep players will not be refused for financial reasons. Arrangements can be made through the contact person for your age group. Commitment to a team for the current season occurs when the team roster is confirmed. That includes all fees to the association and to the team for that season's commitment.  Should a Rep player leave for some reason, no refunds will be provided after the team has been formed unless that roster spot is subsequently filled by another qualified player. The new REP player will then provide the required full fees. The departing player will then receive a refund, less the standard association $25 admin fee, which is non-refundable.

Coaches
Coaches are unpaid volunteers at all levels. Rep coaches must be qualified through the National Coach Certification Program (NCCP).  Rep coaches typically have considerable coaching experience. Typically, there are more non-parent coaches at the Rep level, and more coaches per team. This allows practices to focus more fully on player skill development. This, and a longer season, with more games, practices and tournaments, are the main reasons that players develop their skills faster and more fully in a Rep program.