Team USA

1. How can I become a coach with USA Baseball?
USA Baseball is always looking for qualified coaches and educators to incorporate into its programming. The first assignment for many aspiring national team coaches lies within the amateur events that are used to either develop athletes, such as USA Baseball Camps, or to identify players for our national teams, such as the USA Baseball National Team Championships. Whether you are serving as a scout/scorekeeper at the National Team Championships, a coach in the National Team Identification Series (NTIS) or a Task Force member at the Athlete Development Program, most National Team staff members get their first taste of international competition after several assignments in the aforementioned player developmental or identification events.

National Team coaching candidates should have an extensive baseball background that includes valuable playing and coaching experience. Coaching candidates for Team USA must represent the very best in the United States both on and off the baseball field. As a staff member with USA Baseball, you will be working with elite-level athletes, the development of which is paramount to our mission in the game.

If you are interested in becoming a coach with USA Baseball, please email [e-mail].

2. How do I recommend a player or coach for one of USA Baseball's National Team programs? 
Please send all recommendations to [e-mail].

3. How are players selected for one of USA Baseball's Professional Teams (World Baseball Classic Team, etc.)?
- Professional Team (World Baseball Classic, Pan American Games, etc.) Identification: MLB 25-, non-25- or non-40-man roster players, depending on international rules and regulations for the specific event
- Primary Identification Events: Evaluation of current and past performances at the Minor League and Major League levels
- Contact E-mail: [e-mail]
- To find out more about the selection process for USA Baseball's Professional Teams, please click here.

4. How are players selected for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team?
- Collegiate National Team Identification: Non Draft-Eligible Collegiate Baseball Players (under very certain and limited circumstances, collegiate players eligible for the MLB First-Year Player Draft may also be eligible for selection)
- Primary Identification Events: Committee
- Contact E-Mail (to nominate a player): [e-mail]
- To find out more about the selection process for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, please click here.

5. How are players selected for the USA Baseball 18U National Team?
- 2025 18U National Team Age Determination: 2007 Birthdates
- Primary Identification Events (location): National High School Invitational, 17U National Team Championships in Arizona and North Carolina, Breakthrough Series, Hank Aaron Invitational, along with evaluation of data from the current season and other events
- Contact E-mail (to nominate a player): [e-mail]
- To find out more about the selection process for the USA Baseball 18U National Team, please click here.

6. How are players selected to play for the USA Baseball 15U National Team?
- 2025 15U National Team Age Determination: 2010 & 2011 Birthdates
- Primary Identification Events (location): USA Baseball NTIS Champions Cup (Cary, N.C.), 14U/15U National Team Championships North Carolina & 14U/15U National Team Championships Arizona
- Contact E-mail (to nominate a player): [e-mail]
- To find out more about the selection process for the USA Baseball 15U National Team, please click here.

7. How are players selected to play for the USA Baseball 12U National Team?
- 2025 12U National Team Age Determination: Athletes born on January 1, 2013, or later are eligible for the 12U National Team.
- Primary Identification Events: USA Baseball uses two different identification events to select the athletes for the 12U National Team: USA Baseball’s 11U Futures Invitational (Cary, NC) and USA Baseball’s 11U NTIS Champions Cup (Cary, NC), as well as recommendations from scouts and coaches from the amateur baseball community.
- Contact E-mail (to nominate a player): [e-mail]
- To find out more about the selection process for the USA Baseball 12U National Team, please click here.

8. How are players selected for the USA Baseball Women's National Team?
- Women's National Team Age Determination: Women (16 and older)
- Primary Identification Events: USA Baseball Women's National Team Training Camp (invite only)
- Contact E-mail (to nominate a player): [e-mail]
- To find out more about the selection process for the USA Baseball Women's National Team, please click here.