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Little League Draft Preparation with Rizzler

Little League Draft Preparation

A fair draft starts with fair data. If your league's draft relies on one person's memory of evaluation day or a paper sheet with scribbled ratings, some managers get better information than others and the draft favors the connected. Rizzler gives every evaluator the same structured scoring system, aggregates the results, and provides every manager with the same player data going into draft night.

Flat isometric illustration of league administrators at a table reviewing player evaluation scores on a laptop before a Little League draft

The Problem with Most LL Drafts

Evaluation day happens on a Saturday morning. Eight coaches stand on a field rating 120 kids on throwing, hitting, fielding, and running. Half the coaches use a 1-5 scale. Two coaches use a 1-10 scale. One coach writes paragraph notes. Another coach just circles names they want.

By draft night, the data is inconsistent, incomplete, and skewed by whoever happened to be watching which drill station. Managers who ran a station have better firsthand data than managers who watched from the bleachers.

How Rizzler Fixes Draft Preparation

Step 1: Run your evaluation event in Rizzler. Set up the event with standardized scoring categories — throwing accuracy, arm strength, batting mechanics, fielding, speed. Every evaluator uses the same scale on the same app.

Step 2: Collect scores from multiple evaluators. Rizzler supports multiple coaches scoring the same player simultaneously. If six evaluators each rate every kid, Rizzler averages the scores and eliminates outliers.

Step 3: Generate the draft board. After evaluations, Rizzler produces a ranked player list based on composite scores. Every manager gets the same list. No insider information, no memory advantages.

Step 4: Layer in survey data. If you used Rizzler's survey tool to collect player position preferences, availability, and experience level before evaluations, that data lives alongside the evaluation scores. A manager can see that Player #47 is rated 3.8 overall, prefers shortstop, and won't be available for the last three weekends of the season.

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What Makes a Good Draft Data Set

Data Point	Where It Comes From	Why It Matters
Throwing accuracy	Evaluation event	Determines infield/outfield fit
Arm strength	Evaluation event	Pitching and catching potential
Batting mechanics	Evaluation event	Offensive projection
Fielding ability	Evaluation event	Defensive floor
Speed	Evaluation event	Baserunning and position fit
Previous experience	Parent survey	Context for evaluation scores
Position preference	Parent survey	Avoids parent complaints later
Schedule availability	Parent survey	Critical for tournament planning

Fair Draft Practices

Using Rizzler for draft preparation enables league policies that increase fairness:

Every manager sees the same composite scores (no hidden evaluator notebooks)
Scores are averaged across multiple evaluators (no single evaluator's bias dominates)
Player surveys are anonymized during the draft (managers see position preferences without parent names attached)
The league commissioner can audit evaluation data if a draft is challenged

Frequently Asked Questions

Can managers see individual evaluator scores, or just averages?

That's a league policy decision. Rizzler can show composite averages only (recommended for fairness) or full evaluator-level detail. The league administrator configures this.

How many evaluators should we assign per station?

For best results, have at least 3 evaluators scoring each player. More evaluators produce more reliable averages. Rizzler handles unlimited simultaneous evaluators per event.

Can we run evaluations across multiple days?

Yes. Some leagues run evaluations on two consecutive Saturdays to account for weather cancellations or large player pools. Rizzler combines data from multiple evaluation sessions into one player profile.

Does draft preparation require the League & Club plan?

Evaluation events and the league-wide evaluation dashboard require the League & Club plan ($799/year). Individual coaches can run player evaluations on the Pro plan, but the multi-evaluator draft preparation workflow is a League & Club feature.

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