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2012 BYBA Registration Now Closed

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:45:50 +0000

The 2012 BYBA Season registration is now closed. For those of you who have already registered you can expect to hear from us by early February. Thanks, and we’ll see you on the fields before you know it!

Umpire Training – UPDATED TIME & LOCATION

admin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:48:31 +0000

Umpire training for new and returning BYBA umpires will be held at the Burlingame Recreation Center, Lounge 2, on February 16 and February 23 from 6 to 8 p.m.

In addition, there will be a mandatory field training session on Saturday, February 25th from 9:00 am – 10:30 am at Washington Park Small field. This session will reinforce what was covered in the classroom sessions on the 16th and 23rd. Please note this is a change from the original Bayside time & location.

All new and returning umpires must attend ( parents – guardians are invited to attend).

One additional on-field training may be added at a date to be determined.

Please direct questions regarding training meetings to John Serrato, Director of Umpires, at bybaumps@yahoo.com or call John at 650-703-2037. If you know of any Burlingame kids who are interested in joining the umpire program, let them know of these important dates.

BYBA 2012 Spring Season – Important Dates

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:33:44 +0000

Hi everyone. Registration is off to a great start and we expect the 2012 Spring season to be better than ever! To help you plan in advance, here are some key dates for the upcoming season:

Saturday 2/11: Mandatory Coaches Clinic
Wednesday 2/15: First Coaches Meeting (pre-season practice schedule selection)
Thursday 2/16: Umpire Classroom Training Session #1
Thursday 2/23: Umpire Classroom Training Session #2
Saturday 2/25: Practice begins
Saturday 2/25: Umpire Field Training Session
Monday 3/12: Second Coaches Meeting (In-season practice schedule selection)
Saturday 3/17: Opening Day
4/2 – 4/8: Spring Break – no games
5/25 – 5/28: Memorial Day – no games

Have a great holiday season – we’ll see you on the fields!

Baseball Bat Policy: 2011-12

admin — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:28:57 +0000

UPDATE: BYBA plans to continue to follow the BBCOR recommendations for acceptable bats in the 2012 season. We will provide an updated list for the spring season when it becomes available. Parents should assume that any bats that were not allowed last year will still not be allowed in 2012.

As mentioned in an e-mail sent in December of 2010, youth baseball bat standards are in flux. The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) has issued new regulations for high school bats that were originally adopted by the NCAA. The BYBA Board of Directors investigated its impact on the players of our league.

Subsequently, the BYBA Board voted to ban composite bats at ALL levels of BYBA. By definition, a composite bat is any metal shell bat with woven composite fibers (including bats with composite handles). This decision is consistent with many other youth baseball leagues and is centered on the safety of the players. Naturally, this decision prompted many questions and we were tasked to further define what was acceptable for our league. The following standard is our new rule for baseball bats used during any BYBA practice, cage, or game.

SAUER LEAGUE (13&14 years): We are following the CIF Baseball Bat standards www.cifstate.org which are BBCOR approved bats (with BBCOR stamp affixed to the bat), that follow a -3 weight to length ratio, as are described through the BBCOR Approved Baseball Bats List, or any wooden bat, or any all aluminum bat with a barrel not larger than 2 and 5/8.

ALL OTHER BYBA LEAGUES (EXCLUDING COLT/AMERICAN LEGION): Any wooden bat or any all aluminum bats with a barrel not larger than 2 and 5/8.

BYBA BAT APPROVAL STICKER: The new stickers need to be affixed to all metal bats used in our league. Please see your league director for your bat approval.

This ruling is effective immediately…