West Boynton Little League

MINORS and MAJORS All-star player selection this Saturday (May 5, 2012)

gmootz — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:43:28 +0000

This Saturday May 5, 2012 the voting for all star MINORS ans MAJORS candidates will take place at the West Boynton Fields.

The voting is for Managers, Official coaches (sorry no practice coaches) and players. The voting will start at 9:30am, you will be able to vote before or after your game. It is important that when you come to the table to receive your ballots that your whole team and coaching staff is there.

Every Manager, game coach and player will be able to select up to 15 players on one ballot.

All Star Voting for Manager Candidates ONLY this Saturday (April 28, 2012)

gmootz — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:17:11 +0000

This Saturday (April 28, 2012) All Star voting will be taking place at the West Boynton Park fields.
Voting will be for All Star Managers for the following teams:

Coach Pitch
District 7 Coach Pitch

Minors
District 7 9 year olds;
District 7 10 year olds;
International 9-10 year olds

Majors
International 10-11 year olds
International 11-12 year olds

Juniors
International 13-14 year olds

VOTING PROCEDURE:
1. Ballots will be distributed at the park, voting will start at 9:30 am.
2. Upon receiving your ballots voters will be directed to proceed up to the press box where they will cast their vote.

Managers, please plan accordingly. You can vote before or after your scheduled game on Saturday. Please have yourself and your official team coaches available.

Coaching staff voting is limited to yourself and the 2 or 3 official team coaches (see list below). In other words, not all 7 practices coaches can vote.

Coach Pitch, 1 manager and 3 official team coaches
Minors, 1 manager and 3 official team coaches
Majors, 1 manager and 2 team coaches
Juniors, 1 manager and 2 team coaches

Anyone who would like to view the ballots, you can view draft ballots here.

Stay tuned, Player voting will happen in the next few weeks…
Thanks
Gail Mootz
Information Officer
WBLL 2011-2012

Opening Day Weekend is this WEEK!!!

jpo — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:35:46 +0000

As Homer would say…..”mmmmmmmmmmmm….fried Oreos”

Just a reminder for those looking to buy wrist bands (get them now while you can save $5) and tickets (needed for food and drinks…NO CASH will be taken by vendors), you can do so by going to this page.

Fried Oreos (in addition to funnel cakes) have BEEN confirmed for this Saturday’s Opening Day Festivities. In addition to the food truck with Fried Oreos and funnel cakes, these rides will be at the fields this Saturday:

- 36 ft. Inflatable slide
- Gladiator joust
- Bungee run
- Velcro wall
- Kids ultimate play center
- Jump house
- Jurassic adventure
- Bull bounce
- Obstacle course
- Rock climbing wall
- Euro bungee bounce
- Twin spin

The weather looks like it will cooperate, though the Old Man Winter clearly needs to do bit better of a job to bring more seasonal weather before the daily standard is 95 Degrees, 99.8% humidity and a 95% chance of thunderstorms…please!!!!

Should be a grand time by all. You can get your wrist bands for rides and tickets for food by visiting www.wbll.us.

Thanks!
WBLL

FIELD AWARENESS

gmootz — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:29:51 +0000

During the off seasons (twice a year) the county works very diligently in repairing the fields from our fall and spring seasons. In being pro-active this spring season we would like for you to please NOT have the kids warm-up on the foul/fair line (1st base to right field and 3rd base to left field), have them take a step forward or backward from that line. If we continue to allow them to warm-up using that line within a few weeks we will have no fair/foul lines and holes in those areas.

Opening Weekend Festivities!!!

jpo — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:29:56 +0000

Hello all.

West Boynton Little League will be having its annual Opening Weekend Festivities the first weekend of March.

First up will be movie night on Friday night where The Sandlot will be shown on Field 6. Free popcorn will be available as will drinks and other food (only the popcorn is free…but no complaining!!!).

Saturday will be the big Shing Dig complete with Parade of Players and Volunteers, Carnival Rides, Carnival Food, local bands and more!!! You can click here to see more info. This is where you can also purchase wrist bands and tickets, which are required for food, rides and fun. You can also click here to view the Opening Day Festival Flyer.

Hopefully we will see you and your family and your neighbors (regardless if they play baseball or not)!!!!

Cheers!

Sports Authority – WBLL 15% Discount!!!!

jpo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:01:02 +0000

Hello all. With the Spring 2012 Season right around the corner, one of WBLL’s sponsors, The Sports Authority, is providing a 15% Discount….off your entire purchase!

You should note four exceptions:
1. This is only valid Feb 10, Feb 11 and Feb 12;
2. This is only valid at the Boynton Beach location (Corner of BB Blvd and Congress)
3. There are limits to what you can use this discount for…such as you cannot use for bats that are >$199 and gloves that >$170
4. No firearms or ammunition…just in case you were looking for a new 12-gauge for your 12 year old!!!

You can get the coupon by clicking here, which will be needed to get the discount.

Make up Evaluations, registration and managers

jpo — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:28:14 +0000

Hello everyone. A bit chilly on Saturday for the evaluations but it could have been 96 degrees and 450% humidity, which it will be in a month or so anyways.

There will be a make up evaluation session on Saturday, January 21st. No times yet but they will be forthcoming soon and will be shared.

Registration continues but not online. The league will do its beat to keep players on a team to 12 or less. To do that registration at this point has to be monitored. If you still need to register, you should send an email to Gail Mootz.

Managers…..they are needed. All of this evaluation stuff….soon there will be talk of Opening Day (perhaps big change this year……hmmm?)….and talk of practice and games. But it all cannot happen without team managers. WBLL needs a few…..in the Coach Pitch and Minors divisions. Reach out to Josh Strikowski for Coach Pitch and for Minors you am reach out to Nick Bozzacco.

Thanks a have a great day.

Online Registration Ends THIS Friday

jpo — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:32:55 +0000

Hello everyone. Now really starting to wipe the dust off the old keyboard since the Spring ’12 season is getting close being unwrapped.

The first step is to close online registration this Friday afternoon. This will allow the league to prepare for the player evaluations this Friday and Saturday. See post below for times of the Player Evaluations. You can look to the right for a link to start the registration process…or you can click right here.

YOU CAN REGISTER in person at the Evaluations on Friday and Saturday.

If you need to bring any address or birth verification information, you can do that as well.

Any questions relating to the registration process, please contact Gail Mootz at gmootz@wbll.us.

Evaluation Information and Times

jpo — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:47:57 +0000

Hello everyone. The evaluations are THIS coming Saturday, January 14th. The times to be at evaluations, by divisions, is below the fine print, which starts here:

What are evaluations?
All players in all divisions (but for tee ball) are evaluated by an independent person/group in general skills such as throwing, catching, hitting and running. Each player will more than likely hit a few pitches, field a few ground balls and fly balls, run a sprint and perhaps pitch.

Why are there evaluations?
Players are evaluated to provide the mangers who will be drafting players the opportunity to view the skill of each player. Managers are encouraged to attend the evaluations as well.

What does your player need for the evaluations?
They will need their basic basic baseball equipment….just as if they were showing up for a team practice. They will need glove, baseball pants, cleats, hat, protector cups, bat and helmet. Each player will be provided a number which will be used to speed up the process of announcing each player before each skill. Thus the need for a registration time BEFORE each evaluation session begins.

What you cannot attend this week’s evaluation session?
In the past, there has been a make-up session to accommodate those who are unable to attend the main session. Each player is asked to attend the main session as a full compliment of volunteers will be on hand.

What if your player does not attend an evaluation session?
If a player is not evaluated prior to the draft, scheduled for Saturday, January 28th, that player will RANDOMLY be assigned to a team after the draft. This method helps abate the thought that not attending an evaluation session results in a player getting assigned to a certain team. Hey man, after all it’s the fairest way to do it!

Where are the evaluations?
As in years past, the evaluations will be held on fields 9 and 10 (the south side of West Boynton Park…..by the stake park).

What times are the evaluations?
- For the first time, the Juniors and Seniors will have their evaluations on Friday evening. This Friday, January 13th (yikes!) will be the evaluations for JUNIORS AND SENIORS ONLY! Check-in time is 6.30pm with the evaluations starting at 7pm.
- The Coach Pitch division check-in starts at 8.30am with the evaluations starting at 9am sharp.
- The Minors division check-in starts at 11am with the evaluations starting at 11.45am.
- The Majors division check-in starts at 1.45pm with the evaluations starting at 2.30pm.

If you have any specific questions about the evaluations or the process, please contact the WBLL Player Agent, Mike Razzo.

Spring 2012 Evaluation Day

jpo — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:08:14 +0000

Hello everyone. Happy New Year and hopefully everyone had a joyous holiday season.

The Spring 2012 season is just around the corner. Here are a few important dates to remember.

SATURDAY JANUARY 14 is Evaluation Day for those in Coach Pitch, Minors and Majors. Times will be available soon but Coach Pitch can plan on a morning start….Minors can plan on a late morning start and the majors players should expect a start time in the early afternoon.

JUNIORS/SENIORS your Evaluation will be on Friday, January 13th (no superstitions, please).

PLAYER DRAFT the is scheduled for Saturday, January 28th. This is not like the NFL draft where players will be brought on stage a provided with a shirt and hat for TV cameras. This draft is for managers only. Players will be contacted by their managers shorty after the draft.

FIRST PRACTICE is set for the week of Feb 2nd.

The spring season will be here before you know it!,,