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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!,,

Spring 2012 Registration is now open. WBLL is offering a discount of $10.00 if you register prior to December 31st, the fee is $95.00, after December 31st the fee will be $105.00.

Please logon to your account at;

Registration for Spring 2012

and register your son and daughter for another great spring season at West Boynton Little League.

For any questions, send an email to wbllbod@wbll.us.

For any questions, send an email to wbllbod@wbll.us.
Thank you
Gail M. Mootz
Information Officer
WBLL 2011-2012