Northside Sponsor of the Week - The Photobooth Company

The Photobooth Company provides the fastest and best photobooth experience for weddings, parties, and corporate events in Central Virginia.

In our 4th year in business and having served nearly 200 clients, we are the reliable and experienced choice to make your event amazing and to provide a great memento for your group or company.

We provide the booth, props, and a qualified attendant to make sure your pictures come out awesome.

You provide the people.

For our Northside families, this week only, we are offering a free hour with a 2 hour rental.

Contact Kyle Kirkeide at 434-760-0054 to book your event today!

http://tpbc.co/

Congratulations to the Baseball Company Raffle Winners!

Congratulations to the Northside players who won the Baseball Company raffle last week.  Northside thanks the Baseball Company for their support and sponsorship of the league!

• Ben Dolak - Major Rangers - Baseball Company Summer Camp
• Brayden King - Minor Nationals - Baseball Company - 1 hour Training Session
• Josh Fix - Rookie Giants - Baseball Company - 1 hour Training Session

Youth Baseball Days at UVA Baseball Games!

Virginia Baseball is excited to welcome youth baseball teams to Davenport Field for our annual Little League Days!  This year’s Little League Days will be on Sunday, April 17 for the Cavaliers’ home game vs. North Carolina and Sunday, May 15 when they host Georgia Tech.  With both of these games also being important conference match-ups for the team, we’d love to have the support of the Northside Cal Ripken League at these games and have put together a special ticket offer just for youth teams to attend!

Details about Little League Days are included on the flyer (click here), including more information on the general admission ticket discount.

These Sunday games will also include post-game autographs with the team, the opportunity to run the bases and get free Virginia Baseball trading cards.  All teams that register in advance could see their name on ‘Hoo Vision as well!

Northside Sponsor of the Week - The Baseball Company

We at The Baseball Company are proud to be a sponsor to the Northside Cal Ripken League of Albemarle once again this season.  Along with running clinics and off-season hitting nights, this week we will be raffling off:

• 2 Individual Sessions (1 hour) $80 per session value
• Free Admittance into our Summer Camp $300 value

** all raffle prizes are non-transferable, Summer Camp must be completed at the time of Summer Camp, Individual Sessions must be completed before 8/1/16 **

Along with the raffle we will also offer (this week only) a chance to get individual sessions at a discount rate of $50 per session. In these sessions, it is truly a one on one environment, your son will work directly with one of our instructors in an effort to break down and build up the weakness of your player as well as teach them how to correct themselves when it comes to a game in real time.

If you call or email us this week to set up Individual sessions you may create your own package for a flat rate of $50 per session (regular cost $80 per session).

** must register for sessions by 4/16/16 sessions must be completed by 12/31/16 and cannot be broken into half hour sessions **

If you call please tell us you are looking to get the Northside Promotional rate, if you are signing up on our website please enter the code NORTHSIDE50

We wish your players and the Northside Cal Ripken League of Albemarle much success as you and your teams progress through this season!

The Baseball Company
1575 Avon Street Extended
Charlottesville, VA 22911

www.thebaseballco.com
info@thebaseballco.com

570-294-0043

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Opening Day Ceremony this Saturday - 3/26!

Northside Baseball Opening Day 2016
Saturday, March 26, 9 am

Players and fans are invited to kick off the season with an Opening Day Ceremony on Saturday March 26th on the Carson Raymond Field (next to Sutherland Middle School). The activities begin at 9am and should conclude by 10:30am and will involve all leagues from Beginner T-Ball to the Major League. Players can wear their team shirt and hat; no other equipment is necessary.


In order to start on time, please have your player to the field by 8:45am. They will meet their coach and team in the outfield and remain on the field until the event is concludes. Family and friends are welcome to watch from the stands and visit our concession stand before, during and after the event. Games will be played on the fields all day starting immediately after the ceremony, so you can make it a full day of baseball!


Thank you for helping us kick off this season. We are looking forward to seeing you Saturday.

Volunteers needed for the Northside Snack Shack!

Northside is a volunteer run league - we could not be successful without the help of Northside Families and Community Members!  Each Northside Family is asked to meet a minimum volunteer requirement of 2 hours.  Here is a great way to get those 2 hours in, volunteer in the Snack Shack.  For details and available dates, click here.

The Baseball Company is offering a Spring Break Camp

THE BASEBALL CO. 

SPRING BREAK CAMP

 Join The Baseball Company for our annual Spring Break Baseball Camp for ages 7-12! 

This year's camp is April 4th-8th from 9am-12pm at McIntire Park.

SIGN UP HERE

In this camp, we will be using group and individual based instruction for all skill levels and abilities within certain age restrictions. No matter if it's your first year getting to know the game or you are a seasoned veteran, our camp has something to teach you. Dividing the groups into different skill levels, mainly by age, we will first start learning perfect fundamentals before moving on to more advanced techniques within the game. We will be covering everything from proper warm-up, hitting techniques, fielding, pitching and catching.

A number of our instructors from The Baseball Company will be running this camp. They are more than qualified to work with any player, regardless of skill level or position. We understand that building a solid foundation must be accomplished before adding more advanced techniques and thought processes to attain a high level of play. 

Each day a new schedule and new drills will emerge to keep the interest level peaked to encourage a positive learning environment. At each days end we will also play controlled games on the field for the players to show off the new skills they have learned in a real time game environment with real situational game play.

Please join us at McIntire Park, and get in those extra reps to aid in your players continued success this season.

Limited spots available! 

To secure a spot for this year's Spring Break Camp:

SIGN UP HERE

Beginner Tball Coach Needed!

Attention All T-ball Parents

We are excited to start our T-ball season; however, we are still in need of one more volunteer coach to lead a Beginner T-ball team.  We would really like to hear from you if you can spend one hour per week during the evening time to lead a practice and one hour on Saturday mornings to facilitate/coach the actual game.  No prior coaching experience needed.  If you are unsure about what or how to teach the game, we can help you.  The joy and smiles you will bring to these younger ones will last a lifetime. Please email Steve Yow, T-ball Commissioner, at steve00yow@gmail.com as soon as possible, if you would like more information or would like volunteer.  Thanks for making Northside a great baseball experience!

 

Volunteers Needed for Evaluation Day - Sunday 2/28

In an effort to make this Sunday’s evaluations process easy and fast for our players, we are seeking volunteers to help organize the players as they arrive and wait for their turn on the field. 2-3 volunteers are needed for each session to ensure the process runs smoothly.
 
Please contact volunteer coordinator, Cheryl LaRosa, with your availability by 4:00 pm Saturday 2/27. Indicate your name and the session(s) you are willing to help with (ex: Major, A-K or Major 10:00-12:00). Plan to arrive approximately 15 minutes before your scheduled time and check in with Cheryl.
 
As a reminder, each family is required to volunteer at least 2 hours during the season. Why not get some or all of it done before the season even starts? If you are already planning to attend evaluations with your player, this is a great way to help out while you are at the field.
 
Thank you for supporting Northside!

Player Evaluation Day Details!

Thank you all for your patience. With the favorable forecast of sun and warm temperatures we’ve opted to hold evaluations outside this year on Carson Raymond Field, located adjacent to Sutherland Middle School.
We conduct evaluations in an effort to build balanced teams and need accurate data to accomplish this goal. This is a mandatory event for all Junior Rookie, Rookie, Minor, and Major Players! Please make every effort to attend at your designated time. If you cannot make your assigned time, please contact us so that we can be prepared to handle the change on evaluation day.
Players should show up at least 15 minutes prior to their scheduled time to warm up and lineup.
Although not mandatory, players are encouraged to wear cleats. They will also need a bat and glove and we encourage everyone to bring a water bottle.

Schedule:

Time	Division	Players
10:00 am – 11:00 am	MAJOR	Last names A-K
11:00 am – 12:00 pm	MAJOR	Last names L-Z
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm	MINOR	Last names A-K
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm	MINOR	Last names L-Z
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm	JR ROOKIE	Last names A-H
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm	JR ROOKIE	Last names I-Z
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm	ROOKIE	Last names A-L
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm	ROOKIE	Last name L-Z

Free Pitching Clinic for Spring 2016 Minors and Majors - Registration Required

Northside Baseball is pleased to partner with Nolan Shaffer of The Baseball Company to offer a pitching clinic for any interested Minor and Major Division player. The clinic is free but does require pre-registration. Please register by February 28.

Sunday, March 6
Minors 2 to 3pm
Majors 3 to 4pm
Sutherland Baseball Field

To register click on the below link...
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1drUQsiHZPLeBNVwoBSFJITwyNaGuahBIbcV9qU917Uw/viewform

For more information, email ncrlbaseball@gmail.com.
 

Player Evaluation Day Information - Sunday, February 28th

Attention Northside Families! Player evaluations for Jr Rookie, Rookie, Minor and Major divisions will be held this Sunday. Evaluations are MANDATORY for any child playing in any of these divisions. In years past, we've scheduled for outdoors and then scrambled to move inside when the weather failed us. This year, we've planned for the opposite and are still hoping for favorable weather. We have TWO plans to cover both scenarios, and will be keeping a careful eye on the weather and forecast. We hope to have a final decision by this Wednesday, February 24th. Here are the two contingencies so you can start to plan.

If the current forecast holds and we have sunny weather, with temps in the 50 degree range, we will hold evaluations out on the fields at Hollymead from 10am-3pm.

10am-1130: Majors
1130-1pm - Minors
1-2pm - Jr. Rookie
2-3pm - Rookie

If the weather forecast for 28 Feb should change, and it is too cold or wet outside, we will be holding evaluations indoors at the Sutherland Gym from 3-8pm.

3-4pm - Rookie
4-5pm - Jr. Rookie
5-630pm - Minors
630-8pm - Majors

More detailed information will be available later this week. See you Sunday!