Age Requirements

U15 Baseball is for players born in 2007 and 2008.

General Info

This division is tiered with both A and AA teams playing an interlocked season with the other Greater Victoria Baseball Association parks leading to the City Championships. Both tiers interlock with up-island teams as well.

Base paths are 80′ and metal cleats are allowed.

We anticipate having 2 teams, One single A and the other AA. The season will start at the beginning of April and run to the end of June, with play-offs starting mid-June. You can expect your team to be on the field 3x per week; two practices and one game.

Games will be played not only at Layrtiz Park but other fields in the Greater Victoria area, including Lambrick Park, Triangle, Peninsula and Carnarvon. As a result, game slots and frequency will not be consistent on a weekly basis. Coaches will select game slots at a pre-season scheduling meeting and will inform families once the teams have been selected. Assessment dates will be emailed out.

U15 AA Team and Fees

We will have assessments. This Provencial team plays in a full season league running from April until early August depending on their provincial standings.  with weekend tournaments on and off the Island.  This team is for the competative minded player who doesn’t mind competative training and games 3 to 5 times per week. This is a Provencial team and will travel to mainlnd approx 4-5 times over the season. 

Fees

If your player is selected to play on the AA team, a new registration fee will be generated and sent to you by email from our online store for registration of your player on the AA team. These fees cover additional costs incurred for a full season for field usage, umpires and premium uniforms. 

Field Prep

Near the start of the season we will have our annual preseason field preparation day. The more hands available to help, the more efficiently the work gets done.

Coaching

This league is run entirely by volunteers, coaches included! It is our goal to have a minimum of 2 coaches per team with 2 parent helpers (to help out at practices and games) and 1 business manager for the team (to send email reminders to the team families on behalf of the coaches) for each team at this level.

Each team will ultimately determine how they would like to structure their coaching staff, but the following is a rough guideline of what is entailed with each role:

Head Coach/Manager (1)

• Must submit a Criminal Record Check prior to season start (done annually). Follow this link to learn more.
• Should complete an online NCCP level 1 coaching certification (cost to be reimbursed by the Association.) Follow this link to learn more.
• Attend every practice and game, as well as the preseason coaches meeting.
• Organize practices and drills.
• Determine team lineups for games
• Have a thorough understanding of the divisional rules. Follow this link for more resources.
• Liaise with umpires.
• Send team communications.

Assistant Coach (1)

• Must submit a criminal record check prior to season start (done annually). Follow this link to learn more.
• Should complete an online NCCP level 1 coaching certification (cost to be reimbursed by the Association.) Follow this link to learn more.
• Attend every practice and game.
• Assist with practices and drills.
• Run warm-ups.
• Base coaching and/or running the pitching machine.

Team Business Manager (1)

• Organize team volunteers for field prep and scorekeeping.
• Liaise with Head Coach/Manager for team communication.
• Collect player availability for practices and games.

Parent Helpers (2)

• This is not an official coaching role, and does not require a criminal record check, and you will not get the glory of wearing a coaches shirt… but you will be greatly appreciated by parents, coaches and kids.
• Involves bringing your glove and helping out at all practices and games.

Parent Involvement!

• All families are required to assist with team duties. These duties consist of scorekeeping, field prep at ALL SIX regular season home games, and concession duties. *Dont worry, we will provide training opportunities for these duties, so no advanced experience is required.