RIVERSIDE BASEBALL FEDERATION

2016 Baseball Registration Notice WHO: Any child from ages 4 to 16 (See Below for age breakdown) who resides in the Riverside School District.

WHEN: Online Registration via our website: sports.bluesombrero.com/RBF

Starting January 18th through Feb 24, 2016 Credit Cards accepted, Payment Plan available.

2016 Baseball Registration Fees and Birth Date Range

T-Ball 9/1/2009 - 8/31/2012 (Ages 4 thru 6) $50.00 Farm League 5/1/2007 - 8/31/2009 (Ages 7 & 8) $55.00 Mustang League 5/1/2005 - 4/30/2007 (Ages 9 & 10) $60.00 Little League 5/1/2003 - 4/30/2005 (Ages 11 & 12) $65.00 Pony League 5/1/2001 - 4/30/2003 (Ages 13 & 14) $70.00 Colt League 1/1/1999 - 4/30/2001 (Ages 15 & 16) $95.00

NOTES: Above Fees do not include the mandatory Fundraiser (Discount Cards) or the Volunteer Fee.

The league in which your child will play will be determined by their age as shown above.

For players born After April 30, 2007 the new age determination date will be August 31. For players born on or before April 30, 2007 the age determination date will remain April 30 as in past years.

Fundraiser: All players are required to participate in the Discount Card fundraiser as follows: Three $10.00 discount cards for the first player in each family. Additional players in the same family: second player - 2 cards, and third, fourth, fifth, etc. player - 1 card for each player. Discount cards are paid for at the time of registration and will be mailed in February.

Volunteer Fee: RBF requires one $50.00 Volunteer Fee per family, for players in T-Ball through Pony League, which is paid for during registration. This Volunteer Fee will be reimbursed upon satisfying the family volunteer responsibilities, which will include working the snack shack twice or umpiring twice per family during the regular season (those working the snack shack can also work it during playoffs). Please allow two weeks after you have worked the second time for a refund check to be processed; it can be picked up at the Bradshaw Snack Shack.

Those electing to work the snack shack will have the opportunity to sign up at Bradshaw Park during selected practices in April or on Opening Day. A maximum of two parents will be scheduled to work at a time at Bradshaw Park and one at a time at Franklin Park. Those electing to umpire Little League or Mustang League games will be assigned two games to umpire the bases during the regular season. Please contact your child’s coach when game schedules are distributed to determine the games you are assigned to umpire. If you are not able to umpire the assigned games, you must make arrangements to have those games covered or switch with another parent.

In the event you have chosen to work the snack shack or umpire and fail to honor the commitment, your Volunteer Fee will not be reimbursed. No partial refunds will be given.

Family Discount: A family registering multiple children at the same time will be entitled to a discount. The oldest child pays the full registration fee; all following children receive a $25.00 discount off their registration fee.

Last Registration Date for T-Ball through Pony Leagues will be February 24, 2016. Any players registering after this date will be required to pay a late registration fee of $100.00 (ONE-HUNDRED DOLLARS) and are not eligible for the Family Discount. This late fee does not apply to T-Ball or Farm League players. Last registration date for Colt League is March 10th, 2016.

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NEWS ITEMS Composite Bats Ban: Please see the Little League web site for a current list of approved bats.

Age Determination Date: Little League Baseball has once again revised the age determination date for players 10 years old and younger. RBF is working in cooperation with Blackhawk and other local organizations to implement the change starting at the 8 year old level to lessen the effects of the change. Please see the reverse side for the cut off dates that we will be using. This is a change from the dates revised by Little League last year and are better for the players in the opinion of this board.

Email Address: All correspondences are sent through our on line registration software. Please be sure to update any changes to E-Mail addresses and phone numbers to receive updates and notices.

On-Line Registration: Visit the RBF web site at: sports.bluesombrero.com/RBF to register on line!

RBF Facebook Page: Visit our Facebook page for news and events: www.facebook.com/RiversideBaseballFederation.

Franklin Township Park & Concord Church Field: T-Ball and Farm League will play at these fields. Work days for field preparation including infield preparation will be scheduled prior to the start of the season.

Bradshaw Park: Mustang, Little & Pony Leagues play at these fields. Work days for field preparation will be scheduled prior to the start of the season.

Interleague Play: RBF will play a full season of baseball at the Mustang and Little League levels with Blackhawk in 2016. We will also play a few games at the Farm League level with Blackhawk.

Tournament Teams: Players chosen for the Tournament Teams will be requested to pay additional costs to help defer tournament expenses and pay for uniforms.

Parent Code of Conduct: The membership has a Parent Code of Conduct. This form is available on our web site and will be enforced from the regular season throughout the tournaments and Fall Baseball seasons.

Managers/Coaches: All managers, coaches, scorekeepers, etc. are required to have Pennsylvania Act 33 and Act 34 Clearances and fingerprint based criminal history (or waiver). Clearances cannot be over three years old. Links to the required forms are available through the RBF website or PA State Police website. RBF is not responsible for fees to obtain these clearances.

Meetings: RBF meets the first Wednesday of each month. From April through October the meetings are held at 8:30 pm in the Bradshaw Park meeting room. If inclement weather prevails, the meeting may be held at the North Sewickley Township Municipal Building. From November through March the meetings are held at 7:00 pm at the N. Sewickley Township Building.

Our organization is a non-profit, volunteer organization that needs everyone's help to be successful. Please contribute to the organization any way possible to benefit your child and the whole program.

Thank you,

RBF Board of Directors E-mail address: RBF@zoominternet.net President Derek McNeill 412-480-8949 Vice-President Mike Hess 724-622-2517 Secretary Matt Weber 724-968-9891 Treasurer Casey Reilly 724-544-2408 Baseball Commissioner Stan Giles 724-630-5320

DATES TO REMEMBER

Saturday, March 5th and Saturday, March 12th RHS/RBF Baseball Camp for 7 – 14 year olds

Thursday, April 21st Sub and Pizza Roll Fundraiser Pick Up Night!

Thursday, April 21st and Friday April 22nd Work Night Preparation for Opening Day

Saturday, April 23rd Opening Day Parade and Baseball Games

Sunday, June 5th League Picnic at Bradshaw Park

Monday, June 13th thru Saturday, June 25th League Playoffs: Mustang and Little Leagues

Thursday July 7th thru Monday July 11th RBF 10 Year-Old & 12 Year-Old Tournaments

Thursday July 14th thru Monday July 18th RBF 9 Year-Old & 11 Year -Old Tournaments

Thursday July 21st thru Monday July 25th RBF 7 & 8 Year-Old & Pony League Tournaments