This
year Westfield Baseball will begin our first year of the Buddy Ball program.
THE
PROGRAM
Practices and games will be held Saturdays between 5 – 7 pm (games will be approximately 1 hour, full schedule to be published once final registration is completed)
The season will run for 8 – 10 weeks. There will be no games on May 11th (Mother’s Day week-end) or on May 25th (Memorial Day week-end). Games will be held in Westfield on Gumpert field 3*.
This year the Buddy Ball team will lead the Westfield Baseball Parade on April 5th
ABOUT BUDDY BALL
The Bambino Buddy Ball Division was established by Base Ruth Baseball as a program for children with special needs. It provides children with the opportunity to enjoy and participate in sports, particularly the social structure and fun of playing baseball. Today, more than 30,000 players participate in a Buddy Ball type league nationwide. The most fundamental goal of Buddy Ball is to give everyone a chance to play.
Buddy Ball enables children to participate in a structured athletic program regardless of disability. Buddy Ball features “buddies” who help by assisting the players when needed.
ELIGIBILITY
Buddy Ball enables children to participate in a structured athletic program regardless of disability. Children with special needs residing in Westfield, NJ from the ages of 5-20 are eligible to participate.
ITEMS NEEDED TO REGISTER
You will need the following items to register your child:
- Completed Registration Form
- Copy of player’s birth certificate (if you have registered with the Westfield Baseball League previously, you do not need to provide another copy of the birth certificate)
- Check for the $25 player registration fee made out to Westfield Baseball Club. The registration fee covers the purchase of baseball shirts, cap, and trophy at the end of the season.
Westfield Baseball Club also seeks Managers, Coaches, other
volunteers, and sponsors who may be interested in assisting the League in
staging the Buddy Ball Division. Peers and siblings who would like to volunteer to be buddies can sign up online.
Full details about the Westfield baseball league are in the 2013 Buddy Ball Division Information Guide which will be available at the Westfield Baseball website. Please read and keep a copy of the Information Guide.
Full details about the Westfield baseball league are in the 2013 Buddy Ball Division Information Guide which will be available at the Westfield Baseball website. Please read and keep a copy of the Information Guide.
If you have any questions,
please send an e-mail to novapoint816@gmail.com
* Directions to Gumpert Field: Make the second left onto North Chestnut. Take North Chestnut until the end (pass the Westfield Tennis Club). Make a left and a VERY quick right onto South Chestnut. Stay right at the fork. You will hit the baseball fields approx. 1/2 mile after the fork.
* Directions to Gumpert Field: Make the second left onto North Chestnut. Take North Chestnut until the end (pass the Westfield Tennis Club). Make a left and a VERY quick right onto South Chestnut. Stay right at the fork. You will hit the baseball fields approx. 1/2 mile after the fork.
