Yes, returning players AND new players to our league will ALL register online. Registration announcements will be made at our schools, in the community and on this web site. Our online registration vendor is called Dicks Sports Team HQ and you can access registration from our web site once registration is open.

 

We play from the start of May until the end of June. Practices will be either Monday or Tuesday and either at 5-6 or 6-7. We let the coaches pick their day and time (this happens once teams are formed in April). Games will be on either Wednesdays or Thursdays depending on the week. Games are from 6-7:15.

Sandwich T-Ball Association is ready and willing to help any family in financial need. No child will be denied entry to our league due to financial hardship. Please send an email to our league President, and he will contact you to arrange financial assistance. Any communication with the league President on this subject will be in the strictest of confidence.

 

Due to our Balanced Team philosophy, we are not able to honor special requests.

 

All uniforms are provided by STBA. This includes a hat, shirt, pants, and socks. Each player needs to have their own glove and should have gym shoes. Cleats are not required but if you wish to purchase them they should be rubber cleats and not metal. Bats are provided by STBA. Batting helmets must be worn by all players in the T-Ball and Super T-Ball Division, the STBA does NOT provide helmets due to sanitary reasons.

 

We want to offer a clear explanation as to why our association has chosen to implement the fee.

Each season our program services around 160 kids across 16 teams and our volunteer board currently consists of 5 people, as we have open board spots. To maintain the program and keep it running like it has for the past 35 years, we need parents to volunteer a few hours each season in the different roles we have available. In recent years we have noticed that parental involvement has been on the decline even though the program still needs the support of the parents to be successful. By having the REFUNDABLE fee in place, parents now have a vested interest in helping to support the association through volunteering. If we do collect the fee at the end of the season, those funds are then used to offset the cost of the lost volunteer hours. We ultimately want to refund each volunteer fee at the end of the season because for us to pay for outside help will cost double that of the volunteer fee. We understand that all of our lives have become busier over the years and the Sandwich T-Ball Board is more than willing to be creative with volunteer opportunities. All we need is for you to reach out to us.

 

Every year we arrange for team pictures taken at our fields. (If the weather is good, we take them at the main field; in case of rain, we go inside Prairie View Elementary School). The coach or team parent will distribute forms to families prior to the event. It is important to be on time for pictures so players aren’t excluded.

 

Yes. The STBA counts on businesses to support the league through sponsorship of teams and signs, which hang at the park. We ask that all families consider sponsorship. If you run a business or know someone who does, please ask them if they are interested in sponsoring. Families also can buy a sign with a special message on it. For information on costs, please contact STBA Board Fundraising Chair Don Scroeder @ [email protected]