Bettendorf-Pleasant Valley Youth Baseball Tryouts Coming Up
Tryouts/evaluations for Bettendorf-Pleasant Valley Youth Baseball are Monday, April 4 and Wednesday, April 6.
So, if you have yet to register, make sure your son or daughter is signed up in time to play baseball this spring and summer!
The registration link is: https://active.leagueone.
Please note: The tryouts/evaluations are only for the Majors (grades 6-7) and Minors (grades 4-5) divisions.
However, teams will be forming soon in the other divisions — Coach Pitch (grades K-3), Rookie/Kid Pitch (grades 2-3) and Juniors (grades 8-9). And once that happens, roster spots become scarce.
The exception is the Seniors Division (high school ages & up) — which starts a month later and plays later into the summer than the other youth divisions.
The BPV is a 501(3)c charity with a three-pronged community mission. Besides providing community-based baseball regardless of financial need, the BPV also helps provide improvements to baseball facilities around the city (including lights, scoreboards and batting cages) and also annually awards college scholarships to our best high school-graduating participants.
For more details about BPV and the 2022 baseball season, please visit: TeamPages: Bettendorf/Pleasant Valley Youth Baseball – BPV 2022 spring/summer registration open!
TRYOUTS/EVALUATIONS DETAILS
The tryouts/evaluations for the Majors & Minors divisions are Monday, April 4 and Wednesday, April 6 indoors at the TBK Bank Sports Complex in Bettendorf to avoid any problems with the weather.
The sessions are 6:30-8:30 p.m. either night, with participants only needing to attend one of those nights.
If unable to attend either night, players will still end up on a team.
Players are asked to bring their glove, favorite bat and dress for a baseball practice (example: baseball hat, t-shirt and baseball pants or sweatpants). There will be a number of skill stations, including hitting, pitching, fielding and running.
All players registered are placed on a team! The tryouts/evaluations simply are used by coaches to measure a player’s current skill level. Coaches draft their team’s for the season, with the entire process helping to strike a competitive balance to make everyone better.
No extra sign-up is necessary for tryouts/evaluations. If you are registered for Majors or Minors, just report on one of those days.
Check-in will open at 6:15 p.m. on both days. Please check-in at tryouts/evaluations by 6:30 p.m. if possible. Participants showing up late can still be added to one of the rotating tryout groups, but from an organizational standpoint — and to avoid the risk of your player missing a drill — it is easier if all the players are there at the start before breaking them into the groups.
The Majors (grades 6-7) and Minors (grades 4-5) are the only divisions where a tryout is planned.
Coach Pitch (grades K-3) and Rookie/Kid Pitch (grades 2-3) divisions form teams by school and special requests.
Juniors teams (grades 8-9) form during a coaches meeting. Seniors teams (grades 9-up) begin forming during a player meeting in mid-to-late April (TBA).
For those planning to serve as volunteer coaches in any division, please contact the appropriate division director:
— Coach Pitch (Grades K-3): Bob Jurkowski (rjurkows03@gmail.com or 563-940-3935)
— Intro to Kid Pitch (2nd/3rd Grade): Ron Johns (johnsronald2020@gmail.com or 251-533-1858)
— Minors (Grades 4-5): Matt Wood (mcw1205@aol.com or 563-340-5917)
— Majors (Grades 6-7): Matt Wood (mcw1205@aol.com or 563-340-5917)
— Juniors (Grades 8-9): Steve Tappa (tappasteve@gmail.com or 563-676-8111)
— Seniors (Ages 15-20): Steve Tappa (tappasteve@gmail.com or 563-676-8111)
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