Northfield Youth Baseball Association

In-House Opening Day Details

In-House practices and games take place at Sechler Park in Northfield. See the In-House Main Page for a map.

Upon arrival on Opening Day, check-in at the table on the north side of the concession stand near the parking lot.

Opening Day for Rookies/Futures is Monday, May 6th
Opening Day for T-Ball is Tuesday, May 7th
Your DIBS check is due upon Check-In ($300 per family--will be torn up at the end of the season when you've completed your 5 DIBS hours per family)

** EVEN COACHES MUST TURN IN A DIBS CHECK! This helps ensure that our coaches remain coaching for the full season--thank you!**

Jerseys and hats are in production and may not be available on Opening Day. Feel free to wear any Raider shirt or baseball cap you may have, or just show up in whatever works for you!

Equipment

ALL In-House players should bring their own glove, tennis shoes or molded cleats (no metal cleats), and water bottle. Cleats are NOT required, but are helpful--especially at the Rookies level.
Players may choose to bring their own bat and batting helmet, however there are team bats and helmets provided.
Baseball pants are also not required, but helpful--especially when kids are sliding.

*If you have equipment questions, you can find more information and specifications on the NYBA website under the "In-House League Info" page.*

Weather

In the event of inclement weather, you will receive communication via email the NYBA for any game or practice cancellations.

DIBS Opportunity!

DIBS Opportunity! Sign-up under the Concessions tab in DIBS.

5 slots are available on Saturday, May 4th from 9am to 12noon to assist with the City of Northfield Sandlot Service project.

The goal is to make the field more playable for anyone looking to play ball, some of which include our NYBA 10U and 11U Traveling teams.

To best assist with this job you'll want to wear some sturdy clothing, shoes, and work-gloves that will likely return home dirty. Ability to lift approximately 40 pounds is a plus (but not required).

We will meet at the Roosevelt ballfield at 9:00am on May 4th, go over a few brief instructions, then proceed with the job through completion.

Please bring any garden/lawn tools, rakes, edgers, and other equipment you believe would be helpful for improving this ballfield.

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2024 DIBS REQUIREMENTS last updated in 2022

The NYBA will be collecting checks for the DIBs volunteer program, requiring a commitment of 5 hours per HOUSEHOLD.

Families are required to provide a check for $300 prior to participating in tryouts/evaluations for Travel or prior to the start of the season for Community Rec League and all younger leagues. These checks will be held during the season.

If at the end of the 2024 season the household has completed the required volunteer hours, their check will be destroyed. However, if a household’s volunteer requirement has not been met by the end of the 2024 NYBA season, their check will be deposited into the NYBA account. Please note, if a deposited check does not have sufficient funds when it is deposited, a return fee will be invoiced to the member and/or applied to future registrations.

Volunteering is essential to any youth organization and we strongly encourage you to be involved in helping to make the season a successful one for our kids. However, if you think your family will not be able to fulfill the DIBs requirement we are now offering a buyout option. To participate in the buyout option, families must submit a check for $200. Buyout checks are also due at tryouts/evaluations or prior to the season and will be deposited at the time of receipt.

Families of rostered coaches, board members and travel team managers will be exempt from the required hours associated with DIBs.

We will be posting DIBs hours on our website under the DIBs tab as they become available. To claim tasks, you must be signed in to the same Sportsengine account as your baseball registration.