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It's that time of year again -- spring is just around the corner, and so is BASEBALL!! 

2010 Registration Dates and Times:

Registration days are fast approaching.  If you didn't receive one in the mail, print off a form from the "Handouts" section, or pick one up at Reaction Sports.

  The following are registration dates and locations:

• 5pm - 8 pm Thursdays, February 4, 11, 18 and 25 @ NMBA office (bottom of the 3rd St. clubhouse)
• 10am - 1 pmTuesdays, February 9, 16, and 23 @ NMBA office (bottom of the 3rd St. clubhouse)
•  10am - 4 pm, February 20, 21, 27 and 28 @ Reaction Sports

Register before February 28, 2010 or be prepared to pay a late fee. 

Bring your friends, bring your neighbours, bring your brothers and sisters...... and get ready to play BALL!!

Umpire Clinics Announced: 

                         2010 UMPIRE CLINICS:    McGirr Elementary School

                                 Instructor:  Fabian Poulin

 

Saturdary, March 27 -- LEVEL II   9:00 am to 3:00 pm  Cost $50.00

Sunday, March 28 -- LEVEL I    9:00 am to 12:00 pm     Cost $25.00

Anyone wishing to umpire for the 2010 season, will have to attend one of the above clinics -- even if you have taken the course before.  You must update your certification every year. 

 

Umpires are always desparately needed and much appreciated!  Especially at Level 2.  

 

Level 1 (ideally for those PeeWee age) would allow individuals to umpire Mosquito and down.  Level 2 (Bantam age and older) would allow individuals to umpire one level below their own age division. 

 

Email our new umpire allocator, Diane Jones at dijones@telus.net for more information. 

 

NMBA announces BLE Spring Superclinic for Players and Coaches!

On March 19-21st, 2010, Nanaimo Minor Baseball, in conjunction with Big League Experience, will be holding a spring Superclinic for players and coaches at Dover Bay Secondary School in Nanaimo.  This is an opportunity for coaches who have not yet received their NCCP qualifications, to do so.  The initiation and regional coaching certification modules will be held during this clinic (at a cost of $50 per module, payable to Baseball BC).  This clinic is also open to any coaches that would like to 'brush up' on their coaching skills!  Instruction will be by former MLB players, scouts and highly qualified individuals.  For further information, please go to the Big League Experience website at http://www.bigleagueexperience.com/clinics/

Tentative instructors are:

Chris Pritchett  - A former big league player with the California Angels, Anaheim Angels and Philadelphia Phillies.  Chris went on to be a hitting coach in the Oakland A's organization and is presently a strength and conditioning coach with Twist Conditioning

Brandon Newell  - Scout for Milwaukee Breweres and former pitcher for the NY Mets Organization.  All PAC 10 playerwith the University of Washington

Marty Lehn  - Owner and Director of the BLE Camps and Tournaments, Marty is a Milwaukee Brewers Scout and  coached the Canadian Olympic Team at the 2004 Olypic games as well as numberous coaching assignments with Team Canada and Team B.C.

Brent Crowther - Canadian National Team pitcher and former pitcher for the Colorado Rockies

 

Details for the Nanaimo clinic are being finalized as we speak, but will be similar to the schedule for the South Surrey Opening Day Clinic on the website.  I can tell you that the Sat/Sun BLE clinic for coaches will be $100; and that the Initiation Module will be on Friday evening; with the regional modules on Saturday and Sunday.

 

The players' clinics tentative schedule will be:

                                                  Elite (15+) Player Pitcher/Catcher session Friday evening @ $50

                                                  ages 9-10 both days   @ $70 total

                                                  ages 11-13 both days @ $90 total

                                                  ages 13-15 both days @ $90 total

                                                  ages 15+ Elite Hitting session (Saturday only) @ $50

       ALL PLAYERS' WHO ATTEND THE CLINICS WILL ALSO RECEIVE A SUPERB T-SHIRT                                             (INCLUDED)

 

 

VANCOUVER ISLAND BASEBALL INSTITUTE YOUTH CAMPS ANNOUNCES 2010 SCHEDULE! 

 

The Vancouver Island Baseball Institute is still offering Baseball camps for older age players.

VIBI Youth Camp 18U @ Centennial Bldg.(Beban Park) ($250)

Fri Feb 5(230-430pm)
Sat Feb 6(1-230pm)

If there are any questions please call Jordan Blundell, General Manager and Head Coach of the VI Baseball Institute at 250-740-5218

PROFFESSIONAL PITCHING INSTRUCTION:

     Bryan Dumesnil, signed as an undrafted free agent with Los Angles Dodgers, he played for the Atlanta Braves organization (Mississippi Braves AA Southern League), and Toronto Blue Jays (New Hampshire Fisher Cats AA Eastern League), and former Nanaimo Pirate, is home for his off-season. Bryan will be instructing any interested players on proper pitching and throwing mechanics.  This in turn will develop arm strength and control. The players will be taught the mental and situational fundamentals of the game. It will increase their game awareness and ability to control not only themselves but the situation that players are faced with. Bryan will go over some tubing and small weight exercises to help maintain a healthy pitching shoulder.

      He will try to address any pitching or baseball needs for each individual player. Classes are already underway and will run until the end of February 2019. Each hour long class will cost $20 per player and will be held at Franklyn St. gym on the following evenings.     

Tues. 5-7
Wed 5-6
Thurs 5-9

To contact Bryan, please email him at dodgerdumy@hotmail.com or 250-758-4159.