A: The acronym stands for Bonita Valley Girls Amateur Softball Association. It is the name of our league. We are a non-profit organization. Our purpose is to provide an organized, recreational and advanced softball program for the children of our community that is an enjoyable and memorable time of their lives. It is our intent to ensure that they develop the skills of the game, good sportsmanship, and qualities of citizenship and leadership through the game of softball.  

A: The age divisions are based on the girls birthday on Jan 1st of the current seasons calendar year.
T-Ball (6U): 4-6
Rookie (8U): 7-8
Mini-Minor (10U): 9-10
Minor (12U): 11-12
Major (14U): 13-14

A: We have to collect original signed medical waiver forms (required by medical staff), verify birth certificates, and retain a copy of the completed registration forms. It is also an opportunity for those members that desire to become league volunteers, such as managers, coaches, etc., to turn in their required paperwork. And finally, for those that did not pay when registering on-line, it is a final check point to ensure all player registration and city Maintenance Fees have been collected.  

A: No they aren't. Only Mini-Minor, Minor and Major divisions keep an official score. We feel that one of the things that has made Bonita Valley Girls ASA such a premier league in Southern California is that, during the recreation season, our coaches stress the learning of fundamental softball skills and team unity for all divisions. This is especially true for the eight years old and under girls in the T-Ball and Rookie divisions where we don't keep an official score of the game to further support these concepts.  

A: All registered players are selected by the team managers through a "blind draft". It starts with the team Manager selecting up to two "league property" players, usually their daughter and their coach's daughter. All managers and coaches daughters are considered league property and are excepted from the draft. The blind draft has all player registration forms, in four piles: P1 pitchers, all other pitchers, catchers, and position players, all upside down. Each manager selects from the P1 pitcher pile and then the P2 pile, catcher pile and then on to the position pile until the rosters are full.  

A: The Managers and Coaches within a particular division that brought in a sponsor select first from the colors available from the uniform manufacturer. After that, the teams are picked at random to select a color.  

A: Each team makes up their own names. The name is checked to be unique against the team names that have already been chosen within that division. Marginal and possibly offensive names are rejected.  

A: Team pictures are usually taken a couple of weeks after the season starts. They arrive several weeks after that. The player will receive a 'League Package' that is paid for from the registration funds. In addition, parents of the player will have the opportunity to purchase any possible package or combination offered by the photographers. A make-up day will also be scheduled and is another reason picture day is so early in the season.  

A: Elections are held at the end of the Recreational Season, usually at the closing ceremonies. Prior to that you should request, to the current Secretary, to be placed on the ballot. You need to identify the position you would like to run for and provide your contact information. The Board Member positions are held for one year, from September through August.  

A: Coaches and Board Members, and all others people involved to operate and maintain our league, are volunteers and so, are not paid anything. We are interested parents and families of the community simply working together to provide an opportunity for our children.  

A: At the end of the recreational season (May), tryouts for All-Stars are held. Every girl wanting to be on an All-Star team is required to tryout regardless of their previous All-Star status. During the tryouts the girls must perform each skill (Batting, throwing, catching, running, etc...). In addition, Pitchers and Catchers must perform in their skill areas for evaluation to make one of the teams.  

A: Yes. All-Stars requires a separate registration fee. The amount varies and is used for All-Star uniforms, equipment, travel, etc. It is also used for the fees required to enroll the team into the various tournaments. To help offset these expenses the league contributes a great deal and the girls will participate in any number of fundraisers. There are also additional expenses each player/family is responsible for individually. These are mainly food, lodging and transportation of accompanied family members as the players are covered already. All-Star season participation requires a great deal more time, money and commitment than the recreational season. Depending on how well the team performs traveling greater distances to the State and National tournaments will also be required.  

A: We have sponsors of all types. Some are businesses, most are actually family and community individuals that understand the need and want to help. There are sponsors for the Recreation Season and the All-Star season separately. We also offer different levels of sponsorship starting at $250.00. Contact the Sponsor Coordinator for more details.  

A: Captions that are submitted with photos for the web site must be approved prior to being posted. If you see one that you would like removed, contact the webmasters with your issue and we will address it. If there is a picture of you or a family member you want removed, a simple request will have it taken down immediately.  

A: Photo contributions are encouraged and welcomed. Submit the pictures in an electronic form to the webmasters. Please add where it was taken such as the date and which teams were playing. We will also accept pictures from any league event like fund raisers.  

A: The Snack Bar schedule is created and maintained by the Snack Bar Coordinators and put out to the team and parents through the Team Mom's. A copy of this schedule is posted on the Team Moms and Downloads web pages.  

A: It is always our intent to play every scheduled game of the season. After all, that's why the girls are here. When a game is cancelled for whatever reason, such as with a rain out, as many games as possible will be rescheduled at a later date. This will, however, depend on field availability (there are already games being played almost every day) and the amount of time left before the end of the season. Check with your Team Manager or Division Coordinator for more information as the situation develops.  

A: Posting of the game results is a priority at BVGASA. Sometimes however, there may be a delay caused by any number of reasons from someone forgetting to send it in to technical issues with the web site. If you know an official score and it is not posted within a reasonable time or is posted wrong, simply email the teams involved and the scores to scores@bvgasa.org and we will correct the issue.