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2019 Key Dates
Traveling Informational Meeting and Uniform Sizing
- January 27, 2019
- West Middle School
- Uniform and Apparel sizing 6-7pm
- Travel Information Meeting 7-8pm - mandatory for 9 yr olds, 10 yr olds and those new to travel baseball or SYBA
Tentative Tryout Dates - March 18-24
Shakopee Tournament - June 21-23 (9AAA, 10A, 10AA, 10AAA, 11A, 11AA, 11AAA, 12A, 12AA, 12AAA)
Shakopee Tournament - May 10-12 (9AA)
SYBA NEWS
SYBA reviewing summer umpire program
SYBA is in the process of reviewing its summer umpire program. This is a great summer job where you can work as much as you want.
Pay for the 2018 season was as follows:
Little League - $25 per game
Minor League _ $40 per game
Valley League - $40 per game
Sr Valley League - $40 per game
Traveling 9-12 yr olds - $48 per game
Traveling 13-15 yr olds - $53 per game
Umpires must be at least 13 yrs old and have a good knowledge of baseball rules. SYBA provides the equipment.
If you are interested in umping or know someone who may be interested, please contact Paul Briggs at paul.briggs28@gmail.com
HS Booster Events
- By SYBA 01/05/2019, 8:00am CST
Winter Training Options
- By SYBA 11/19/2018, 1:30pm CST
Spring Training Clinics
- By SYBA 11/19/2018, 12:00pm CST
Tentative Traveling Tryout Dates
- By SYBA 09/10/2018, 9:00pm CDT
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2018 Trophy Case
Do you have a question about Shakopee Baseball?
Updated for 2018 Season
Frequently Asked Questions
We have added a section with the most asked questions about Shakopee Youth Baseball - both in house and traveling.
Not Getting Emails from SYBA?
If you suspect that you are not getting blast emails sent out from SYBA (we send a lot of them this time of year), the following articles may help you:
Update Contact Email or Phone Number
If these do not appear to help, you can contact Sportsengine by emailing (support@sportngin.com) and ask to check for email suppression.
Hope that helps.
Baseball Training Options
Other baseball training information can be found at http://www.shakopeeyouthbaseball.com/page/show/28988-training
Used Baseball Equipment Swap Exchange
Thanks to everyone who participated in SYBA's baseball equipment swap exchange. Gloves, bats, spikes, helmets and pants were dropped off and picked up. We were also able to collect seven large bags of equipment that will be donated to a charity. Nothing went to waste. Thanks everyone.
Las Aguilas Beisbol Thank You
SYBA recently made a donation of used baseball equipment to Las Aguilas Beisbol, a baseball organization in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Summer Club Baseball Teams
It seems that club sports have moved into the realm of summer baseball. This is something new for our sport in Minnesota. Although SYBA is a strong proponent of multi-sport athletes, Club Baseball has provided solid fall, winter, and even spring opportunities for baseball players in Minnesota. As the board has examined several of the developing summer club teams’ schedules (up to 2-3 practices per week and up to 5 summer tournaments), it is pretty clear that a player could not play both summer club baseball and SYBA summer baseball. There would be too many conflicts with schedules, and the health of our athletes’ arms/bodies trying to do both would not be a positive situation. We want all of our families to be aware of this conflict and realize it is not possible to play both SYBA and Club Summer Baseball. If you have inadvertently registered for both, please contact your club organization or SYBA for a refund. If you have registered for both, we strongly encourage you to stay with the SYBA and reconsider your club organization. Most organizations will provide a refund if requested. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact a travel director to further discuss.
Miracle League of Minnesota
For more information about the Miracle League
Where in the world is.......
Want to know where a field is in Shakopee? Click on the link below for maps to all the baseball fields in Shakopee.
Questions about In House Baseball?
Aaron Olson
In House Director
Rod Hicks
In House Director
Questions about Traveling Baseball?
Troy Breyer
Traveling Director
Dave Johnson
Travel Director
Tom Schleper
16-18 yr old & Head Baseball Coach
Questions/Comments?
If you have any questions or would like to comment about anything SYBA related, please contact any SYBA Board Member.
Are you a great sports parent?
Causes of arm issues
Joe’s Commandments
Many years ago Manager Joe McCarthy wrote his ten baseball commandments. Young ball players - and old ones as well - had best heed the McCarthy commandments. They are pearls of wisdom.
1. Nobody ever became a ball player by walking after a ball.
2. You will never become a .300 hitter unless you take the bat off your shoulder.
3. Keep your head up and you may not have to hold it down.
4. Outfielders who throw a ball back of a runner lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.
5. When you start to slide, slide. He who changes his mind may change a good leg for a broken one.
6. Don’t alibi on the bad hops. Anybody can field the good ones.
7. Always run them out. You can never tell.
8. Don’t quit. The game is never over until the last man is out.
9. Don’t find faults with umpires. You can’t expect them to be as perfect as you.
10. A pitcher who hasn’t control, hasn’t anything.
What a Parent Says to Their Son Before His First Baseball Game
This is your first game, son. I hope you win. I hope you win, for your sake, not mine, because winning is nice. It’s a good feeling, like the whole world is yours. But it passes, this feeling. What lasts is what you’ve learned.
And what you learn is life. That’s what sports are all about. Life. The whole thing is played out in front of you. The ups and the downs. Life. The happiness. The miseries. The joys. The heartbreak.
There’s no real telling of how you’ll do. You may be a hero, or maybe you won’t. There’s just no telling. Some of what will happen depends on chance, on how the ball bounces. But you can control how you react to it. Stay positive. Persevere. Good things eventually happen to good people.
I’m not just talking about the game, son. I’m talking about life. It’s life that the game is all about.
Every game is life, and life is a game. A serious one, completely serious.
But that’s what you do with serious things. You do your best. You take what comes. You take what comes and you run with it. You work hard.
Winning is fun, sure. But winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you’ve done is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never letting anyone down, including yourself, is the point.
Play to win. Sure. But lose like a champion. It’s not the winning that counts. What counts is trying . . . try your absolute best.
Interested in supporting Shakopee Youth Baseball?
Want to get your logo and link to your website on the left hand side of this website? Check out the Shakopee Youth Baseball Sponsorship Program. Shakopee Youth Baseball Association is a non-profit organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)