Now it’s REALLY time to enroll in summer camp!
Please go to pier40.org to enroll by the week in the camps of your choice.
We hope to see you soon,
Tobi, Francisco, Renae, and the Pier40Baseball team.

Pier Park & Playground Association | Pier 40 | New York, NY 10014

You may have heard of discussions about possible redevelopment of Pier 40. Will it include residential development, a soccer stadium, or something else. We think the most important thing is that it make our park a better place to play and our community a better place to live.

But the park is in a financial crisis. Without a change of course, the fields we love may be lost. On May 31st, the Hudson River Park Trust will present ideas for changing the Hudson River Park Act. We hope you will attend. We’ll send another email with more information soon. The meeting will be on Thursday, May 31st, at 7 PM, at St. Paul’s Chapel, 209 Broadway, between Fulton and Vestry Streets. Public Meeting Notice 5-31-12

Pier 40 Redevelopment in the news:
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120506/REAL_ESTATE/305069980

http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/05/11/are-officials-using-scare-tactics-to-get-pier-40-developed-petitioners-now-support-squashed-les-chains-and-more/

Please contact Tobi Bergman with any questions.
917-440-5449.

General Information regarding registration, sponsorship and other player info: gvll.contact@gmail.com

Board related inquiries: gvllboard@gmail.com (this address remains the same)

http://nyti.ms/IMxs2P

• Please arrive 15 minutes before your team’s scheduled time.
• Please set aside 45 minutes to 1 hour to take your team and individual photos
• Players must be in uniform with baseball caps and tucked in shirts
• Please bring your order forms (there will be additional forms there) and check/cash made out of GVLL on Picture Day.  Please note that we cannot take credit cards as payment for orders.
• It’s very important that all players come to your team photo session even if you are not ordering individual photos.  We give team photos to our sponsors to thank them for supporting GVLL and team photos go a long way towards building team spirit.

We are looking forward to seeing everybody on the 22nd!

Susan Crowson, GVLL Picture Day Coordinator

If you sign up before April 15th the fee for each week is just $250, a big savings over the regular fee of $375.  After April 15th, the fee will go up. 

We’re doing this to encourage families to get involved in something new and to develop this exciting and important new program at Pier 40.  Many boys think about baseball all winter long.  Many have been to our camps before or have friends who come each year.   When we announce our popular baseball camps, they start filling up right away.  But we know that most girls have not been spending March dreaming of the clutch hit and diving catches and sliding in to home for the winning run.  It can be hard to decide to do something new.

We need you to help get our girls softball program started, so sign up now and save!  What if you change your mind?  This year, all Girls Softball enrollment fees are fully refundable until the day camp begins.

Our girls softball camps are similar to our baseball camps, but with a separate group of coaches who are former and current college players.  The camps are all about learning the skills by having a great time playing the game.  We do spend some time teaching fundamentals, but we will play at least two high energy games each day.  Coaches will do a lot of the pitching, so each player will get challenging pitches to hit, but will also be assured of putting the ball into play frequently, with almost no strike outs and walks.  That means lots of base running and lots of chances for making plays in the field; lots of fun and excitement in the dug-out and on the field; and lots of learning all aspects of the game.  It means no one sits and watches and everyone is important to the team and gets to play the game in a friendly and competitive way.

Drop off at camp is between 8:30 and 9:00.  Pick-up is between 3:30 and 5:00.  Lunch, snack, and beverages are included.  Each girl gets a camp tee shirt and visor.

Please forward this email to your friends, neighbors, and teammates.

For more information, please contact our head softball coach Renae Beauchman at 818-631-1726 or renaebeauchman@gmail.com

For boys, and for all children 6 and 7 years old, please sign up for Pier 40 Baseball camps here.

Dear GVLL Friends and Families,

Baseball is upon us once again and with it comes the anticipation of another great season ahead with the Greenwich Village Little League!

GVLL – 2012 Opening Day Celebration

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Pier 40 (at the Westside Highway)

1:00pm – 4:00pm

1:00pm Teams and Parents assemble at Pier 40

1:30pm Parade Begins

2:00pm Festival Activities

3:00pm Giants vs. Pirates (NE Corner)

GVLL Family Day at Richmond County Bank Ballpark

Monday, June 23, 2012

Staten Island Yankees vs. Hudson Valley Renegades

RBC Park: 75 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301

Game time 7:00pm

Along with the traditional Parade of Teams, Official MLB Mascot Visitors, and Elected Dignitaries the 2012 Opening Day Celebration will include a “Best Team Banner” competition as well as festival events related to baseball, and a GVLL Majors National Division game between our own Giants and Pirates.  We will also be honoring our 2011 Little League World Series Tournament teams and their great accomplishments last summer.For more information please visit: www.gvllnyc.com

Managers and parents are reminded about making a team banner for Opening Day (please keep banners smaller than 4’ X 8’). We will have a ‘Best Team Banner’ award announced during the ceremony for each division with winning teams receiving 15 tickets to the GVLL Family Day with the Staten Island Yankees on June 23rd.

Teams and parents are expected to arrive by 1:00pm at Pier 40 for lineup and assembly with the parade scheduled to begin at 1:30. After the ceremony ends, shortly after 2:00pm, families are encourage to pick nick at the Pier and participate in a festival of activities including softball, wiffle ball and throwing for accuracy. We will also be selling hot dogs and cracker jacks as well as other concessions. Finally, at 3:00pm everyone is invited to stay and watch a Majors National Division game between the Giants and Pirates.

Looking forward to a great season filled with a lot of family fun.

Play Ball!

John Paul Murray and John C. Carr

Co-Chairs – GVLL 2012 Opening Day

Private School Spring Break Camp STARTS MONDAY, March 19.  It’s not to late to join the baseball fun and learning this week.  8:30 to 5:00 every day.  Sign up is by the day. 

There are still a few places available for Monday After School Baseball.  Depending on your school, transportation may also be available.  Starts tomorrow!

Softball Clinics for Girls Led by Division 1 College Stars.  These two-hour Sunday clinics will help you help your team win more games!  pier40softball!

Spring Baseball & Softball Day Camps – April 9 – 13.  Sign up by the day for up to five days of baseball fun and learning.  Our softball coaches will lead a separate group of girls focusing on the special skills of the softball game.  pier40.org

This year all our summer camps will include separate softball divisions led by our softball coaches.  June – August.  Enroll by the week.

Renae Beauchman, catcher and outfielder for four years at Long Island University,  has joined our staff to lead this initiative.  Please contact her if you would like to help in any way: to spread the word about upcoming programs, or even just to offer ideas or encouragement.  Her email is renaebeauchman@gmail.com and her cell is (818) 631-1726.

Upcoming Softball Clinics:

On Sunday, March 18th, and Sunday, March 25th, we will offer two-hour clinics for girls, led by Renae and Keli Leong, a former shortstop at Columbia, with some top Division 1 college active players joining the coaching staff.   At FOCUS ON OFFENSE clinics we will teach scoring strategies specific to softball including hitting, bunting, and base running. At FOCUS ON PITCHING & CATCHING, girls can choose either pitching or the catching position. Pitchers will cover  both windmill mechanics and pitcher-specific defensive skills. Catchers will focus on mechanics and position responsibilities.   Please go to pier40.org to learn more and enroll in these clinics.

Softball Summer Camps

Very soon, we will announce a full summer of week-long softball camps for girls, ages 8-13.

Please remember to help spread the word to friends and neighbors, and let Renae know if you would like a pdf to distribute or a flyer to post.

Major League and below:

• Barrel diameter of 2 1/4 inches or less
• No composite barrel bats are allowed, composite handle is ok
•  Click here for the list of bats approved by GVLL.

Upper Divisions (both Juniors and Seniors):

• 2 5/8 inch barrel only
• Only wooden bats are allowed, no metal alloy or composite of any type.

Girls Softball

• All youth softball bats approved by LLoA are approved for GVLL play.

GVLL has partnered with Models to establish a GVLL Friends and Family 15% store-wide discount for in store purchases made between March 2 and March 30 (with coupon). Additionally, Modells will donate 5% of the purchase price to GVLL. Click here  for more information and to download the coupon.