FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT EQUIPMENT MUST BE PROVIDED BY THE PARENTS/GUARDIANS?
Each division has different requirements on what is provided by Bow Ridge, and what is required by parents/guardians for equipment. 

Blastball - Players will receive a t-shirt and Bow Ridge Baseball cap.  As special bats and soft balls will be used, no special equipment is required, however, the wearing of baseball gloves, helmets, and athletic supporter is optional. Only Blast bats provided by the league may be used. No personal bats will be permitted.

Coach Pitch - Players receive a team t-shirt and Bow Ridge baseball cap. Players are required to have their own batting helmet and glove. An athletic supporter is recommended but not mandatory. Cleats are not recommended for this age group.

Machine Pitch - Players will receive a full uniform consisting of pants, belt, jersey and Bow Ridge baseball cap. Jerseys and belts MUST be returned end of season. Players are required to have their own batting helmet and glove. An athletic supporter is mandatory.

Minors - Players will receive a full uniform consisting of pants, belt, jersey, and Bow Ridge baseball cap. Jerseys and belts MUST be returned end of season. Players are required to have their own batting helmet, athletic supporter, and glove. Rubber cleats are optional.

Majors/National - Players will receive a full uniform consisting of pants, belt, jersey, and Bow Ridge baseball cap. Jerseys and belts MUST be returned end of season. Players are required to have their own batting helmet, athletic supporter, and glove. Rubber cleats are mandatory.​​​​​​​

Junior/Senior - Players will receive a full uniform consisting of pants, belt, jersey and Bow Ridge baseball cap. Jerseys and belts MUST be returned end of season. Players are required to have their own batting helmet, athletic supporter, and glove. Metal or rubber cleats may be used.

WHAT TYPE OF BAT CAN I USE?
All bats MUST either be wood or display the USA baseball sticker and only these bats shall be used during practices or games. Bats displaying the USSA stickers are not legal within Little League and shall not be used.

   Coach Pitch / Machine Pitch - Tee Ball bats or USA baseball marking

   Minor and Major - all bats must have a USA baseball marking and are 2 5/8" barrel maximum. 

   Junior  - USA Baseball marking or BBCOR marking 2 5/8" barrel maximum

   Senior  - All Bats must be BBCOR drop 3

Find more information HERE

Find list of approved bats HERE​​​​

WHAT SIZE SHIRT AND PANTS?
Best efforts will be made to get as close to your child's requested size as possible, however, as we only have a certain number of each size of jersey's, your selected size is not guaranteed.

Practice shirt size - Size Chart
Pant size ​​​​​​​- Size Chart

CAN I PLAY WITH A FRIEND?
To ensure equal distribution and fairness, coaches and players are placed on teams based on experience and/or evaluation scores.  Therefore Bow Ridge does not consider any requests to play with a particular player or coach. See PARENT INFO tab for more details.

WHAT IS THE REFUND POLICY?​​​​​​​
Participants terminating their registration will receive a refund of:

- 75% prior to the close of registration (March 1st)
- 0% after the close of registration (March 1st)

Exceptions may be made based on injury; a doctors note my be requested

I REGISTERED IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING YET - WHAT IS HAPPENING?
Once the registration information is collected and entered into the database, reports for each division are prepared for the various division coordinators. Player evaluations then take place in early March for Minors and upward. The number of teams is then determined and managers and/or coaches are assigned to each team, then players are assigned or drafted to the teams. There is a coach meeting with the division coordinator to review rules, events, etc. The managers and coaches for each team receive the team roster and are then in a position to start contacting parents. Practices can then commence. If you have any questions about this process, please contact the applicable division coordinator.

I CONTACTED MY DIVISION COORDINATOR BUT STILL HAVEN'T HEARD BACK - WHAT SHOULD I DO?
First step is to be patient. There is alot of work that goes on to put kids out on the field and everyone working on it are volunteers. Communication will come out when it is ready.
Second, you may have intentionally or inadvertently unsubscribed from Bow Ridge Little League emails. Email is our primary form of communication. If you unsubscribe from all Bow Ridge emails you will miss important emails regarding team selection, picture day, events, registration etc. If you are unsure if you have unsubscribed to emails please contact our Web Administrator or VP Admin.

WHAT ARE EVALUATIONS?
All Minors division and up MUST attend an evaluation. All 11/12 year olds that want to be considered for a Majors team MUST attend evaluations (no exceptions). Evaluation sessions provide the opportunity for managers/coaches to assess the ability of players. This process assists the league in placing players appropriate to their skill level. There are a number of stations (pitching, fielding, hitting) through which the players rotate; they are observed and assessed according to specific criteria. Players are required to evaluate during the appropriate time slot for their age group for one of the dates. If you are unable to attend either of the dates, please contact the appropriate coordinator. See PARENT INFO - EVALUATIONS for more details and dates of the current year evaluations. 

IS MY CHILD ABLE TO PLAY IN A DIVISION OUTSIDE THEIR AGE GROUP?
2nd year Machine Pitch and 2nd year Minors players are able to evaluate for the next higher age group. To understand the full policy, criteria and process, please refer to PARENT INFO - POLICIES.

WHAT IS ALL STARS?
See WHAT DO WE OFFER - SUMMER BALL/ALL STARS tab for more details. 

I HEAR THERE ARE DRAFTS FOR SOME DIVISIONS - HOW DO THEY WORK?
Our Major division is the only division that has a draft where assigned coaches can select their teams based on evaluation rankings and criteria. A second evaluation date for Majors could be assigned. Drafts are operated by rules set forth by Little League. For all other divisions, the team selection committee assigns players to each team making teams as equal in skills as possible.

CONCERS WITH MY CHILDS COACH - WHAT SHOULD I DO?
Please discuss your concerns with the coaches away from the field of play. If you feel your concerns have not been addressed, then please contact the division coordinator, Who will assess the situation and seek support from the board if needed.