Belmont Redwood Shores Youth Girls Softball Association: Welcome

Team Sponsors - Our goal is a sponsor for every team.  We have players for 23 teams with 12 signed sponsors.  Sponsors need to be submitted by Saturday, Jan. 28th to make the uniform order deadline.  Thank you to our committed sponsors;  TopDown Consulting, Vita Benefits Group, Woodcraft of San Carlos, Godfathers Burger Lounge, Mad Dawg Fitness, Richards Dry Cleaners, State Farm Steve Fiorentino Agency, Julie Mifsud Interior Design, Mistral Restaurant, Goetz Bros. Sporting Goods, California Sports and Cyclery and Village Host Pizza & Grill.     

Notre Dame Players Clinic - Sunday, Jan. 29, 10:00-12:00 -  Get a jump on the season with quality skills training by Nortre Dame University's Softball Team.  Focused instruction for catchers, hitting and defense. $20 per player for the session to be collected on location.  NDNU T-Shirt (sizes permitting) to the first 50 players who register on-line.  

Remember, ACE certification is required for any adult (coach, asst. coach, manager) who will be in the dugout for games.  As part of the certification process, a background check will be conducted.  

Facility Updates for 2012 – Enclosed Dugouts for McDougal Field #2 and Secure Storage at the Belmont Sports Complex

Acknowledgements for all the volunteers and supporters who helped take another step forward with the McDougal Park softball facilities. Thanks to:

• Pete Mason – President in 1991 who brought the league from Bobbysox to ASA and drew a vision for McDougal park that we now move closer towards.
• Joe Reyes – President 2009-2011 who started the project ball rolling with Belmont Parks and Rec.
• Dave Iman  of Iman Construction – for taking the technical lead on the project to lay the foundation and doing the work he normally reserves for his crews which is too numerous to mention here.  This project does not happen without Dave.
• Bob Wharfield – for his artistry with cement and working through the 49’s payoff game 1 with Dave Iman and Ron Gomez to see the cement pour through to the brushed end.
• Volunteers - Greg Snelling, Mike Shipley, John Bouchard, Ron Gomez, Chuck Velschow, Ismo Karhiaho, Joe Phipps, Rob Sylber, John and Yi Yi Uozumi, Bal Kay, Eloy Sauceda, Steve Rianda and Mark “Big Daddy” Ewing for answering the call on “ditch digging” day 1.
• Daniel Ourtiague – Belmont Parks and Rec for getting behind the Dugout project from the beginning, supporting our need for secure storage at the complex and contributing the dugout fence work.
• Belmont Parks and Rec Crew – for the back hoe and labor to situate the Complex Storage Container.
• Marty at All Fence, Inc. – for “the plan” and going above and beyond on the little things to make the finished product shine.
• Harbor Ready Mix and K&L Concrete Pumping - for coming out on a Saturday to help us out and lending us tools.
• San Bruno 2010 10U Girls Fallball Team – for laughing at our dugouts, the motivation we needed to get the project off the ground.

The Belmont-Redwood Shores Softball League held their first out of three pitching clinics on January 7, 2012. It was a clear and sunny day at the College of San Mateo. Approximately 20 young ladies came out to express their passion for pitching. (Hosted by CSM pitching instructors Nicole and Michelle.)

• Lucy (age 10) working with Coach Frank on her pitching technique. She has been playing softball for one year and thought pitching looked like a fun activity to do. Great choice Lucy! Madeleine (age 7) is working with pitching coach Nicole.
• Madeleine has been playing softball for two years and thought pitching would be fun to try. Her favorite baseball player is Freddy Sanchez. GO GIANTS! Carson (age 8).
• Carson has been playing softball for three years. When asked why she had began to pitch, she said: "OOO! Pitching!". Her favorite baseball player is Buster Posey.Camille (age 7) working with pitching coach Nicole.
• Camille has been playing for two years and began pitching because "it looked fun". Her favorite baseball player is Tim Lincecum. (Belmont girls love the Giants!)