Belmont Redwood Shores Youth Girls Softball Association: Welcome

League Players Clinic - Sunday, Feb. 12, 1:00-3:30, McDougal Fields

• Register and pay $20 at the field.
  
• This is the leagues last event before fields are officially open to teams.  League Coaches and Norcal Blast A Ball will be hosting instruction and drills intended for 6U, 8U and 10U.  All players are welcome. 
• This is an excellent opportunity for new coaches and assistants to pick up pointers for softball instruction.  
  
• The day will include a field prep and field equipment demonstration for parent volunteers.
• Coach's Team equipment will be on hand during the event for distribution.

Team Sponsors - 23 Teams, 23 Sponsors,  Mission accomplished! Thank you to everyone who responded to the call for more or taking additional teams;  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, Village Host Pizza & Grill, Earl the Pit Bull, OPI Commercial Builders,Hartnett, Smith & Paetkau, C&C Building Automation, Kids' Posh Parties, Think Active!, Martin Screen Shop, Napa Auto Parts Belmont, Ceviche Bar & Grill.  See our sponsor page for more information about our sponsors.

Fields Day - Sat. Feb. 4th - Many volunteers + good weather = 1 productive day!  Thank you to everyone who came out.   We made a huge dent in our facility needs which included distributing 8 tons of field material, resetting plates, adding new base pegs for new 8U dimensions, constructing a permenant equipment shed ramp, new bull pen plates, transforming McDougal field #2, inventorying, cleaning and organizing all field boxes and equipment sheds, repairs to bleachers, resetting lock combinations, edging all fields and one large dump run.  Only a few odds and ends remain but far less than we expected.      

Notre Dame Players Clinic - Sunday, Jan. 29,  -  Over 40 girls came out on a beautiful day to attend the session.  Thank you to the players and coaches of the Nortre Dame Argonauts Softball Team for all the attention and instruction for our players and the cool Notre Dame Softball T-Shirts.  

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!)