For all Summer Team Coaches (JV, Varsity, PSLF and PSL)
The Summer NVTBL Coaches Meeting will be held -
Sunday, May 23
12:30 pm
14325 Willard Road, Chantilly
(go around to back of building where the loading dock is located)
Bring a chair
We will have a brief coach's meeting followed by distribution of the 2 dozen baseballs to each team in attendance.
In order to receive the NVTBL game baseball incentive, you must have an individual representing each team. You can't have one person who represents multiple teams. The entire reason the coaches committee put the baseball incentive in place years ago was to ensure that there is a coach or rep from each specific team who engages with all rules, guidelines and protocols.
This is the ONLY opportunity available to pick up the baseballs. The representative does NOT have to be a coach, although it is preferred.
NOTE: If your team is a PRACTICE ONLY TEAM, you will NOT receive baseballs.
**JV Teams who played in March-April-May will NOT receive additional baseballs. If you attended the coaches meeting in March, you do NOT need to attend this meeting.**
Loudoun County Face Covering Requirements (as of 3/9/21)
Loudoun County Face Covering Requirements (as of 3/9/21)
To view the Face Covering requirements for all sports in Loudoun County, CLICK HERE
The policy for Baseball is -
IN GAME - Encouraged, but no masks required
ON SIDELINES - Masks required and 10' of distancing
PRACTICE - Masks when closer than 10'
COACHES - Masks when 10' of distance cannot be maintained
REFEREE/UMPIRE - Preferred, required when within 10' of a person
SPECTATORS - Masks required when spectators cannot be 10' apart *# Bleachers Closed
SPECTATOR LIMIT - 250 per field*
* Per Executive Order 72 amended 2/24/21
# Household Members Excluded
Former NVTBL Umpire, Jeff Fox, Passes Away Jeff Fox, a former umpire with Bull Run Umpires, passed away March 16, 2021. Jeff played for the UNC Asheville baseball team from 1988 - 1991. Fox served as a member of the United States Secret Service from 1994 until 2002. He left the Secret Service in 2002 and spent two years as a member of the US Air Marshals. He held a position with the CIA from 2003 until 2015 and worked for the US Defense Department since. A standout baseball player in high school and college, Jeff continued to play the game he loved in various adult baseball divisions. In 2019, he was inducted into the Alexander County Sports Hall of Fame.
Should coaches enter rosters in NVTBLBaseball.org? Yes, you must enter all of your players in the new website. You can do this under Team Center.
click here for Team Center page
Where will coaches enter game and practice requests? Game and practice requests will be done on the new website. There is a re-direct for this.
Where will coaches score games? Coaches will continue to score games in the old website at NVTBL.org Those scores will automatically be updated on the new website for all to see.
Where will coaches find umpire contact information? Coaches will still find umpire contact information on the old website at NVTBL.org because that is where all back-end scheduling work is done for games and umpires.
Where can I find information on how to use the new website? Sports Engine has a great Help Center that you can find on new website for any and all questions.
click here for Help Center
Where will NVTBL post tryout information and players/teams looking for teams/players? All of this will be on the new website at NVTBL.org as it is a front-end function.
Can I use the new website as my team/organizations website or webpage? Yes, you have creative rights to edit/manage your individual team page on our new site for FREE.
Do coaches control the permissions of your individual team webpage? Yes, you control who can see/do what on your individual team page.
PARENTS
What is Sports Engine? Sports Engine is the new website platform that hosts the new NVTBLBaseball.org website.
Which website will parents and all other family members use? Everyone will use NVTBLBaseball.org for all front end use. Parents and other family members will have no need to visit the old site. Coaches will use it just for registration, accounting, schedule requests. The only exception is when parents sign the electronic waivers to start the season on the old website.
How do parents join the new Sports Engine NVTBL website? You will receive an email invitation from your coach when he enters you on the roster. You will need to follow the instructions and become a member of Sports Engine and your team.
Will parents and family members have access to the old website? No, you will only use the new website and your parents login/p-word on old site will be inactive.
Where will parents, coaches, families view the schedule? You can view the schedule on NVTBLBaseball.org or the new SE/NVTBL mobile app.
Where can I find information on how to use the new website? Sports Engine has a great Help Center that you can find on new website for any and all questions.
click here for Help Info
If I am already a member of Sports Engine for another league/team can I use the same account? Yes, you will simply login with that information and accept the invite to your NVTBL team.
Can I create an individual player webpage for my child? Yes, you can do this under your teams web page depending on what editing rights your coach gives you.
FUNCTIONS OF NEW WEBSITE w/ SPORTS ENGINE
Team Communication - Coaches can send last minute texts/e-mails through their team website
Mobile App - NVTBL has a new SE mobile app with incredible functions, which includes a map to all locations.
Tracking - Coaches can track what players will be attending what events through the new website.
Team Web Page - Coaches can use this as their team's web page at no cost.
Fundraising - You can use the new website to create a Rally Me fundraising campaign.
Game Changer - The GameChanger integration with SportsEngine is no longer available.
However you are still able to embed the GameChanger Scoreboard Widget on your SportsEngine website. Please contact GameChanger support for additional information or assistance with GameChanger use.
Tournament Management - Sports Engine has a Tournament Management function that NVTBL may use.
Help Center - The Sports Engine Help Center can answer any questions you may have.
click here for Help Center
Game Requests
Sun, May 23 -- Replay Rangers 11U looking for a game
Field: Scott Jenkins Memorial Park #1
Notes: Like a doubleheader
Tue, May 25 -- Prime Time Aces 12U (AA) looking for a game
Field: Luckett Field Alexandria
Notes: Looking for a single game vs a 12u AA/AAA or 11u AAA/Metro
Wed, May 26 -- Burke Bulldogs 14U looking for a game
Field: South County Middle School
Notes: Single night game wanted. Would also consider 5/27 or 5/28.
Sun, May 30 -- Stars Baseball Singh 12U looking for a game
Field: Byrnes Ridge # 1 - 90'
Notes: Looking for 12u AA/AAA team for Double header. Preferably for 9am and 1115am games.
Sun, May 30 -- VA Cobras 13u looking for a game
Field: Lake Braddock SS (V)
Notes: Looking to play DH starting at 2pm.
NVTBL Hot News
Team Registration For Summer 2021 is OPEN
Summer registration for 2021 is OPEN.
HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER SEASON
Due to the delayed start of the High School spring season, our JV, VAR, PSL seasons will start up a little later
JV Season- June 12 - August 1
VAR, PSL, PSL-F Seasons- June 19 - August 1 (may request games thru 8/8)
We have also reduced the price to help teams during this challenging time. Teams who have coaches attend the meeting will receive 2 dozen baseballs.
$295 Practice Only Option (get field space for practices and scrimmages). Register as full-time and we will credit the difference after.
$695 Full-Time Team (includes 2 dozen baseballs if you attend the coaches meeting).
For 13U-14U-16U Teams already registered for Spring 2021, you do NOT need to register again. Just update your availability calendar for June & July.
Spring Season (8U - 12U) - offered from March 27 - June 6
Spring Season (13U and older) - offered from March 27 - July 14 (additional games thru 7/31 can be submitted through game requests)
Fall Season (8u - PSL)
- registration opens 8/3 and will close 8/16. Season will run from 9/11 - 11/7.
EXISTING TEAMS & GENERAL SEASON INFO - For additional information regarding the Registration Process
Click here NOTE: All existing teams MUST have all prior season accounting cleared out before scheduling can be processed.
NVTBL's Age Determination Policy for 2020 - Click here
For further assistance regarding Summer 2021 Registration, contact Lisa Lombardozzi at LisaL@nvtbl.org or 571-765-1561.
Bat & Ball Guidelines for NVTBL 13u - 14u
NVTBL will allow both USA and USSSA approved bats for the 2020 season. NVTBL does recommend that 14u (8th grade) players begin the transition to BBCOR bats no later than the spring/summer of their 8th grade season.
8u - 12u
NVTBL will allow both USA and USSSA bats for the 2020 season. We do recognize that there are teams at certain age levels who will elect to only use USA bats. Coaches may agree ahead of games to only use USA bats for their game(s). That is totally acceptable if both coaches agree prior to the game starting. The bat rules are posted on the home page of www.NVTBLBaseball.org
The Easton Ghost X 30/20 YBB18GX10 and LL18GHX 30/20 2 5/8" has been decertified by USA Baseball and is no longer an approved bat under the USABat Standard. This applies to the 30" (-10) length of the Ghost X YBB18GX10 and LL18GHX. All other certified lengths and drops of the Easton Ghost X USABat remain approved for play. A full list of approved bats can be found at https://USABat.com
For more information, please visit http://usabat.com/Decertified-Bats/
For the 2020 Spring Season, NVTBL will continue to have the following bat restrictions:
8U - 12U teams - USA and USSSA bats are approved (coaches may agree ahead of games to only use USA bats for their game(s). Both must agree prior to the game starting.
13U teams - USA and USSSA approved bats
14U teams - USA and USSSA approved bats
JV teams - bats are restricted to the BBCOR standards
Varsity teams - bats are restricted to the BBCOR standards
PSL teams - bats are restricted to the BBCOR standards
**BBCOR bats are approved at ALL age levels.
Ball requirements:
All teams MUST use NVTBL stamped baseballs.
NVTBL Logo games balls are available at Sports Plus (4429 Brookfield Corporate Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151)
Phone Number - 703-222-8255
Call for pricing
Can be shipped for roughly $15 per case (10 dozen)
Each team is required to provide 2 game balls at the start of each game. After the initial 2 balls, each team must provide an equal number of game balls for each game.
NVTBL Stamped Baseball Specifications
NFHS approved baseball (high school)
Double Core Cushioned Center
High School grade leather cover
NVTBL logo stamp
Seeking Umpires for 13-18 year old NVTBL games
NVBUA/MAC is always looking for new umpires. We do training year round including on-the-job, formal classroom, cage, and field work. Check out our web-site at http://umpires.org, e-mail us at assignor@umpires.org, or call us at 703-978-3601 for more information or to sign up!
Umpires for 8U - 12U Games Umpires Needed - anyone interested in umpiring 8-12u baseball games in the NVTBL, please contact Lisa Lombardozzi at LisaL@nvtbl.org or call: (571) 765-1561.
Former NVTBL Players in Major League Baseball NVTBL which began in 1999 has seen several of our athletes go on to play professional baseball. Congratulations to the athletes and their former NVTBL coaches!
Paul Clemens (NCBC Nationals 2005) was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 2008 and traded to Houston Astros in 2011. Called up and pitched in long relief against the Nationals in April 2014.
Ryan Lindemuth, who played in NVTBL for the Barnstormers, was drafted by the Pirates in the 2013 Draft and the 2014 by the Yankees.
Steve Lombardozzi, a former NVTBL player who played for the Virginia Bandits and Columbia Red Dogs, is playing with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played with the Washington Nationals in prior years.
Brandon Snyder, who played in NVTBL primarily with the Northern Virginia Silverhawks was called up to the majors by the Orioles for games in 2010 and 2011. He is with the Boston Red Sox.
Jon Link was drafted by Montreal Expos (2002) and by San Diego Padres (2005) and called up by the Dodgers for games in 2010. He is currently with the Miami Marlins organization.
Brandon Guyer, who played for the Barnstormers and was drafted by the Chicago Cubs. He was traded to Tampa Bay.
Jesse Beal (Vipers 2004-2006, Barnstormers). Drafted by the Orioles in 2008.
If you would like to add players to the list, please send their information to admin@nvtbl.org.
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