The Bloomington Athletic Association (BAA) is committed to protecting the health and safety of our sports families and the broader community. We are closely monitoring Bloomington Public Schools BPS and the City of Bloomington for our planning and preparation for COVID-19/Coronavirus and will be following their lead on decisions to cancel activities.

1/9/2021 Update: At this time we need to clarify that when the Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, and Floor Hockey Season’s begin we are following Bloomington Public School (BPS) Guidelines and will NOT be able to schedule games until BPS allows us to have our Pods/Teams play each other. We will begin our seasons as scheduled with training and scrimmages within pods/teams.

BPS Guidelines do not allow for us to have Spectators and based on the State Guidelines, it is doubtful that we will allow spectators this season. BAA is exploring options to have a volunteer stream the games live. To volunteer you must register online, registration for volunteers is at the bottom of your child’s sports page for registration links (it is NOT the indicator in your child's registration). Only one volunteer per family. Again, we apologize for any confusion, BAA will begin games and move from training as soon as we are able based on the BPS policies.

1/4/2021 BAA Winter Sports have opened new registrations. All previous registrations have been deleted and everyone needs to register again.

We will note a couple of current guidelines that must be adhered to participate in BAA Programs this winter. All participants (players, coaches, or other volunteers) must wear a mask at all times. BAA will provide a list to the district of ALL participants per team for contact tracing. Participants are only to enter the buildings that their team is assigned at the time they are assigned. If any non-registered person is entering the building they must sign in per the building process. If a team is not following the BPS guidelines they will be issued one warning. If a second instance is noted that the team will be suspended from using BPS for the remainder of the COVID-19 restrictions.

1/4/2021 BAA has updated our Return to Play https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rOGHXAdvKSrkXCmWDGfURMFjSeOvO3ie2MS8skwO95M/edit?usp=sharing to incorporate the new requirements. All participants must agree to follow the policy.

BAA Procedure for COVID-19 Exposure can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sAjEMUKbzEC-lUEhSGZIpnoyNzGCpBAGG5M6zlPbd-Y/edit?usp=sharing

Sport Specific policies can be found on the Sports Page on our site.

We encourage all volunteers, families, and players to utilize recommended precautions to minimize the risk of spreading the virus. If you have any immediate questions regarding the upcoming season, please feel free to e-mail Stephanie Nicholson at admin@baaonline.org or call at 952.373.1563.

Traveling Softball – Slow Pitch

January 6, 2020 by

WHO: 12U (under 12), 14U , 16U and 19U.

January 1st is the cutoff. So for 12u, as long as your player is 12 or under on Jan 1st, they can play 12u ball. Same for 14u and 16u.

WHAT:

4 weekend tournaments
- Richfield: June 13 – 14
- Golden Valley: June 27 – 28
- Burnsville: July 11 – 12
- State Tournament: July 25 – 26
- Nationals in Watertown, SD: July 31 – August 2nd (this would be an added tournament fee if we go. Would need to have at least 10 players to commit)
If you cannot make a tournament weekend, that is totally acceptable.
Practice twice per week.

WHEN: Practices start in mid-May. It is possible to play scrimmages against other communities. This would take in-place of the practice times.

WHY: Girls looking to do traveling are looking for the excitement of tournament play. Girls who do traveling are also looking to develop their softball skills through ample practice time.

COACHING: As always we are completely dependent on you as parents to help make this sport the best it can be by volunteering your time as a head coach, assistant coach, refereeing, scorekeeper or timekeeper. What better way to be involved with your children than to be a part of their team during the season. Without you, we cannot run this program!

REGISTRATION/ FEES: $220.00

CONTACTS:

BAA Traveling Softball Contacts
Traveling Softball Commissioner	Dave Lozinski	lozmor1@hotmail.com	952.564.4147
Administration	Stephanie Nicholson	admin@baaonline.org	952.373.1563

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