Richmond Boys Fastball Association

Good Luck in Regina this weekend, Mariners!!!!


http://www.richmond-news.com/sports/regina-next-stop-for-u16-mariners-1.2015388

Regina next stop for U16 Mariners The Richmond Mariners head to Saskatchewan this weekend looking to cap another outstanding season in style. The U16 boys fastball team is representing B.C. at the Western Canadian Championships in. . .

A BIG congratulations to our Bantam/U16 team who brought home GOLD from their Provincials in Sooke this weekend. It was a tough one...finishing off their first day 0-2 and battling back winning 5 games in a row to win gold. Great job!!! and a BIG thank you to all the Sooke volunteers who made this weekend possible!

hi everyone! Closing Ceremonies will be this Sunday, June 17th, 10 am. Please remember to hand in all ball throw money to your coaches or the concession by tonite...this is very important as there will be prizes! Awards will be followed by a Home Run Hitting contest for the U14 and U16 players...with a chance to win a new bat!!! see you all then! :)

Great read....

Letter from a Volunteer Coach "Today I heard a comment made about me behind my back. I started to turn around and look, but then ... Article written by Kelly Beamish on Monday, June 01, 2015.

What a great weekend! Thank you to all the kids, parents coaches and especially our volunteers for being a part of our 19th annual May Mayhem!!!

May Mayhem starts tonight! Both our Peewees and Bantam boys will be playing at 6:30pm...come out and cheer them on!

Anyone interested in a WINE RAFFLE? Proceeds help get our fastball U16 boys to the Canadian Western finals in Regina. Tickets are: $5/3 or $10/7 First prize: 10 bottles of wine, second prize - 6 bottles and third prize - 4 bottles. Draw will be held on July 15th. PLease send me a message or visit our concession stand for tickets. Thanks!!!

Wishing the 2014 U16 Bantam team good luck tonight!!! They have been nominated for Team of the Year in Richmond and the award ceremony is tonight! :D

Hi RBFA Players and Parents,

Just a reminder that our concession stand is open on all games nights from 6 – 8:30pm.

We have lots of delicious food, snacks, hot and cold drinks as well as our famous candy bags
available at very reasonable prices.
See you at the park.

Have a great weekend!

Hi RBFA Players and Parents,

Thank you for attending our Opening Day!

Everyone had fun having photos taken and participating in the ball throw and skills competitions.
We will let you know when your photos will be ready for pickup.

Ball throw forms and money can be dropped off at the concession stand in a sealed envelope with your son’s name on it.
For every $10.00 raised your son’s name will be entered into a draw for a $100.00 gift card.

All ball throw funds raised go towards the purchase of new equipment and tournament fees.

Thank you for your support!

See you at the park!

Marshall

Richmond Boys Fastball Association Fastball is an amazing game.

Players, please arrive in full uniforms, bringing your completed photo envelope (with cheques or exact change please)
10 minutes before your assigned photo time.
(Every player must complete a form, even those who do not wish to purchase pictures.)
(Coaches please arrive 15 minutes before your teams scheduled time.)

After the individual and team photos, players are asked to stay.
There will be a ball throw station and a skills competition to keep you busy and have fun until we assemble for
the opening day “Parade of Players” at 11:30 am.

Photo Times:

Bantam - 9:30 am
Mites - 9:40
Peewee - 9:50
Blastball - 10:15

See you on Saturday morning!

Marshall Shields
President

This Saturday is Opening Day!!! Please bring your boys out to Merrell fields in full uniform for their team pictures (times to be announced) and our annual fundraiser Ball Throw!

Registration has started!!! sorry i have been a little slow putting out the information! you can do this on line:
http://www.rbfa.ca/e-registration-step-one/

E-Registration step one E-Registration Step One Please review the registration information Division Year of birth Playing times Fees Blast Ball 09/10 Mon/Wed Free Jr. Mite 07/08 Tue/Thu $90.00 Mite 05/06 Mon/Wed $135.00 S...

hi everyone, this Wednesday, November 5th will be our last fall ball session for the season. So ALL fall ball players (including Monday night children) are asked to come to Steveston for their last session - we will be doing some fun games and a end of the season BBQ.

And as a thank you to all fall ball participants...RBFA will reduce your 2015 Season registration by $20!

Look forward to seeing you all then!

Due to our Annual General Meeting tonite, our Monday nite Fall Ball will be held tomorrow nite: Tuesday, Oct 21

Meeting starts at 7pm tonite. Even if you cannot stay for the whole meeting tonite, please make an effort to come by and sign in, the more support we get from our parents and families, the more support we get from the city! Thanks, and hope to see everyone there!

Just a reminder: there will be no FAll Ball next Monday due to Thanksgiving. Hope everyone has a great long weekend!

Hi everyone,
please mark Monday, October 20, 2014 on your calendars! It's our Annual General Meeting at 7pm, held at Steveston Park. Please come out and take part in this meeting. We value your input, ideas and suggestions to help us continue to run the best FastBall program for your boys!

Hi everyone,
for fall ball players, please mark these dates on your calendars:

Monday, Oct 6th - Sq**rts & Peewees: we will be having a game vs the parents (so parents, please wear sneakers and being gloves or anything else that you have for a game :) we will provide everything else ). We are also having our first hot dog & burger BBQ and handing out the Dri-fit shirts.

Wednesday, Oct 8th: Bantams and up: we will also be having a game vs the parents, the BBQ and handing out the Dri-Fit shirts

Hope to see everyone there! Have a great week :)

Reminder to bantams and midgets, fall ball starts tonite at 6:30pm - steveston park
Don't forget to bring your registration! See u there 😊

Fall Ball for Players in the Sq**rts and Peewee levels start tonite at Steveston Park! 6:30-8pm

$60 per player, this includes:
* A Fall Ball tshirt
* 2 BBQ hotdog nites
* Fun practice drills and games!

Just a reminder to please bring your payment with you tonite. See you there!

Hope everyone's been having a great summer! Fall ball is just around the corner. It will be starting the second week of September for all players playing at the Sq**rt to Midget levels in 2015.

Sq**rts & Peewees will begin on Monday, Sep 8 @ 6:30-8pm at Steveston park.
Bantam & Midgets will begin on Wednesday, Sep 10 @ 6:308pm, also at Steveston park.

The cost is $60/player and this will cover the costs of Umps, etc...

Please bring your payment in cash or cheque made out to RBFA with your registration form with you to the first practice.
http://www.rbfa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/RBFA_Fall_Ball_Registration-2014.pdf

See you all there!

www.rbfa.ca

Mariners bringing home Bronze from the Canadian Western Finals!!! Great job!

Results for the Canadian Western Finals:
Gold - Pimicikamak Thunder (from Manitoba)
Silver - Shellbrook, Saskatchewan
Bronze - our very own... Richmond Mariners!!!!
Congratulations everyone!!!! Another fantastic tournament for our boys :D

Bantam (U16) Canadian Western Finals started this morning in Duncan, BC. Good luck Mariners!!!!

Our Zone 4 - Bantam (U16) team played hard against many strong opponents...in the end they won GOLD against Zone 3 (Cloverdale/Chilliwack) winning by 1 run...a team that they had not been able to beat all year! (more photos to come)

We did it!!!!! RBFA bantam boys... The GOLD medal winners of the 2014 BC Summer Games!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!

Good luck to the bantam boys, who are playing in the gold medal game vs Fraser valley at the BC summer games this morning!!!! Go mariners!!!!!

Congratulations to our Peewees, who won SILVER this past weekend at their Provincial finals!!! Way to go boys!!!!

what a busy weekend! Our RBFA Sq**rts team and Bantam team just got back from their Provincial finals out in Clearwater. The Sq**rts team came in 5th overall and our Bantam boys brought home SILVER!!!! Congrats to everyone!!!! You all played awesome this weekend!!! Now coming up for our Bantams....BC Summer Games in Nanaimo in a couple of weeks. GO MARINERS!!!!