The Bolingbrook Athletic Council (B.A.C.) encompasses nine volunteer youth sport organizations. The Council, through the Park District, is responsible for coordinating between its member organizations, facility and field usage, and coach's certifications. It serves as an advisory board in matters of youth sports. Council meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month from 8-10 pm at the Annerino Community Center.
Each B.A.C. organization is generally independent of the Bolingbrook Park District and is financially self-sufficient. Fees collected by B.A.C. organizations are kept by the organizations and used to fund the operation of their respective sports programs.
For additional information on any of the youth sports programs please contact their respective representative.
BOLINGBROOK ATHLETIC COUNCIL DIRECTORY
B.A.C. President
John Flynn 630-378-1452
B.A.C. Vice-President
Anna Littig
B.A.C. Secretary
Joe Buerger 630-378-1788
Park District Representative
Chris Corbett 630-783-6510
BOLINGBROOK ASSOCIATED LITTLE LEAGUE
The Official Little League Baseball fall program is managed by B.A.L.L. and is open to anyone within Village of Bolingbrook boundaries. Most games and practices are held at Wipfler Park on the east side of town. A parent or guardian must accompany players when registering for the first time. Anyone registering who is not playing in the summer league must bring a copy of their birth certificate for B.A.L.L. records and verification of age. Playing age is determined by age of the player on 4/30/08. More information will be available at the concession stand at time of registration.
LEVELS OF PLAY - AGE (ON 4/30/08)
Rookie - 7, 8, 9
Minor/Major - 10, 11, 12
Junior - 13, 14
REGISTRATION DATES
Saturday, August 9th 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Saturday, August 16th 10:00 am-2:00 pm
REGISTRATION LOCATION: Wipfler Park Concession Stand
FALL SEASON STARTS
Tuesday, August 26th and runs through Saturday, October 25th
Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:30-7:00 pm
Saturdays 9:45 am-12:30 pm
For more information please contact:
Vickie Dixon, President/Player Agent 630-546-1171
James Jacobson, Fall Ball Director 630-362-8413
BOLINGBROOK YOUTH BASEBALL LEAGUE (BYBL)
Help prepare them for moving on to more challenging and competitive play. The Bolingbrook Youth Baseball League (BYBL) is the local youth league that delivers on this promise.
All BYBL home games are played at Indian Boundary Park, providing big game thrills thanks to:
Grass infields
Lighted fields (enable night games)
Raised mounds
Electronic scoreboards
BYBL Instructional Fall Baseball
Registration for BYBL Fall Baseball is open to all Bolingbrook youth between the ages 7 and 13. Register online today at www.bybl.org. Everyone that registers will be placed on a team.
-Real baseball rules
-No volunteer fee
-No candy to sell
-10 game schedule
-MLB Uniforms (includes jersey, cap, pant and socks)
-Weekend games
-Play some games under the lights
Register online today at www.bybl.org . Registration is $65 per child and includes full MLB uniforms and 10 game schedule.
BYBL Spring Baseball
Registration for BYBL Spring Baseball is open to all Bolingbrook youth between the ages of 8 and 18. Look for more information in the Park District Winter brochure, or online at www.bybl.org late Fall 2008.
For more information, please contact:
Denis Reilly, President 630-759-0786
Irving Trujillo, Player Agent 630-660-3223
Email bybl@bybl.org
www.bybl.org
BOLINGBROOK COMMUNITY BASKETBALL (Summer League)
Join us this summer for an indoor basketball adventure. The program is open to all kids in grades 5th-high school. This year we are adding paid referees. Games will be held July through August.
5th-8th Grade $50
High School $50
Registration will be at Bolingbrook Recreation & Aquatic Complex:
Thursday, June 5, 7:00-9:00 pm
Saturday, June 7, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Monday, June 9, 7:00-9:00 pm
Wednesday, June 11, 7:00-9:00 pm
Any registration taken after this day is subject to a $5 late fee.
Please bring a copy of your birth certificate to keep for our files.
For more information, please contact:
Dave Piekarski, President 630-759-9376
Youth Flag Football invites you to play the competitive, minimal contact sport of football without the tackling. You will be taught the fundamentals of football and will play regardless of experience. Teams compete during regular season games, with all teams qualifying for a single elimination playoff tournament. After playoffs, the remaining two teams in each division play in the Flag Bowl. Youth Flag Football ends the season with a Superstar Bowl, consisting of players from all teams. All players receive a uniform and a participation trophy. Season begins in August and ends in late October.
Colt Division (5-6 year olds)
Bronco Division (7-9 year olds)
Stallion Division (10-13 year olds)
Time: Games are played at 9:00 am, 11:30 am, or 1:30 pm on Saturdays. There are a few week night games that start at 6:30 pm. All week night games are played under the lights.
Location: Central Park (in back of Annerino Community Center)
Registration: Will be in May and June. Please visit our Web site for detailed information. Registration will be at the Bolingbrook Recreation & Aquatic Complex.
For more information, please call:
Mark Jenkins, President 630-759-4342
Bob Cawthon, Player Rep 630-759-1404
Visit our Web site for more information: www.bolingbrookflagfootball.com
PANTHER SPORTS CLUB
Panther sports club serves the Bolingbrook community by providing volleyball, softball and basketball league play for girls age 5-18 at all levels of ability. We accomplish this by teaching fundamentals and sportsmanship in an atmosphere of healthy competition and safety. We look forward to working with you and your daughters, come and join the fun!
Girls Summer Fastpitch Softball
Bolingbrook Rage In House
Summer recreational fastpitch softball.
Learn to play softball and the fundamentals of fastpitch. Prepare to play on your school teams. Spring/Summer and Fall program.
Teams form at: 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U
Registration held January through February.
Girls Competitive Fastpitch Softball
Bolingbrook Rage Travel
Compete with the top softball talent in the community, state and nation. Prepare for high school and college softball. Complete year round program with winter training.
Teams form at: 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U
Tryouts are held in August.
Girls Fall Ball
Bolingbrook Rage In House
Registration in July.
12 games/ 6 weeks.
All games are double headers on Sundays.
Teams formed at 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U and 16U
For more information, visit our website: www.bolingbrookrage.org
BOLINGBROOK SOCCER CLUB
The goal of soccer is fun: Recreational and Competitive Teams
The Bolingbrook Soccer Club (BSC) has programs to meet your level of interest. Whether you're looking for recreational and educational soccer (in-house) or higher-level competition soccer (traveling), we can help. The BSC recreational program has six age levels where kids experience a progressive level of soccer concepts and competition. Our Little Kickers program starts with 4 year olds and continues through our Senior Division designed for 12 to 14 year olds. Other recreational divisions include Elementary (5 and 6 year olds), Minors (experienced 6 year olds and 7 year olds), Juniors (8 and 9 year olds) and Intermediate (10 and 11 year olds). Registration in a particular division is limited based on number of coaches available.
The Little Kickers program consists of one-hour classes held on Friday evenings or Saturday mornings. The program is designed to introduce children to soccer through various games. All other recreational teams play on Saturdays with an occasional weeknight game. The 10-game spring season begins in September and continues into early November. Registration includes soccer shirt, shorts, socks, picture package and a participation award.
Our traveling program offers teams for boys and girls at most levels for ages 7 to 18. The traveling program begins adding to existing teams and creating new teams for the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 seasons in June. They are periodically looking for players so visit our website for a list of coaches to contact. Tryouts are advertised and also posted at our web site. The fees for our traveling program are some of the lowest in the Chicago area. Girl squads participate in the Illinois Women's Soccer League (IWSL) while boys participate in the Northern Illinois Soccer League (NISL). Fees include league and tournament registration, professional trainers and light usage for practices.
To make any program a success and ensure everyone has an opportunity to play, volunteer coaches are needed. New to the sport? We will educate you through our coaches' clinics. If you are interested in coaching, you can volunteer online, at registration, or call Tom Cecola, Director of Coaching. Volunteers for the concession stand, referees, field marshals, team parents and general assistance are also welcome. If you have a particular area of expertise that may be beneficial to the club, please contact Greg Meyer.
Recreational (In-house) Registration:
$80/player for Park District residents and $95 for out of District residents
$10 DISCOUNT FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION which begins on or about
June 1, 2008 at our web site - www.bolingbrooksoccerclub.org
New players to the BSC must provide proof of age (i.e. birth certificate).
All registrations will be at the Lily Cache Sports Fields near the concession stand.
Saturdays - June 7, June 14, and June 21, 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Tuesday - June 24, 6:00-8:00 pm
Competitive (Traveling) Team Tryouts:
All tryouts will be at the Lily Cache Sports Fields
Monday - June 2 starting at 6:30 pm
Saturday - June 7 starting at 5:00 pm
See our website for additional information and dates
For additional information contact:
Greg Meyer, President (630) 759-7623
Tom Cecola, Director of Coaching (630) 739-5281
Russ Jones, Director of Traveling (630) 378-4850
web site: www.bolingbrooksoccerclub.org
BOLINGBROOK TROJAN/POP WARNER FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADING
Pop Warner is an international program operated for the benefit of its youthful participants. Since 1929 the program philosophy has been: academics and athletics go hand-in-hand. Every year, Pop Warner recognizes many Trojan participants for the academic accomplishments. The Trojan program has been rated as one of the top programs in the country.
Tiney Mites (Cheer) (5,6,7) 35-75 lbs
Mitey Mite Division (7,8,9) 45-90 lbs
Junior Pee Wee Division (8,9,10) 60-105 lbs
Older/Lighter Division (11) 60-85 lbs
Pee Wee Division (9,10,11) 75-120 lbs
Older/Lighter Division (12) 75-100 lbs
Junior Midget Division (10,11,12) 85-135 lbs
Older/Lighter Division (13) 85-115 lbs
Midget Division (11,12,13,14) 105-160 lbs
Older/Lighter Division (15) 105-140 lbs
For more information, please contact:
Football, Dan Falese (630) 759-6811
Cheerleading, Jeanne Johnson (815) 280-3754
TEE-BALL ASSOCIATION
Take me out to the ball game! Boys and Girls ages 5 through 8 will have fun learning teamwork, sportsmanship and fundamental baseball skills in a minimally competitive league. Everyone plays, everyone wins! Registration starts in January. Practice starts in early April. Season starts in May and concludes with play-offs in mid-July. All games are held at the Central Park tee-ball fields.
LI’L TEES LEAGUE (5 YEARS OLD)
5 year-old boys and girls are introduced to the basics of hitting a ball from a baseball tee, catching, throwing and running the bases in a non-competitive instructional league. All practices and games are approximately 60 minutes and are held on Friday nights at the Central Park Tee-ball Fields. Enrollment is limited. For more details, call Steve Fitzmaurice at 630-985-9058.
TEE-BALL LEAGUE (6-8 YEARS OLD)
Boys and Girls who are 6 years old by July 31st and are NOT 9 years old before July 31st are eligible to play tee-ball. Players bat at a ball that is placed on a batting tee. Kids develop basic baseball skills to compete in a minimally competitive league with a 10 game schedule. For more details, call Mark Jenkins at 630-759-4342.
COACH-PITCH (7-8 YEARS OLD)
Boys and Girls who are 7 years old by July 31st and are NOT 9 years old before July 31st are eligible to play in our coach-pitch league. Players learn to bat a baseball that is safely pitched to them by their own coach. This is a faster-paced league to further develop basic baseball skills to compete in a minimally competitive league with a 10 game schedule. Enrollment is limited. For more details, call Ed Lamb at 630-739-1882.
REGISTRATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
• A complete uniform consisting of baseball cap, team shirt, pants and socks.
• Participation trophy at the end of the season.
• Team and individual picture package.
• After-game treats
Tee Ball $50 per child/$90 per family
Coach Pitch $55 per child/$95 per family
For those wishing to register for any of the Tee-Ball Association programs using a credit card, please go to our website at www.bolingbrookteeball.com and use the link found there to register online. Registration takes place January-March.
Visit us on the web at
www.bolingbrookteeball.com.
America's Number One Crisis: OBESITY
Fight It!
It's a fact. The top trend in America is America's greatest crisis - OBESITY! Obesity effects everyone. It drives up medical insurance rates and the cost of prescription drugs.
According to a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 30% of children age 6 to 10 are overweight or at risk of overweight. The number is more astounding for youth 11 to 16 where 44% were found to be overweight or at risk of overweight. Adults are even more overweight. There are several possible causes that can relate to obesity. Overweight and obesity may result from an imbalance of nutrition and/or physical activity, behavioral and environmental factors, as well as genetics, metabolic, cultural, and socio economic influences. Possible illnesses resulting from overweight are type II diabetes, heart disease, stroke, hypertension, gall bladder problems, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, high cholesterol, infertility in women, asthma in children and higher levels of breast, prostate, and colon cancer.
Obesity and its associated illnesses contribute to both direct and indirect costs in health care. Direct costs refer to preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services related to overweight and obesity. Indirect cost refer to wages lost by people unable to work because of illness and disability. Statistics show that obesity can lower an individuals productivity while raising their health care costs by 36% and medication costs by 77%.
As a park, recreation and fitness business we are taking a lead role in combatting this national problem. Half-time and after-game snacks have become tradition with many youth sport groups. We strongly recommend that youth sport groups adopt and parents comply with the snack recommendations listed below.
SNACKS
Healthiest
Animal crackers, graham crackers nuts & seeds -plain or with spices, plain trail mix, fresh fruit, canned or indivually packed fruit in light syrup or natural juices only, dried fruit (raisins, dried cranberries), fruit leather, fat-free popcorn, 95% fat free beef jerky, non-fat yogurt (or low-fat or light)
Healthier
Granola bars, whole-grain fruit bars, baked chips, corn nuts, rice cakes, cereal/nut mix, nuts with light sugar covering (honey-roasted), popcorn/nut mix, fruit-flavored snacks, pretzels, light popcorn, sugar-free gelatin, fat-free pudding
Excluded
Cookies (including lowfat), candy, candy bars, chocolate bars, toaster pastries, marshmallow/cereal treats, regular chips, cheese-flavored crackers, cracker sandwiches, candy or yogurt coated nuts, trail mix with candy, canned or aseptic-packed fruit in heavy syrup, candy or sugar coated dried fruit, candy or yogurt coated pretzels, popcorn with butter, sausages, pork rinds
BEVERAGES
Healthiest
Milk (any flavor - preferably non-fat or low-fat), fruit or vegatable juice that contains at least 50% juice, water
Healthier
Flavored or vitamin water, sparkling water, low-calorie diet sodas, low-calorie iced tea, low-calorie coffee
Excluded
Regular soft drinks, sports drinks
