Deerfield Youth Baseball and Softball Association (DYBSA)

The purpose of the Deerfield Youth Baseball and Softball Association shall be to help promote and maintain high moral character as well as good mental and physical health in the young people involved in the baseball and softball programs. This objective will be attained by providing supervised athletic games. The supervisors shall bear in mind at all times that the attainments of exceptional athletic skill or winning of games is secondary to the objective herein.

Please join DYBSA on Sunday September 14th  at 1:20pm as the program heads to Wrigley Field to watch the Chicago Cubs battle the Tampa Bay Rays. Seats for the game will be located in sections 210 & 212.

Tickets will be $62 each and the Cubs are donating $3 from each ticket to DYBSA. All members of the programs and friends are invited out to the ballgame. 

All tickets for the DYBSA Cubs Game include:

• Giveaway from the Cubs- Sliding Mitt
• Access to the Pregame Parade
• Post Game Running of the Bases on WRIGLEY FIELD

Tickets are limited so we will have them available until March 15th to purchase.   2 weeks prior to the game we will email all families their tickets to the game. 

If you have any questions or would like to purchase more than 20 tickets please reach out to fundraising@dyba.com 

To purchase tickets please click here:   https://dyba.sportngin.com/register/form/721957993

DYBSA in partnership with the Deerfield Park District is thrilled to announce that they have kicked off a large-scale field renovation project.   The project has already been able to fund and renovate fields 1 & 3 at Maplewood Park last fall.  Currently, five of our fields are in the process of getting new, fully covered dugouts. These enhancements are all aimed at creating a better experience for our players and community. The improvements have been fully funded by DYBSA for the benefit of the entire baseball and softball community.

As part of DYBSA’s campaign to improve all of our fields in Deerfield, we plan to continue field improvements over the next 24 months.  Improvements will include resurfaced infields on a large majority of our fields, with the hopes of starting this spring and continuing into 2025 and 2026.

In conjunction with this exciting field improvement project, DYBSA is launching a Board Designated Capital Improvement Fund to create a permanent fund that will invest in capital projects and our fields, ensuring they’re safe, functional, and enjoyable for years to come.

The fund is kicking off with a legacy brick program, where supporters have an opportunity to contribute and receive laser engraved bricks that will be permanently installed behind home plate at Jewett 1.   This is an opportunity to create a timeless tribute to your family, friends, business, team success or loved ones.

Our fields are one of the  keys to our success as a program, and by raising money into the board designated capital fund, we will be able to continue to invest into our infrastructure for years to come.   

To purchase your Legacy DYBSA Brick fill out the form https://dyba.sportngin.com/register/form/208104187   or reach out to fundraising@dyba.com

To see options of bricks to purchase visit  https://donate.brickmarkers.com/dyba

RULES FOR DYBSA TEAM SELECTION

The DYBSA team selection process is designed to create even teams in each division and attempt to create the most competitive and fun balance for all players involved. Every effort is taken to eliminate the possibility of unbalanced teams. For those reasons, DYBSA does not allow friendship requests for its Baseball or Softball teams.  Requests for placement of a child on a team with another child, a specific coach outside of their own parent/guardian, and/or a carpool group will not be considered.

Simultaneously, acknowledging that parent volunteers are the backbone of the DYBSA organization, parent volunteer coaches may request to coach their own child alongside up to one (1) other coach under the following guidelines:

          - All volunteers who would like to coach must be registered as a Coach, Assistant Coach or Manager in the DYBSA SportsEngine registration system and must pass the background check process.

           - For any coach pairing request to be considered, each of the Coaches/Managers must also request each other to ensure the coach requests are mutual. For Example: If Coach Smith requests to be paired with Coach Jones, then Coach Jones must also request to be paired with Coach Smith.

            - No more than two (2) coach volunteers can request to be placed on the same team with each other.

DYBSA will make every effort to place the requesting coaches on the same team.  Please note that while every effort will be made, this is not a guarantee.

All known siblings/relatives within the same age group will automatically be placed on the same team unless otherwise directed by their parents/guardians.

To request that coaches be placed on the same team, please follow these guidelines. Coach requests are only accepted in the comments section of the coach registration system once registration for that specific league opens. No phone or email requests will be accepted. All correctly submitted coach pairing requests will be recorded for consideration, but, as always, not guaranteed. The DYBSA Board and each of the Baseball/Softball Directors reserve all final decisions on teams to accommodate extenuating circumstances as may be needed.

~DYBSA Board of Directors