5.24.20
Families,
We have consistently tried to update you and keep transparent our efforts to proceed with the Summer 2020 NBAA Baseball and Softball season. After much discussion, the volunteers that run NBAA have determined it was not feasible to put on a safe season for the NBAA participants, and have decided that the 2020 NBAA Baseball and Softball season will be cancelled. The NBAA Board does not make this decision lightly. However, since the NBAA Board and all of the sport coordinators and coaches are volunteers, there simply was not a path forward without putting onerous obligations, expectations and requirements on those same volunteers to try and keep our kids, families, and spectators safe. The Board has met three times in the past month to vigorously discuss a path forward and worked diligently with City Recreation staff. The work of the all-volunteer staff of coordinators for the baseball program and the support we received from the City should be commended. I can assure you, this was last thing we wanted to do, and is evidenced by how long we put off the final decision and the amount of energetic debate that took place. The NBAA will be back this Fall with its' Soccer program, and has every intention to proceed with Soccer, Basketball and Baseball in the coming year. While this is a setback, it is temporary. We cannot wait to see the smiling faces of the kiddos back on the fields and courts. We put in this time and effort because of those kiddos. We want to provide them a safe environment. We want to provide them an environment that challenges them and asks them to do their best, while experiencing all that youth athletics have to offer. We also have high expectations for our volunteer parents that give up their time to coach these kiddos. After compiling a potential list of hurdles to sanitation and hygiene, it was too much for the NBAA to ask any volunteer to commit to, and resulting in substantial logistical hurdles. We appreciate your patience during this unprecedented time.
As for refunds – please be patient. We have nearly 500 participants in the NBAA Baseball/Softball program. We hope to have all of the checks issued and mailed in the next week. If you have not received a check by 6/5/2020 – please reach out to [email protected]. Further, mistakes might happen on the checks – please, be nice, we are all volunteers, and I can assure you we did not intentionally make the mistake. If you think a mistake has been made – please email us at [email protected]. Lastly, we will be refunding the full amount of the registration fee, but will not be refunding the “service fee” that our online portal/registration software charges to take credit card payments.
Stay Safe New Berlin. Stay Healthy. Stay Sane. We will be back on the fields soon!
NBAA Board of Directors
5.10.2019
NBAA baseball is looking for a coordinator for the NBAA mid-season Tournament. It is not very time consuming but is critical to the success of the program. If interested, please contact Matt Gerten ([email protected])