General Information
Victoria Park Belmont Baseball Club welcomes players of all ages and encourages everyone to participate regardless of whether they are new to the game or have played before.
The club strongly encourages parental involvement and being a volunteer organisation, we rely heavily on their participation through avenues such as assistant coaches, scorers & managers, helping with setting up and packing away, umpiring, helping out with the canteen and social events.
All players must be registered and online registration is open through until the end of August each year. This needs to be completed in order for team nominations to be submitted to the league and for fixtures to be created for all teams.
Competition Ages
Division
Age
Machine Pitch
7 to 10 years old
Little League
10 to 12 years old
Intermediate League
11 to 13 years old
Junior League
12 to 14 years old
Senior League
15 to 16 years old
Big League
17 to 21 years old
To assist you in determining which age group your child should be registering for you can follow the Little League WA Age Chart
The club will field as many teams in as many divisions as numbers allow, so be sure to register early and click on your child's age appropriate division as well as any additional teams they wish to participate in.
Registration
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Online Registration is quick and easy. Simply click on any of the Registration tabs on the website and follow the prompts.
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Registrations need to be completed by the end of August each year so that team nominations and fixtures can be organised.
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All players will be required to pay Baseball Australia and Baseball WA capitation fees upon registration (in the 2024/25 season this fee was $78.00 for junior registrations).
Fees
After a player is registered, the Club will invoice all players for the balance of fees to be paid.
A deposit must be paid prior to the first game of the season, otherwise the player will be unable to take the field and play. The entirety of playing fees must be paid in full prior to the end of October (usually around the 3rd game of the season), unless a payment plan has been organised directly with the Treasurer.
What your fees cover
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League charges - affiliation to Baseball WA and Baseball Australia
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Insurance costs
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WA Umpires Association charges
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City of Belmont ground hire charges
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Training and games from September to March
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The use of club equipment and items of apparel
Need Financial Help? - Apply for KidSport
KidSport enables eligible Western Australian children aged 5 to 18 years to participate in community sport by offering them financial assistance of up to $300 per calendar year towards club fees.
To be eligible for KidSport applicants must be
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Aged 5 to 18 years old
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A resident of Western Australia
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Listed on a valid Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card with a corresponding customer reference number (CRN)
Direct Deposits
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Bank: Commonwealth
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Account Name: VPBBC
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BSB: 066-140
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Acc#: 10542395
Division
Fees
Machine Pitch
$78
Little League
$165
Intermediate League
$235
Junior League
$235
Senior League
$285
Big League
$285
At VPBBC we encourage development through participation, so for those age eligible SL and BL players that also wish to play senior baseball and effectively double the amount of games they play, there will be an additional $150 to play A grade and below or $205 to play State League and Reserves..
Bat Regulations
The Club supplies a couple of bats per team, but for those of you wishing to purchase personal bats please be aware of Little League bat regulations.
Little League Baseball® utilizes the USA Baseball Bat Standard for all baseball bats approved for use in the Junior, Intermediate 50/70 and Major Division baseball programs and below. The Little League Junior and Senior Baseball divisions may also use BBCOR (Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution) bats. Little League Softball® uses bats that have a BPF (Bat Performance Factor) of 1.20.
BBCOR stands for Batted Ball Coefficient Of Restitution
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This standard regulates how much energy is lost during the bat's contact with the baseball. The higher the number the bat registers in the test, the more trampoline effect it has.
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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) together with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) decided that 0.50 would be the maximum value a BBCOR bat could register, which is only slightly higher than that of a wood bat.
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All BBCOR certified bats must also have a barrel diameter no greater than 2⅝", a length to weight ratio no greater than -3 and a length that does no exceed 36".
Current Baseball Australia Bat Regulations
Division
Regulation
LL
USA Baseball marking 2⅝” barrel maximum
IL & JL
USA Baseball marking 2⅝” barrel maximum
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2⅝" composite barrel with BBCOR stamp
SL & BL
ALL bats must be BBCOR