Welcome to the Homepage of Layritz Little League Baseball and Softball

• Tournament Chair – Executive Committee - Troy Dunning
• Tournament Co-Chair – Executive Committee
• Treasurer – Executive Committee
• Secretary – Executive Committee
• Media & Communications – Executive Committee
• Sponsorships – Executive Committee
• Umpire-in-Chief – Executive Committee
• Director – Executive Committee

Registration Dates for the 2017 Season have been set by Little League Canada - They are January 28-29 and February 4-5 - (times TBD - likely afternoons) at the Club House.

If you do not live in our catchment and wish to register your child at Layritz Little League please review the following to determine eligibility (eligibility rules apply to all levels of Little League play from Tee Ball up):

1)  Your player was registered on an Layritz Little League regular season team and lived in our catchment in 2016 but you have now moved out of catchment, OR, you participated in 2016 based on a School form and your player has now moved to an out of catchment school, please complete a Form II(d) ( Form II(d) ) and bring to registration to ensure continuing service with our league;

2)  Your child is currently enrolled in a school that is in the Layritz Catchment and you have completed a Little League School Enrollment Form (School Form)and had it signed by either the school Vice Principal or Principal (if you have previously completed a School form you do not need to complete a new one each year UNLESS the child has changed schools);

Please review the payment details carefully as you may be required to provide more than 1 post-dated cheque per child depending on the level of play.  NEED TO UPDATE FOR 2017 - Registration Page

Also, please familiarize yourself with our refund policy, Refund Policy

Please consider volunteering as a team manager, coach or umpire – we rely on our fantastic volunteers to provide the quality programming that Layritz Little League has become known for.  You do not have to be an expert in the game, just willing to learn and a desire to help out.  Feel free to ask any of our board members if you have any questions about volunteering.  ALL 2017 Volunteers must complete the  Volunteer Form to be considered.

ATTENTION Layritz Families - Past and Present

Re: 2020 Canadian Little League Championships Announcement

 Layritz Little League has officially been awarded the honour of hosting the 2020 Canadian Little League Championships.  This amazing opportunity will showcase Layritz Park, the Municipality of Saanich and the entire Greater Victoria area and will, undoubtedly, be the highlight of the 2020 sporting community calendar. 

 This tournament will be an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for players, coaches and families of Layritz Little League, as well, the entire community of Greater Victoria.  We hope this tournament will find many Layritz players and families, both past and present, looking to join us in giving back to our amazing park and program through volunteer efforts. 

 In preparation; one of the key first tasks is to create the Executive for the 2020 Tournament Committee.  This Executive Committee will direct and lead the entire efforts of the Layritz based Tournament Committee.  The following positions will comprise the 2020 Executive Committee:

• Tournament Chair – Executive Committee - Troy Dunning
• Tournament Co-Chair – Executive Committee
• Treasurer – Executive Committee
• Secretary – Executive Committee
• Media & Communications – Executive Committee
• Sponsorships – Executive Committee
• Umpire-in-Chief – Executive Committee
• Board of Director – Executive Committee

Each of these positions will require a 3-4 year full commitment right through to the end of the tournament and post tournament debrief.  2017 & 2018 will be lighter commitment but 2019-2020 will be a highly active time leading up to the tournament opening in early to mid August of 2020.

If you are interested in sitting on the 2020 Executive Committee of the Canadian Little League Championships please contact contact Tournament Chair, Troy Dunning, no later than December 15, 2016 at 2020Canadians@Layritz.ca – please include which position you would like to be considered for.

It is our hope that Layritz Little League will produce and deliver a memorable experience and a first class National Championship for all who are involved.  We will need many other volunteers as we proceed ahead.

 For more and future tournament information and details please go to the Layritz Little League website at www.layritz.ca

 GO LAYRITZ GO!!!!

 Troy Dunning

Tournament Chair – 2020 Canadian Little League Championships

Fall Ball at Layritz Little League is now full and teams will be finalized this weekend.

Please note that the 9-10 schedule has changed as National Little League has unfortunately had to pull out of the tournament.

  9-10 District Championship Schedule    --   Follow the 9-10 District Championships on Twitter - @layritzbaseball

  11-12 District Championship Schedule   -- POPUP Schedule

DIVISIONS RETURNING UNIFORMS:
     Rookie Minors, Minor SB, Minor BB, Major SB, Major BB, Jr/Sr SB

THE CLUBHOUSE WILL BE OPEN FOR RETURNS:
     Sunday, June 19th from 9:00am - 10:00am
     Sunday, June 19th from 1:00pm - 2:00pm
     Sunday, June 26th from 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Uniform Return Instruction for Coaches:

In light of the closure of Wilkinson between Greenlea and Mann Ave we ask that you review the Layritz Parking options:

Out of respect for all our neighbours please drive slowly and cautiously through the neighbourhood approaching the park and do not park in the Resident Only parking on any of the surrounding streets.  We strongly support carpooling, walking and riding bikes to the park!

There is VERY limited parking in the Layritz lot however there is ample FREE parking available at the VI Tech Park lot located on the back side of the park off of Markham Rd - it is nearly equal walking distance to the fields.

Lets keep the park safe and the parking sane!

Please familiarize yourself with the following maps: the first identifies the location of both parking lots and the second clarifies the NO PARKING zones in the Layritz Lot.

There are a few Layritz Wear orders that still have not been picked up.

If you placed an order and have not yet picked it up it is available in the concession until Closing day June 18th.

June 1st marks the beginning of All Star team try-outs and thoughts begin to turn towards Summer tournament play. The following local tournaments have been confirmed for 2016:

June 19-23, City Minor Softball Championships @ Layritz
June 19-26, City Minor Baseball @ Central Saanich
July 1-10, 9-10 Baseball @ Hampton
July 9-17, 11-12 Baseball @ Beacon Hill
TBD, 11-12 Softball @ TBD - will be in Victoria

Saanich is doing road improvements that may affect your access to Layritz Park.  Please have a look to avoid frustration and getting to your games on time. Wilkinson Road Corridor Improvements The improvements include the closure of Wilkinson Road between Greenlea Drive and Mann Avenue. The road closure will begin by early June 2016 and last approximately six months to the end of November 2016.

http://saanich.ca/services/engineering/projects/wilkinsonroadcorridorimprovements.html

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/bridge-work-to-close-part-of-wilkinson-road-for-months-1.2260663

For 2016 we are pleased to offer Layritz Wear, at cost, to all our players, volunteers and families.

Please go over the available options and if you are interested in ordering please bring your completed order form with payment attached to the Concession no later than Friday May 6, 2016. 

Cheque only, made out to Layritz Little League with player's name in the memo line.

Concession Volunteers will not be able to assist with orders or accept cash payments.

ONLINE FORMS: Order forms / Photos of options available / Sizing information

Please note that while we are offering an official Layritz Coach shirt this is not a mandatory item.

The sun is shining, the games have begun and we are still receiving registration requests from the community.  Unfortunately, at this time, all Blastball, Teeball and Baseball (all divisions) teams are full to capacity and the waitlists are closed.

We are accepting female players born 2003-2005 for our Major Softball Team and are particularily interested in players with pitching experience.

We are also accepting applications from females born 1999 - 2001 for our Senior Softball Team - only a few spots left.

Big League Softball - females born 1997 - 2000      

Saturday April 2nd, 2016 - Dr. Geoff Pratt will be here at Layritz... 

• April 2nd - 9-Noon - Dr. Geoff Pratt - Layritz ClubHouse / Major Diamond / Batting Cage - TeeBall to Mini-Minors
• April 2nd - 1-4pm - Dr. Geoff Pratt -  Layritz ClubHouse / Major Diamond / Batting Cage - Rookie Minors to Majors/Jr. Softball

Bring your glove, some water, and dress appropriately for on-field, batting cage, and classroom instruction.

BASEBALL

ALL Baseball Divisions are now FULL and no further wait lists are being taken.

Blastball and Teeball divisions are now FULL with no further waitlist applications being taken.

SOFTBALL

We may have room for a few players in the following Divisions, players will be waitlisted until rosters can be reviewed by Director:

Minor Softball (girls born 2005 - 2007)

Major Softball (girls born 2003 - 2005)

We are currently accepting registrations for our Junior/Senior/Big League Division (girls born 1997-2001)

If you would like to be added to the waitlist or register for the upper division please send an email to registrar@layritz.ca and include the name and birthdate of all players you are wanting waitlisted or registered as well as an email contact and phone number.

Waitlists will be reviewed by Coaches and Directors once the current rosters are finalized.  You will be contacted directly if we are able to offer your player a spot on a team and arrangements will be made at that time to complete registration.

Hello Layritz Friends and Family,

Welcome to the 2016 Season at Layritz Little League!  As happens every year it seems that spring break ends and then there is a mad dash to Opening Day with many jobs to find time to complete.  As you know we are 100% volunteer run and we are very fortunate to have such a talented and committed community to work with to keep this great park in tip top shape.

This weekend, April 2 & 3, is a very busy weekend and you will be receiving a number of emails regarding uniform fittings, coaching clinics, umpire clinics and last but certainly not least, park clean up.  For the 2016 Season we have introduced a new element to your volunteer commitment to the park.  You may have noticed that we were not collecting “concession deposits” at registration but rather, “volunteer deposits” with each family being asked to complete 2 volunteer shifts for each child registered (in tee-ball and up) to a maximum 4 shifts per family.  Park Clean-up will be the first of the new volunteer opportunities we will be offering this year.  If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity or would simply like to join us to help clean up and get Layritz ready for the Kids please review the directions below:

1. We encourage everyone to come and help out with the Park Clean up – many hands make light work. However, you cannot sign in 4 different family members to cover all your required shifts in one day.  Each family can earn credit for 1 volunteer shift on each of April 2 and April 3 – shifts are from 10am – 2pm.

2. Sign-up sheets will be available at the Concession window between 9:45 – 10:25 am – please make sure to clearly write your name, your players name and the team your player is on (if known). If we cannot read the names we cannot give you credit for work done.

3. Job lists will be available at each of the diamonds, the batting cages and the concession. Please note that April 2 will only be working on: the mini-minor diamond, the blastball/teeball diamond, the softball diamond, the minor diamond and the concession.  April 3 will focus on the major baseball diamond, the batting cages, the concession and any work left over from the previous day.

4. Please bring any tools you may have on hand – rakes, edgers, gloves, cleaning supplies (for the concession). Wear appropriate clothing and footwear as work may involve weeding the infields or sanding & painting new boards in the dugouts and on the bleachers.

5. Have fun and know that your contribution to the park and our Little League Community is greatly appreciated by both the Board and all the kids who play and love Layritz Little League!

Looking forward to seeing you at the park,

Your 2016 Layritz Little League Board.

Did you miss registration and want to play at Layritz Little League this season?

We will be having our Last Chance Registration events on:

Saturday, February 13 from 1-3pm and,

Wednesday, February 17 from 5:30-7:30 pm

in the Layritz Little League Clubhouse.

We will continue to accept complete registrations for Blastball and Teeball by mail until March 11, 2016.

To play at Layritz Little League you must either,

1. Live in our catchment - a map of our current catchment can be found here;
2. Or, attend a school that is located within our catchment.  If you are registering based on school please make sure to have a copy of the school form signed by the school principal or vice principal and bring to registration. (If you live in our catchment you do not have to complete the school form).

Schools in our catchment:

Cordova Bay Elementary                  Eagle View Elementary

Millstream Elementary                      Northridge Elementary

Prospect Lake Elementary                Strawberry Vale Elementary

Glanford Middle School                     Royal Oak Middle School

Claremont Secondary School            Lakewood Elementary

**If you lived or attended a school in our catchment last year and have now moved to a residence or school outside of our catchment you MUST complete Form II(d) & II(a) and include supporting documents to continue playing at Layritz Little League - this form can be submitted to the President or Player Agent at registration and it will then be taken to the District to request approval and signatures.  If you have any questions regarding this form please contact the playeragent@layritz.ca.

**Softball ONLY - softball players from the catchments of Central Saanich, Lakehill and Layritz are eligible to play at Layritz Little League.  We welcome players who also play on a Softball BC team.

NEW this Year - ALL players must complete our new Player Form.

List of Fees and Birthdate range for each division can be found at the bottom of the page here.

Blastball registration can be paid with either cash or cheque.

Winter indoor baseball clinics are starting up next week.  These are FREE!!!  And open to minors and majors baseballs players.  They take place on the following Friday’s:

• Fri, Jan 15
• Fri, Jan 29
• Fri, Feb 5
• Fri, Feb 12

Each night will see two back-to-back 90 minute clinics set for interested minors players (ages 9-10) and majors players (ages 11-12).  10 year olds are encouraged to attend the session they feel they would like to come out for.

Sessions run from 6:00-7:30 – minors and then 7:30 to 9:00 – majors at the Pearkes field house on courts 3 & 4.

Coaches would like to request that all players bring proper indoor footwear, must wear proper protection, and bring water.  If you would like to invite any friends or neighbors you know of they are more than welcome.

If you have any questions please do contact Troy Dunning (vpbaseball@layritz.ca) or Dave Potter at potsieman@hotmail.com

2016 Registration will take place on Jan 23, 24, 30 & 31 in the Layritz Clubhouse between 1-4 pm. Opening Day will be April 9, 2016! Please review the following information closely as there have been a number of changes. If you are unable to make these registration dates please contact our Player Agent  NEW Any registrations received after January 31, 2016 will be waitlisted.

NEW Every player will need to fill out our New Player Form, please print and complete before registration to help speed up the process.

For registration you may need multiple cheques - we will not be accepting partial registrations so please ensure that you bring everything required (full list of registration information can be found here.)

• Blastball registration can be paid with either cash or cheque.

  Teeball and Mini-Minor will require 2 payments - at least 1 cheque per player;
  1. a registration fee PLUS fundraising fee - cash or cheque. Fundraising is either a payment of $40 OR buy a box of Chocolates for $60 and you can sell them to recoup your entire $60
  2. a post dated cheque (April 1, 2016) in the amount of $100 for Volunteer Deposit - must be a cheque.

  All other Divisions, Baseball and Softball will require 3 payments - at least 2 separate cheques per player;
  1. a registration fee PLUS fundraising fee - cash or cheque. Fundraising is either a payment of $40 OR buy a box of Chocolates for $60 and you can sell them to recoup your entire $60
  2. a post dated cheque (April 1, 2016) in the amount of $100 for Volunteer Deposit - must be a cheque.
  3. a post dated cheque (July 1, 2016) in the amount of $75 for Uniform Deposit - must be a cheque.

**Important if you are registering more than 1 player you can combine their registration and fundraising fees only.  Each player must have their own concession and uniform deposit where applicable. Please ensure that your child's name is clearly noted in the memo line of EVERY cheque.

Please review the payment details carefully as you may be required to provide more than 1 post-dated cheque per child depending on the level of play. Registration Page

Also, please familiarize yourself with our new refund policy, Refund Policy

Please consider volunteering as a team manager, coach or umpire – we rely on our fantastic volunteers to provide the quality programming that Layritz Little League has become known for.  You do not have to be an expert in the game, just willing to learn and a desire to help out.  Feel free to ask any of our board members if you have any questions about volunteering. (Volunteer Form)