Current Season Information

Registration will open Feb. 1st

Registration will close Feb. 21st. EXCEPT LTP (Timbits) will remain open until April 21st.

Evaluations for Bonivital A Flash teams will be March 4 - 10

Evaluations for Bonivital AA Bolts will be March 18 - 19

This year ALL teams will be registered to participate in the League Championships at no cost to the team. This is part of your registration fee. Provincial Championships is separate and will be up to each individual team to register for.

League Finals

U13 - June 21 to 23

U15 June 28 to 30

U17 and U19 July 5 to 7

Registration will be done through RAMP interactive registration. If you do not have a RAMP account, you will have to create one.

Bonivital Softball Registration

Save the dates:

Central evaluations for "A" division will be between March 4 to 6. There will be 2 days of tryouts with an extra day for pitchers and catchers.

Please note: THESE ARE EVALUATIONS. NOT TRYOUTS. TEAMS WILL BE FORMED EVENLY.

Central tryouts for "AA" division will be between March 18 to 20. Two tryout days for all trying out. And one extra for pitchers and catchers. We will have a U11AA, U13AA, U15AA, and U17AA

If ANY parent is interested in coaching any of the AA teams, please email me, bvsapresident@gmail.com. You will not be left in the dark. We have a coaching director that will help you get all proper certifications which will be paid for by BVSA. We would like coaches to have some involvement with team selection.

Coaching Selection for A and AA

It is BVSA's mission to recuit as many young women who may have played softball in the past in our community to be our future coaches. BVSA will offer this opportunity to these young athletes in most cases ahead of parent coaches. Studies have shown that young girls bond and enjoy their season more when placed with young women coaches who used to be them. Communication and friendship has been shown to benefit athletes from ages 5 to 18 when "aged out" athletes come back to coach in their community. With this in mind, BVSA will strive to place any young women who asks to coach a BVSA A or AA team. Once these coaches have been placed, selection will shift to parent coaches of which we will always need and who remain the staple for community sport to survive. If more than one parent coach requests a team, a selection process with applications will be coordinated, and a committee will be set in place to pick the coach.

Softball League play:

Categories are AAA, AA and A (formally known as B). Moving forward participants will be registering as a U11 A, U13 A , etc. For more information on AA please see the news article about the new AA program.

Previously Bonivital had been divided into 2 areas for the purposes of team formation; Bonivital East is made up of players from Southdale, Winakwa, Archwood & Southdale Community centers. Bonivital West consists of players from Greendell, Norberry-Glenlee, Glenwood, Windsor & Dakota community centers. This season there is no longer Bonivital East and West. We are all Bonivital.

The full schedule for the Bonivital A ball teams will be found on the Capital Region Softball League
website once it is complete.

Softball regular season usually starts at the beginning of May and finishes at the end of June. Provincials are usually in July.
Both males and females at birth can start playing at the age of 3. At or before the age of 9, all gender identities can
move over to baseball. In addition to those born female, all participants who identify as female or nonbinary may choose to continue with softball.
League games, practices and all tournaments are subject to information from Softball
Manitoba and directives from the Province of Manitoba.

Equipment

Every player requires a softball glove, a batting helmet with a cage and a pair of running
shoes.

U11 to U15 players and all pitchers are required to wear a fielding mask. U17 pitchers must use a mask as well.
Fielding masks are available for purchase at your local sporting goods store.

Optional equipment includes a softball bat, batting gloves and cleats.
Jerseys will be provided. Please email bvsapresident@gmail.com if you require assistance.

Refunds

Regular Refund Policy

Please direct refund requests to bvsapresident@gmail.com

Any equipment and uniforms belonging to BVSA must be returned prior to the refund being issued.

There could be various reasons why families may request a refund of their registration fees. Outlined below are some guidelines pertaining to when a refund would be issued.

Full Refund

1. Player cannot be placed on a team within BVSA boundaries.

2. Player has a medical condition and has been advised by a Medical Practitioner not to play (Player has not played any games).

Pro-rated Refunds may be issued based on the time of request

1. Prior to team formations (usually last week of March) 100% will be refunded less an admin fee of $25.

2. After team formations, but before the first scheduled game (usually beginning of May), 75% will be refunded less an admin fee of $25.

Once league games begin, no refund will be issued.

Extenuating circumstances not mentioned above may arise wherein a parent/guardian may request a refund of the registration fee. It is best to deal with these situations on a case-by-case basis considering the facts of each situation to come to a mutually satisfactory agreement for all parties involved.

COVID-19 Refund Policy:

Our first priority is the health and safety of the athletes, coaches, volunteers, and our
community. We will continue to follow the guidance provided by the Province of
Manitoba Public Health Orders and Softball Manitoba.
If the upcoming season is cancelled prior to starting, a full refund will be granted to
all players.
If the season is cancelled midway through the season, a refund will be granted of
fees paid to Bonivital Softball Association less costs already incurred by Bonivital. These may include Softball
Manitoba fees, City Field fees, Umpire fees, Sanitizing items, Community Club fees and
Admin fees.