2022 Spring Registration

All baseball and softball programs are now being run through Nazareth Area Baseball & Softball Association.

Spring registration is now open through February 14th. The player registration link is below.

We are looking for many types of volunteers including coaches, team parents, field maintenance crew, fundraising committee, and snack stand committee members. If you are willing to help out in any of the above capacities, please make sure to also fill out the volunteer registration below.

Player Registration

https://nazarethbsa.sportngin.com/register/form/653866857

Volunteer Registration

https://nazarethbsa.sportngin.com/register/form/606197328

BTAA Families,

After many discussions with parents and coaches... and much deliberation... we are excited to announce that the BTAA board has voted to join in the merger with Nazareth Area Youth Baseball and Lower Nazareth Township Baseball & Softball.

While we have maintained a strong program the last few years, we continue to see declining numbers of players and volunteers that jeopardize our strength in the future.

In response, this merger brings an exciting opportunity for our players and volunteers.

• Better and more consistant team sizes
• Like-minded volunteers who share a vision for improving the quality of our softball and baseball
• A larger pool of volunteers
• Enhanced opportunities to connect with all of the Nazareth community

We will continue to use this website and our BTAA email to distribute updates and information about registration(in January).

BTAA Board

BTAA families,

Just a reminder that in order to get your fall work bond refunded for the fall season, you are required to complete one volunteer shift. For additional information please view the FAQs on our website.

Please follow the sign-up genius link below to sign up for one of our fall volunteer opportunities, which are offered on a first come first serve basis.   The great news is there are plenty of opportunities for all to volunteer. Those who do not wish to volunteer can also complete the sign-up genius link where it says the preference is to donate the word bond.  For the select few  who signed up for the early season field day work that was canceled due to weather,  we will have an alternate date posted for sign up.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4cada929a1ff2-btaa

BUSHKILL TOWNSHIP ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

RITA’s NIGHT

Fall 2021 Uniform Hand Out / Work bond Collection

BTAA will be hosting a RITA’s NIGHT on August 20^th     from 7:00 until 8:30pm @ 52 E Lawn Road location.

·      Uniforms will be handed out*

·      Work bond checks will be collected

·      Any outstanding registration fees collected

Rita’s is graciously offering to donate 20% of proceeds generated from our event back to BTAA! Some please come out, collect your uniform all while supporting a local area business and the BTAA!

Please note the following:

-       Fall games start as soon as Aug 21. Please do everything you can to make this pick up event.

-       Anyone who cannot make the pickup will need to email Jennifer @ Raspberryswirlgirl@msn.com to make alternate pick up arrangements.

o   Please note BTAA UNIFORM PICK UP in the subject line.

-       Uniforms will not be handed unless all registration fees and work bonds are current. We thank you for understanding

o   If you are sending someone to pick up your child’s uniform, please make sure all registration fees are current and you provide them with your work bond check, otherwise, the uniform will not be released

§  * hats may not make timing for event & need to be handed out separately

-       Work Bond Sign Up / Questions:

o   Opportunity to sign up for volunteer activities to satisfy the fall work bond requirements

COME JOIN US @ Rita's 52 E Lawn Rd Nazareth

Baseball (age as of 5/1/22)

- T-Ball (ages 5-6)

- Rookies (ages 6-8)

- Minors (ages 8-10)

- Majors (ages 11-12)

- Bushkill Valley* (ages 13-14, can't turn 15 before 6/30/21)

*Depending on the number of players signed up for the Bushkill Valley program we may combine with Nazareth.

Games usually start the last weekend in August.  The season concludes on Columbus Day weekend where the T-ball/Rookies teams will play their final games and the Minors/Majors teams will play in an end of season tournament.

Practices usually start the last week of July. 

All T-ball and Rookies players will get a shirt and hat to keep.

All Minors & Majors players will get a Jersey and hat to keep.

Softball registration for the 2021 fall season can be submitted through the Eastern Lehigh Valley Softball site at https://www.elvsoftball.org/registration.html

The Bushkill Township Athletic Association accepts the responsibility of administering all recreational and athletic programs for the residents of the township and recognizes that the diversity in age and interest of the population requires an equally diverse offering of programs. The BTAA will provide essential leisure and recreational activities and sporting events, both competitive and non-competitive, team structured or individual, to satisfy the needs and expectations of our community. We will provide safe, well maintained and aesthetically pleasing facilities; we will employ all currently accepted means to insure that all persons directly involved with running these programs are qualified, first aid trained and background checked; and we will monitor the behavior of all participants, old or young, coach or player, parents and spectators, to assure that inappropriate behavior is dealt with and eliminated. We will constantly re-evaluate our programs in order to assure that they continue to be administered in a fair, wholesome and character building manner and we will make sure that the principal of true competition is not circumvented by the desire to “win at all costs”.

2021 Sponsors Needed

Sponsors help us maintain the fields, replace equipment, and keep our registration fees down.  If you, or someone you know would like to become a sponsor, please click HERE for more information.

Send any questions to BTAASponsorship@yahoo.com

Thank you Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs for being a sponsor!

Next Board Meeting

Date: March 25th, 2021 at 7PM.

Location: Virtual meeting via Zoom.  Send an email  to ssolderitch@gmail.com if you would like to get the link to the call.