Youth Soccer

SMVYSA Spring Season registration

The Santa Maria Valley Youth Soccer Association (SMVYSA) is holding registration for its Lightning Soccer Spring season.

Players of all levels — ages 4 to 18 — are welcome to sign-up.

The play structure for this Spring season is a Coed format and will be based on modified Futsal rules. Futsal is a 5-on-5 version of soccer. It emphasizes the technical aspects of the game like dribbling, passing and tight ball control.

This eight-week Spring season will be held in May and June.

Registration takes place at the snack bar at the Adams School Soccer Fields (Across from the Minami Center) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays, Jan. 10, 17, 24 and February 7, 14, 21 and 28. The cost for returning 2008 Fall Season players is $50 each. The cost for new players is $60 each. A birth Certificate is required of all new players.

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For more information, visit the SMVYSA web site at www.santamariasoccer.com or leave a message on the SMVYSA answering machine at 925-3304.

Youth Baseball

Bat Day at Play It Again Sports

Play It Again Sports of Santa Maria is hosting the Central Coast’s first Bat Demo Day, in co-operation with Easton Sports and Orcutt Babe Ruth Baseball, at Morrison Field off Skyway Dr. in Santa Maria on Saturday, Jan. 24, beginning at 9 a.m.

This event will give participants a chance to test the new 2009 Hit Matrix Easton baseball bats for Little League, Babe Ruth and High School for the upcoming season. Baseball players of all ages are invited to attend.

Easton factory rep’s will be on hand to assist in proper bat selection. Members of the Santa Maria Valley Packers coaching staff will be available for proper hitting tips and techniques.

A snack bar will be available for food and refreshments and Orcutt Babe Ruth will be holding sign-ups at the field.

This free event is open to all ages and all participants may register for a drawing for a free bat of their choice.

Bring your glove for shagging fly balls!

For more information, contact Play It Again Sports at 614-0072 or send an e-mail to pias11224@aol.com.

Santa Maria Babe Ruth sign-ups

Santa Maria Babe Ruth Baseball sign-ups for 13-15-year olds continue on Thursday, Jan. 8 from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 10 from 3-6 p.m. at Straw Hat Pizza on North Broadway in Santa Maria.

Registration for these three early-bird dates will be $100. After that, all registrations will be $110.00 for one and $175.00 for two players.

All new players must have birth certificate, parent or guardian and fees at the time of registration.

The second set of sign-up dates begins on Saturday, Jan.17 from 3-6 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24th and Thursday, Jan. 29 from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 31 from 3-6 p.m. also at Straw Hat Pizza.

Tryouts begin in February.

For more information, call Stacy at 714-4601, Rob at 896-2067 or Floyd at 478-6340.

Youth Softball

Orcutt Youth

Softball sign-ups

Orcutt Youth Softball will hold 2009 Spring registration for five divisions; T-Ball (ages 5-6), Ponytail (ages 7-8), Division 1 (ages 9-10), Division 2 (ages 11-12) and Division 3 (ages 13-18).

Registration will be held at the Alice Shaw School on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 13-14 from 7-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 17 from 10 a.m.-noon; and Tuesday, Jan. 20 from 7-8:30 p.m.

Registration will also be held at Guadalupe City Hall on Saturdays, Jan. 10 and Jan. 17 from 9 a.m.-noon.

All players must bring proof of residence and school. New players must also bring a birth certificate.

For more information call 934-2833.

January 6, 2009