Bantam Division
Terry Chudyk - Bantam Director
bantam@vernonbaseball.com
bantam@vernonbaseball.com
Hi and welcome to the 2012 Vernon and District Baseball Association (VDBA) Bantam Division Season. My Name is Terry Chudyk and this will be my second year as the Director for this Division. I’ve personally Coached Baseball for numerous years and have found this age group to be very talented and a real pleasure to Coach. This division is comprised of ages 13-14, and all Home games and practices are held on the beautiful Bantam diamond, located at Marshal Fields in the Okanagan Landing area of Vernon, B.C. The Bantam Diamond is one of the best kept diamonds in the Okanagan, with field dimensions of 240’, base paths at 80’ and a pitching mound at 54’.
Historically the VDBA Bantam Division has comprised of two to three teams and will play an interlocking schedule with other teams from other cities that include Rutland, Salmon Arm, Kamloops, Kelowna and Penticton. Teams will practice one or two times a week and also have one to two games a week. Games will be played at home or they will travel throughout the Okanagan area for their away games. On some weekends the teams will play host to other teams, have practices or a tournament. Initially all players should attend the evaluation clinic. This allows the Coaches and me to grade the player’s skillset and effectively place the players and balance the teams. All of the Bantam teams that VDBA has fielded in the past have had great success and I believe we can continue the success. We also provide a summer All-Star Baseball team and if you’re Son or Daughters interested please let me know.
As you already know Baseball is one of the most complex sports. For this reason VDBA provides the best trained Coaches designed to teach and further develop the player’s skills on the field and when they represent their city when traveling. The Coaches emphasize the skills to respect one another, both teammates and opponents. We also emphasize that hard work and dedication at home and to the team is vital to your youth’s success. The Bantam division is one step away from playing on a full sized baseball diamond (Midget), where the possibilities are endless. There are local Baseball scouts in the Okanagan area, and Vernon has sent many players to North American colleges and institutes in past. We also ask that parents assist the Coaches on the field as well as off, such as field maintenance, scorekeeping, driving, team parent rep is essential. With the assistance of the Parents we can guarantee that our youths will have a great and enjoyable season in the Bantam division.
Any Parents interested in Coaching for the spring and/ or summer seasons please contact me as soon as possible. I’m looking forward to meeting as many Parents as I can and let’s have a fun and great season.
Terry Chudyk
Bantam Director
bantam@vernonbaseball.com