Wednesday May 20, 2020, 6:20 p.m.:

Season update:

 

After waiting almost two months, today we know, as of now, we cannot play games until June 15, with many detailed restrictions in place.  Starting that late would take us into August, leaving no family time after the season and before school restarts, if, in fact, school does restart.  Also, going into August would almost overlap our fall league, which we hope to provide on a more normal basis, if allowed.  Additionally, there have recently been more parents advising their kids would not play (with certainly more to follow), leaving the number of players and teams in question, which would require a major overhaul to the number of teams, team rosters, and schedules.  We certainly do not have the time for new tryouts (earliest permitted date would be May 31) and new drafts.  Also, we know there would have to be at least six new coaches found, likely more.  Due to the highly restricted procedures which would be imposed on players, coaches, and fans (for just one example, league issued batting and catchers' helmets would have to be disinfected after each use), we simply do not have the necessary volunteer manpower to administer the league in the proper manner which would be required.  Also, USSSA would require all parents to sign a waiver, or their child would not be allowed to play.  Some parents have already indicated being unwilling to do that.  Therefore, based on the above, AARBL is cancelling the 2020 Spring/Summer League.  As previously advised, all registrations which remained active after our April 20 commitment date will automatically receive a 100% refund with no further action required on your part.  Refunds will be processed in a timely manner.  For registrations paid in the last 90 days, credit will be issued to the card used to pay the fee.  However, due to our website provider limiting refunds to a card to 90 days from the transaction date, all fees paid over 90 days ago (late January and part of February) will be refunded by check, which will take longer to process.  As always, we thank you for your continued patience and loyalty to the league while we diligently spent a tremendous amount of time with our best efforts to try to safely make the season happen in these very trying times  Please come back and play with us this fall, if we are allowed to play.  God Bless!

 

 

AARBL Board of Directors 

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PLAYER REGISTRATION FOR THE SPRING 2020 SEASON IS NOW CLOSED.

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PLEASE see the "Registration, Age & Draft Policy" and the "Spring Policy" under the "AARBL Policies" tab ABOVE for dates, deadlines, fees, and many other details and information about our league and the upcoming season.

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WE ARE ON THE MOVE!  AARBL is currently finalizing a new agreement with the City of Amarillo to begin playing our games at Martin Road Complex, 1301 Martin Road, for the Spring 2020 season.

More details will be posted on our website as they become available.  However, one immediate benefit will be the elimination of the $5.00 per vehicle daily parking fee which was assessed by and paid to Netplex at our previous Rotary Park location - This means FREE PARKING AGAIN STARTING THIS SEASON!

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For details, procedures, player age determination, and much more information about our league, please see the following:

"Requirements for coaches" (click on the "Requirements for coaches" tab above); for the updated "Registration, Age, and Draft Policy", the updated "Spring Policy", and several other league policies, (click on the "AARBL Policies" tab above for the drop down policy menu).

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  Thank you for choosing AARBL.

FOR OTHER QUESTIONS, TEXT  681-7901.