Field Etiquette

DVAA Field Use policy*

As representatives of DVAA (players, coaches, parents, spectators) we are all encouraged to be good guests at any of the fields we visit, those maintained by DVAA and any visiting fields. Unless specifically instructed to do so by a field officail or DVAA officer, NO ONE should drive vehicles across the field grounds for any purpose (transporting equipment/players/fans, cutting down a long walk, etc). 

All our home baseball and softball fields are currently under a grooming plan for the season to ensure they are in their optimum condition. Please honor that by not violating the above policy.

Applies to all DVAA sanctioned fields at the following locations: 
- Alexandria Park
- Alexandria Middle School
- Holland Municipal
- Holland Township School
- Riegel Ridge
- Case Field
- Kingwood Park
- Kingwood Township School
- Grace Fellowship Church

1. I HAVE A SPECIAL REQUEST, HOW DO I MAKE IT? 
Requests for a child to be placed on a particular team, play with a friend or for a particular coach can be made in "Special Requests/Comments" section of the Registration Form. Please be aware that we will do all our best to honor all special requests in our non competitive divisions, however they cannot be guaranteed. Unfortunately, special requests in competitive divisions (Minors, Majors & Teeners) cannot be honored. 

2. WHEN WILL I KNOW WHAT TEAM MY CHILD IS ON? 
Your child’s coach should contact you by mid March. 

3. WHEN WILL PRACTICES START? 
Practices are expected to start in mid March (weather permitting). 

4. WHERE AND WHEN WILL MY CHILD’S TEAM BE PRACTICING? 
This is determined by the individual coach but as a rule of thumb teams practice at their “home” park twice a week prior to the start of games. After games begin there is usually 1 practice and 1 game per week. Please note that this can be affected by weather and the need to make up games as the season progresses. 

5. WHEN WILL GAMES BEGIN? 
Opening day will be in early April. 

6. WHEN WILL MY CHILD GET THEIR UNIFORM? 
Uniforms are usually distributed a week prior to the start of games. 

7. HOW ARE TEAMS SELECTED? 
 - T-ball, Coach Pitch and Instructional Softball teams are selected geographically and by age. We try to have an equal mix of 1st and 2nd year players on each team.

- Minors, Majors and Teeners baseball teams are picked by the coaches via a draft.  The teams are a mix of the 5 school districts. Please note, requests for your player to be on a specific team and/or coach cannot be accommodated. 

In our Minors and Majors baseball and softball programs if scheduled, all participants must attend a player evaluation. This helps us to form balanced, competitive teams. Evaluations are typically held in February. 

8. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE TEAM SIZE? 
We keep team sizes small (about 10 players) in our non competitive divisions (Tball, Coach Pitch and Instructional Softball). This helps our coaches teach and our players learn. Team sizes in our competitive divisions are usually about 12 players per team. 

9. WHO DO I CONTACT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS? 
Contact the DVAA via email at [email protected]