We are proud too annouce we have partnered with Top Velocity NW Baseball to form The Bellevue Speed Ball League.
What's Speedball? Speedball is designed to help players develop through increased repetitions. Athletes get MORE at bats, MORE in field play opportunities and MORE exposure to different positions than a regular baseball game.
Classic baseball is very slow at the youth level. This is no secret. Speedball is designed to be fast! So instead of 9 v 9, we have 3 teams of 4. One team is hitting, while the other two teams are in the field with a coach pitching. We will also have 1 coach in the field helping players understand what they need to do with the ball in certain situations so they can learn the game better, and faster! We will also have one coach with the hitting team to help them with baserunning and baseball IQ in the box, and on the basepaths.
- 75 Minute Games: Instead of playing innings, we will use a timer. Teams will rotate from hitting, to outfield, to infield so players get to play all positions, and get to hit each time their team is up.
- Coach Pitch: This is by design so the game keeps moving, there are no walks, and kids are never standing around doing nothing for extended periods of time.
- 4 v 4 v 4: Players can join with their friends and request to play with their friends. Make your own team and join the league!
- Home Run Line Moved In: We want to allow all players the opportunity to hit a HR... That's a feeling that can pique a players interest in the game, and keep him/her excited!
- Coaches Who Know Baseball: One of the biggest problems with LL baseball is that most coaches are volunteers who may not know the game so well. All players deserve the same experience, and LL cannot do that.
- Baseball IQ: Working on what we should do when we get the ball, and understanding situations in the game.
