Buffalo Grove Recreational Association, Inc.

Welcome To The Official Site of the BGRA

The Buffalo Grove Recreation Association, or BGRA, is a non-profit corporation, serving the Buffalo Grove community. We are not a part of the Buffalo Grove Park District, although park district facilities are used. Our Mission is to provide all of the youth of Buffalo Grove, regardless of their ability, a positive baseball experience: by promoting the principles of good sportsmanship and fair play; by teaching, encouraging, and supporting sound baseball fundamentals through good coaching; and by ensuring that all youth have a safe, fun, yet challenging opportunity to enjoy the game of baseball.

This is a volunteer program conducted by your neighbors and friends as part of the total recreational program of the community. Nearly 2000 players participate annually in this community-based program, administered with the help of over 600 volunteers, our board of directors, team managers, base coaches, business managers and scorekeepers.

That's a lot of VOLUNTEER HOURS spread over a great many people. But in order for the program to succeed, we encourage every parent to participate, and CONTRIBUTE TIME & EFFORT to their child's team, the league and the association as a whole.

To Volunteer...please contact Keith Sonne at 847-919-9200, ext.1

Click here to log in

BGRA News

Great writeup in the Buffalo Grove Countryside on BGRA and our 50th Season:

And see some great pictures too!

Thanks to all who supported the BGRA Raffle fundraiser, and helped us raise nearly $14,000, and enabling us to donate $1400 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Click HERE for a complete list of winners.

Click HERE

to see some great pictures of the

2010 BGRA All-Star Weekend,

and our celebration of BGRA's 50th Season!

And see more pictures by becoming a "Fan" on the BGRA Facebook page!

Congrats to the Winners of the 2010 Brett Berlant Umpire Awards:

Farm League	Jordan Olken
Mustang League	Ryan Deutsch
Stallion League	Josh Cliffer
Thoroughbred League	Jason Wilson
Palomino League	Ryan Uslander

REGISTRATION FOR THE 2011 SEASON IS NOW OPEN!

CLICK HERE

The 2011 Fee Structure has been set up to:

Maintain Registration Fees without an increase for those families that register in June
Encourage earlier registration, allowing the BGRA to properly plan our equipment & uniform needs, along with league structures. The late registrations that we have experienced the past several years has made our pre-season planning extremely difficult, and has taken away from the kids' baseball experience.

PINTO THROUGH COLT LEAGUES

Standard Registration Fee

June 1 – July 4

If you register between

July 5 and August 31

If you register between

September 1 and December 31

$170

$50 Late Charge

(Total Registration Fee = $220)

$50 Late Charge

$30 Overdue Charge (Total Registration Fee = $250)

All registrations that are completed and paid-in-full by July 4, 2010 will be entered into a drawing - two winners will receive their registration for 2011 for FREE!

Don't wait - no exceptions will be granted to the above late charges.

Registrations for Pinto through Colt Leagues that are received after December 31, 2010 will be placed on a WAIT List for their respective league, and players are NOT guaranteed a spot on a team!

FLAT RATES for REMAINING LEAGUES

	Registration Fee June 1 – December 31
T-BALL	$145
SENIOR COLT	$200
BUDDY BASEBALL	$50

Age/Grade for Each League Level

Grade Level (Aug 2010 thru June 2011 School Year)	League
Kindergarten, or born 9/1/2005 thru 8/31/2006 (5-6 year olds)	T-Ball
1st Grade	Pinto or Farm
2nd Grade	Farm
3rd Grade	Mustang
4th Grade	Stallion
5th Grade	Thoroughbred
6th Grade	Thoroughbred
7th Grade	Palomino
8th Grade	Palomino
High School Freshman - Junior	Colt
Born prior to 9/1/93 (optional for 17 yr olds)	Senior Colt
Born 9/1/1992 thru 8/31/2005 (6-16)	Buddy Ball
Born prior to 9/1/1993 (17)	Senior Buddy Ball

Refund Policy

Any player withdrawn by parent or guardian will be eligible for a refund of the registration fee based on the following schedule:

Pre-registration through 12/15/10: Full Refund, less 10% Processing Fee
12/16/10 through 12/31/10: 75% Refund
1/1/11 through league draft: 50% Refund
After league draft: No Refund

Any refund requests must be made in writing by parent or guardian and must be mailed to BGRA, P.O. Box 7105,Buffalo Grove, IL. 60089, Attention: 2nd Vice President. The date of the withdrawal will be determined by the postmark on the letter for refund purposes.

TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS:

FARM	ROYALS
MUSTANG	WHITE SOX
STALLION	METS
T'BRED	MARINERS
PALOMINO	YANKEES
COLT	ANGELS
SENIOR COLT

View FINAL SEASON STANDINGS

HERE

Continental Restaurant Pledges to Help BGRA!

Everytime you eat at Continental Restaurant, 10% of your bill will be donated back to BGRA!

Just tell the cashier you're part of BGRA when you pay your bill, and Continental wil make a donation back to us to help our program!

Another reason to support BGRA sponsors!!!

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Colt World Series:

Red Raiders win Series 4 - 0:

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FIELD CONDITIONS HOTLINE:

1-847-919-9200, then press 6

FREE Newsletter: Updates & Information about BGRA's goings on.

SPONSORS & ADVERTISERS

BGRA provides baseball equipment and field maintenance. We provide insurance, uniforms, and umpires for all games. The cost for these items cannot be covered by our registration fees alone. We rely on our team sponsors and advertisers to help make this program the best in the northern suburbs.

For information on Sponsorship, contact the VP of Sponsors and Advertisers.

Download our Sponsor Form (275KB).

Be a part of our unique 50th Season Limited Edition Collectible Memory Book

Marking its 50th Season, the Buffalo Grove Recreation Association will launch a special limited edition commemorative memory book as part of the celebration of this milestone. The memory book is intended to highlight the past, present and future of our Buffalo Grove Recreation Association. Our memory book will include pictures, events, history, trivia and much more!

For $100.00, you get an entry in our 50th Season Limited Edition Collectible Memory Book and you also get a permanent spot on our soon to be launched BGRA Online Memory Wall!

To participate in the 50th Season Memory Book, click here.

Thanks to those who have purchased a Memory Book

We would like to thank the entire BGRA family for many summers of wonderful memories. Debbie, Arnie, Adam, and Larry Bender

the Benders

My participation as a manager in BGRA for 7 years has brought me a wonderful feeling of pride and accomplishment working with so many terrific young athletes. Surrounding myself with energetic baseball players of all ages throughout the years has been nothing short of my expectations. I have been able to teach these children and witness their success/progress from year to year. It is a truly special feeling while given the responsibility to manage BGRA teams, and I have always given 110% and have taken on this role very seriously. I would highly recommend managing a BGRA baseball team to any parent that wants to get involved with their children's sports acitivities since the years go by so fast!!! Thanks to BGRA for allowing me the chance to participate in so many wonderful years of baseball with my son and all of the other kids!!! I have thoroughly enjoyed each and every minute, and there were PLENTY of minutes!!!!

Arnold Brown

Congratulations on Turning 50. Becca and Jacob have loved their years with BGRA (and so did we!).

Carl and Julie Manello

Congrats on 50 years! May there be at least 50 more of BGRA Baseball! Best, Andy, Blythe, Robbie, Russell & Rachel Thomashow

Andrew Thomashow