BNBA Renegades Travel Division
BNBA provides a travel division for players age 9 to 14 called the Renegades. These teams provide a more competitive baseball experience and typically the BNBA fields 8-10 teams per year based on the talent. Renegade teams will schedule between 35-55 games per season including tournaments. Games and tournaments are played in locations across the state and in some cases out of state.
Players are selected through a tryout process at the end of the summer baseball season for the following spring season.
Renegade teams are generally coached by a parent of a player and most coaches have collegiate player experience. In being selected to a Renegades roster coaches do have an expectation that players are committed to a more intense practice and game schedule.
Game play generally starts in April and concludes in July. Registration costs vary from team to team however typically range from $350.00 to $450.00 per player and fundraising is expected and helps to offset player costs. The goal of this division is to develop players for the purpose of being selected and contributing to their inter-city junior high and high school baseball teams.
Bloomington Normal Baseball Association Mission
As a not-for-profit organization the mission of the BNBA is to provide an organized affordable baseball program for players ages five to eighteen in the Bloomington – Normal area. This is accomplished through divisions that offer differing levels of play based on player skills, financial commitment or ability, and game competition. BNBA strives to provide every player an opportunity to play baseball regardless of their skill level, financial ability, and where it will not compromise the safety or wellbeing of the player.
The management of costs associated with operating the program is accomplished through participation fees, private sponsorships, facility access through local communities, schools and business, and with the assistance of volunteers that include board members, coaches, parents, and players associated with the program.
The end goal of the organization is to provide each player the opportunity to enhance their baseball skills and knowledge, instill sportsmanship and respect, establish lasting friendships, and that the overall BNBA experience will be a positive influence a player will carry into all areas of life beyond the baseball field.
