NCBSA Programs
Participation is limited to New Castle Residents,
or children enrolled in the Chappaqua School System
Recreation Program (Spring ONLY)
Baseball and Softball Grades K- 8.
NCBSA’s Spring Recreation program is a participatory program starting in kindergarten in which children with all levels of ability can learn and play baseball and softball safely, with as much fun as possible.
Our emphasis is on the teaching and development of fundamentals skills, and not on competition. We expect all players to be accorded equal playing time and to be given the opportunity to try playing different positions in the field, regardless of ability, and we expect our coaches and, in turn, our parents to help provide a safe, joyful and nurturing playing environment for our kids.
Our recreation program for both baseball and softball starts in April and runs through mid June.
For more details about these programs please visit our
2025 Practice and Game Schedule for Baseball
- Kindergarten – 12 noon on Sundays.
- First Grade - 2 pm on Sundays.
- Second Grade - Monday at 6pm and Saturday at 1 pm
- Third Grade - Wednesday at 6 pm, and Saturday mornings at 9 am.
- Fourth - Sixth Grade - Thursday at 6 pm, and Saturday mornings at 11 am.
2025 Practice and game Schedule for Softball
- Kindergarten - 11:30am on Sundays
- 1st Grade - 11:30 am on Sundays
- 2nd/3rd Grade 6pm Thursday practice, Games on Saturday
- 4th/5th Grade 6pm Friday Practice, Games on Saturday
- 6th/7th/8th Grade 6pm Wednesday Practice, Games on Saturday
- Travel Training (2nd/3rd Grade) on Sundays
Travel Training Program (SPRING ONLY)
Baseball and Softball Grades 2nd and 3rd grade
NCBSA Spring Travel Training Program is geared for players who want to play travel ball in the fall. This program gives the players the foundation to succeed in travel ball with a focus on game play, pitching, leads, and more intense skill work while simultaneously playing rec. The teams are currently mixed skill level teams that are more participatory in nature, with a focus on teaching and developing fundamental skills.
Signup for baseball is at the end of the fall season.
Signup for softball is in January as an add-on to recreation softball.
Players signed up for Travel Training must ALSO be signed up for Recreation Softball/Baseball.
Travel Team Programs (Fall and Spring)
Baseball and Softball Grades 3 - 9
The philosophy of the NCBSA towards our Travel Program is to create and provide a competitive team (or teams) for the most skilled and committed children, allowing them the opportunity to play baseball against other competitive travel programs at the appropriate level in the spring, summer (if numbers allow) and fall seasons. Try-outs for the Travel Program will occur in the late fall for baseball and late spring for softball and will begin at the 8U * level. NCBSA will attempt to find a Travel team for all children trying out, but makes no guarantee that all players will make a team.
NCBSA may create as many or as few teams in each age group. NCBSA reserves the right to modify teams season by season, in each case in order to achieve these goals. Playing for the Travel Program each season involves a substantial time commitment during the season for games and practices each week, and each registered player and parent are requested to acknowledge and stand by this commitment.
Developmental Team Program/Skills Clinic Program
NCBSA Travel Program also recognizes that children develop at different times, and is therefore an inclusive program that will endeavor to provide all children who did not make a team, but want baseball year long and are committed, an opportunity to be part of a developmental program that emphasizes teaching and focusing skills and fundamentals through our professional trainers.
NCBSA Philosophy Summary
Spring Recreation Program
The philosophy of the NCBSA towards our Spring Recreation Program is to provide a participatory program in which children with all levels of ability can learn and play baseball and softball safely, with as much fun as possible. Our emphasis is on the teaching and development of fundamentals skills, and not on competition. We expect all players to be accorded equal playing time and to be given the opportunity to try playing different positions in the field, regardless of ability, and we expect our coaches and, in turn, our parents to help provide a safe, joyful and nurturing playing environment for our kids.
Travel Team Programs
The philosophy of the NCBSA towards our Travel Program is to create and provide a competitive team (or teams) for the most skilled and committed children, allowing them the opportunity to play baseball against other competitive travel programs at the appropriate level in the spring, summer and fall seasons. Try-outs for the Travel Program will occur in the late fall and will begin at the 8U * level. NCBSA will attempt to find a Travel team for all children trying out, but makes no guarantee that all players will make a team.
NCBSA may create as many or as few teams in each age group. NCBSA reserves the right to modify teams season by season, in each case in order to achieve these goals. Playing for the Travel Program each season involves a substantial time commitment during the season for games and practices each week, and each registered player and parent are requested to acknowledge and stand by this commitment.
Developmental Team Program
NCBSA Travel Program also recognizes that children develop at different times, and is therefore an inclusive program that will endeavor to provide all children who did not make a team, but want baseball year long and are committed, an opportunity to be part of a developmental program that emphasizes teaching and skills and game play through our professional trainers.
* 8U baseball teams are currently mixed skill level teams that are more participatory in nature, with a focus on teaching and developing fundamental skills.
