NBBA Registration Processes

Here is the information you will need to register your team and players for the NBBA and the World Series of Beep Baseball.

• Team Registration
• Player Registration
• Late Roster Additions
• Low Vision Certification
• Parental Waiver Form
• Mailing and Payment

Team Registration

Team Registration every season is due by MARCH 1ST. Team registrations plus the $25 registration fee must be submitted in order to participate in that season's NBBA World Series. Any team registration forms submitted after March 1st will need to include an additional $50; which is the late registration fee.

Team Registration Form (Word Document)
Team Registration Form (Accessible PDF)

Player Registration

Player Registration has two deadlines, June 1st and July 1st. Registrations must be postmarked by either deadline to qualify for that deadline. The June 1st deadline carries the membership fee of $10 per player. The second deadline of July 1st carries an increased membership fee of $20 per player. Pitchers, catchers, and spotters also must be registered at this time.

Things to Include

• Low Vision Certification Letters for players who do not have one on file with the NBBA (See Low Vision Certification for more details)
• Parental Waiver for all minors on your team
• Check for membership dues and World Series Entry Fee made payable to the NBBA
• NBBA Roster Form
• NBBA Roster and World Series Entry Fee Billing Form

Team Roster Registration Form (Word Document)
Team Roster Billing Form (Word Document)
Team Roster Registration Form (Accessible PDF)
Team Roster Billing Form (Accessible PDF)

Late Roster Additions

Any team can make two additions to their roster after the July 1st deadline. These two changes must be submitted to the NBBA Secretary by the beginning of the World Series General Assembly Meeting. If the player, pitcher, catcher, or spotter has been registered by a team, then the team the player is registered with must submit a signed release form with the notice. All other aspects of registration still apply. The player must have a Low Vision Certification on file or submit one. All minors must submit a Parental Waiver form. The team or added member is also responsible for the $20 membership fee.

Member Release Form (Word Document)
Member Release Form (Accessible PDF)

Low Vision Certification

Each visually impaired player of the NBBA, is required to have a letter of certification of their visual impairment from a qualified source in order to be considered eligible to play in the World Series or any NBBA event. The low vision certification only needs to be submitted once. If a player has provided this document in a past season, since 2003, that player need not submit it again. This letter of certification is only required for new members and it must declare the player to be visually impaired according to the Federal government guidelines for this disability. Those guidelines are: (to be declared visually impaired) WITH CORRECTION a visual acuity of 20/70 or less in the better eye AND/OR a visual field restriction of 30 degrees or less. See the Social Security Administration guidelines for further clarification.

The letter must be issued from a qualified source. Examples are as follows:

• Optometrist, Ophthalmologist, or other eye care specialist;
• A physician eligible to test vision;
• A government agency; (city, state, or federal) that provides vision testing or disability services and has a current record of the players impairment.

If anyone has any questions regarding the source they will be using, contact the NBBA Secretary. The letters must be dated within the last two years (no earlier than January 1st two years before the current year).

Team contacts must turn in all letters of certification no later than with their final team rosters, which are due by July 1st of each season. If a player does not have a letter of certification on file with the NBBA secretary by this deadline, they will not be eligible for play as a visually impaired player in NBBA competition. If a player is a late roster addition the letter must be provided to the NBBA secretary at the time the player is added to the team roster.

Parental Waiver Form

The Parental Waiver was developed to make sure that all parents understand the risks of playing beep baseball before haveing their child compete in NBBA events. Any person under the age of 18 must have this waiver signed and submitted before playing in the NBBA World Series.

Parental Waiver Form (Word Document)
Parental Waiver Form (Accessible PDF)

Mailing and Payment

Make Checks and Money Orders payable to:
NBBA

Mail your forms with payment to:
NBBA SECRETARY
Jeana Weigand
5568 Boulder Crest Street
Columbus, OH 43235

If you have any questions or problems please contact the NBBA Secretary.