The Premier Youth Baseball Development Program in the South Bay

 

FAQs

The Garciaparra Baseball Group (GBG) is not just a travel baseball program – we are a developmental program. Our goal is two-fold: make better players AND better young men/women, and have our staff be more than just coaches to these players but mentors as well. GBG takes pride in representing the brand with respect and class. We strive to keep you well-informed and communicate as best as possible

GBG South Bay 8u-14u Travel Team Package

GBG South Bay Practices:

  • Indoor Weekday Facility Practice – 1.5 Hours Once a Week: Full access to LADTA Facility which includes 2 specialized pitching and hitting coaches provided by LADTA.
  • Outdoor Weekday Facility Practice – 2 Hours Once a Week: Weather permitting: rainout practices are not guaranteed to be made up.
  • Indoor Weekend (Saturday) Facility Practice @ LADTA Facility – 2 Hours: Strength, Agility, Skills and Hitting Group workout 2 times a month during non-tournament weekends at LADTA.

Note: Any canceled practices or events by GBGSB are not guaranteed to be made up or refunded.

GBG South Bay Tournaments: 

  • Local: Our goal is to have 1-2 tournaments (weather permitting) a month per team.  Rained-out tournaments will not be made up – NCS, USSSA, USA Premier, Prospect Wire and Perfect Game
  • Overnight:  Teams are given the option to attend 1-2 overnight trips for Fall and Spring – Las Vegas, Arizona, San Diego and Temecula
    • 12u Teams Cooperstown (July/August)
    • 13u Teams – Perfect Game Hawaii (July) 
    • 10u-14u Teams (Optional) – Arizona Spring Training (March)

GBG South Bay Partnership with MLB Los Angeles Dodgers Training Academy:

  • GBGSB Players and siblings will have access to the Tech batting cages for an additional 4 hours/month for $50 a month including full access to the Hit Trax system.
  • GBGSB players will have access to the TrackMan system 1x/month to collect data on their development during a Saturday session conducted by LADTA instructor present.
  • LADTA will provide the initial player profile set up in the Hit Trax and Trackman systems in the facility. Any additional subscriptions will be the responsibility of the player.
  • GBGSB players and families will be provided a 25% Merchandise (not services) discount within the facility.

Practice Facilities

  • Los Angeles Dodgers Training Academy (Indoor) – 2607 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Redondo Beach, CA 90278
  • El Nido Park (Outdoor) – 18301 Kingsdale Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90278
  • Santa Monica High School Baseball Field (Outdoor) – 601 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401
  • St Bernard High School (Outdoor) – 9100 Falmouth Ave., Playa Del Rey, CA 90293 

GBG South Bay FAQ & Policies

  • Fall Season:  August – January (August ARM CARE Practice only)
  • Spring Season:  February – June (February ARM CARE Practice Only)
  • Cooperstown Teams Spring Season:  February – July
  • Cooperstown Following Fall Season:  September – January

The expectation is when you commit to playing with GBG South Bay, you play with GBG South Bay. We expect that our season schedule is the priority. With the level of coaching, the number of quality reps, as well as the state-of-the-art facilities at your disposal, we hope there is no reason to want to play anywhere else.

Yes! Fundraisers are a great way for our players to cut costs and raise money for the program, as well as the players themselves. We offer a few options throughout the year that we will highly encourage all of our players to participate in.

Our coaches do their best to put everyone on the field in the spots they believe they have the best chance of succeeding. It is extremely important for our players to understand their role on any given day or game. Not showing up to practices/games or showing up late could cause a lack of playing time. PLEASE COMMUNICATE. CALL YOUR COACHES FIRST WITH ANY QUESTIONS AND/OR PROBLEMS. Especially if you should have any questions regarding playing time, player evaluations (coaches will be honest, be prepared) or game/practice times.

If a player no longer wishes to participate, a 30-day notice of player cancellation must be submitted via email to Scott Gracey GBG South Bay Director (Sgracey@garciaparrabaseball.com). All future payments will be stopped 30 days from receipt of the cancellation notice once fees are paid to GBG South Bay, including monthly dues, tournaments, league fees, doubleheaders, and camps; said fees are non-refundable and there are no reimbursements.

Outdoor field practices canceled by weather are not guaranteed to be made up. GBG will do everything it can to find an open time slot at LADTA for that same week. If an indoor solution is not found for that week, it will be officially canceled with no partial refunds.

Late payments past 7 days puts your player on hold and your player can not attend upcoming practices and tournaments. Once past-due payments are cleared, your player can resume practices and tournaments.

GBG South Bay Overnight Tournament Policy

Tournament and Dates

Team Financial Responsibilities

Refund Policy

Commitment for overnight tourney must be made 2-4 weeks before tournament date. Once you are committed (and tournament has not been canceled), there will be NO REFUNDS with GBGSB overnight tournament fees. 

If tournament is canceled before team departure:

If tournament is canceled after team departure: