Fourteen teams representing both public and private organisations will compete in the annual Industrial Softball League, which got under way this week.
DYASDirector Brenda Lettsome-Tye explained that the league is being held as part of the department’s mission to develop recreational spaces and opportunities for leisure and competitive sport.
“As the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports, it is our role to use sports as a tool for national development and to foster wider community involvement,” said Ms. Lettsome-Tye. “We are happy to see so many teams registered and look forward to an exciting event.”
Sports Officer Sharlene Hill explained that every year, the department focuses on a sport and allows for public and private organisations to form a team and compete.
“Teams have taken the league to an entirely different level through strategic recruitment this year,” Ms. Hill said. “As such, I think it is safe to say that we will be having a short, sweet and competitive league to look forward to.”
The league is divided into two divisions.
Division A consists of the teams: Financial Services Commission (Regulators); Public Works Department (Pavers); DYAS After-School Programme (Rookies); Social Security Board, and Town and Country Planning (Sandflies); Fire and Rescue Department, and Primary and Secondary Physical Education Instructors (Ensport).
Division B consists of the teams: Health Services Authority (Medics), TMF BVI Limited (Bombers), Road Town Wholesale (Vipers), Caribbean Insurers Limited (Desperados), local banks (Loan Rangers), Department of Motor Vehicles and CITCO BVI Limited (Mixers).
The teams consist of both male and female players. A minimum of three female players must be on the field at all times and the males must bat from their non-dominant side.
For more information about the league, call 468-4949.
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