BASEBALL

RBI Baseball Academy in Foxboro: is preparing for their 11th year running Fall Baseball Leagues. Programs are available to players ages 5-18 including a High School Wood Bat League for grades 9-12. RBI will also be offering the Next Level Baseball Strength & Conditioning, which is a baseball-specific program run in coordination with Velocity Sports Performance designed to increase the player's strength, agility, and speed. RBI's 2008 Fall Baseball programs start on Saturday, Sept. 6 and includes: Head Start Program (Ages 5-6); Little League Minor Division (Ages 7-9); Little League Major Division (Ages 10-12); Transition Program (Babe Ruth Age 13); Babe Ruth League (Babe Ruth Ages 14 High School Wood Bat League (Grades 9-12); and Next Level Strength & Conditioning Program (Grades 7-12). Team registrations also available for LL Major Division, Babe Ruth, and High School Wood Bat League. RBI Baseball Academy is raffling off two Free Red Sox tickets to the Sept. 22 game vs. the Cleveland Indians. Anyone who registers for any of the fall baseball leagues before Labor Day is automatically entered to win. For more information and registration options, please call RBI at 508-543-9595 or visit www.RBIACADEMY.com.

Boash Baseball: Training in all baseball skills and techniques for all ages in both individual and team sessions; pitching, hitting, fielding, positon play and conditioning just some of the lessons available; for additional information e-mail boash@comcast.net or call 508-285-6868 or 508-243-7098.

Rhode Island Tides Baseball Club: Tryouts in September for players ages 10-15; players can register either by going to our Web site at www.rhodeislandtides.com or emailing rhodeislandtides@yahoo.com; select teams are coached by high school and college coaches.

The Autumn Baseball League (ABL) now in the registration period for 2008; last year's teams as well as new teams are required to complete the registration forms and pay fee of $285 prior to the deadline of Aug. 25; visit autumnbaseballleague.com for registration information and form requirements or call commissioner Herman Bomback at 508-496-7371 or e-mail hrbomback@hotmail.com; season scheduled to start on Saturday, Sept. 6 with doubleheaders each Saturday as well as a doubleheader on Columbus Day; regular season is a maximum nine weeks, ending with the ABL World Series; applications submitted after the registration deadline date will be charged a $100 late fee; the League is broken down into four divisions: U10s (Juniors), U12s (Seniors), U15s (Minor Division), U17s (Major Divison); age requirements are as follows: U10s-If a player becomes 11 on or after April 1 then player is eligible for U10s; U12s-If a player becomes 13 on or after April 1 then player is eligible for U12s; U15s-If player becomes 16 on or after Jan. 1, the player must move up to the Major Division U17s; U17s-If player becomes 18 this year then the player is too old to play in the Autumn Baseball League. BASKETBALL

Boston Warriors AAU Boys Basketball Club tryouts will take place Aug. 31 and Sept 7 at Waltham High School. The tentative tryout time are: 12U (6th grade) & 13U (7th grade) 5 p.m., 14U (8th grade) & 15U (9th grade) 6:15 p.m., 16U (10th grade) & 17U (11th Grade & 12th grade) 7:30 p.m.; To pre-register or for more information on the exact times and locations of the tryouts and/or directions to the tryout locations, please visit www.eteamz.com/warrior_hoop/ or contact (email) asfig@comcast.net or call 978-460-2122.

King Philip preseason clincs: clinics will start Sunday, Sept. 21 and continue for seven Sundays for boys and girls ages K-12; groups are broken down by grade and gender. On Sunday evenings starting Sept. 21, Grades K-2 will play from 4-5 p.m.; Grades 3-5, 4-5:30 p.m.; Grades 6-8, 5-6:30 p.m.; High School, 5:30-7:30 p.m., all at King Philip High School. If you would like more information and to sign up please go online to www.kpboysbasketball.com or email coach McInnis with any questions at KPboysbasketball@aol.com; space is limited.

YMCA/Missy Traversi Youth Basketball Boot Camp: A program will give youngsters a chance to work on their skills and get ready for their upcoming basketball season; the program will be run on Saturday afternoons, Sept. 20-Nov. 1, and will be led by Missy Traversi and other premier area coaches and players. The program will be co-ed and divided into age groups with boys and girls ages 5 & 6 meeting from 12-1 p.m.; boys and girls ages 7 & 8 meeting from 1-2 p.m.; boys and girls ages 9 &10 meeting from 2-3 p.m.; and boys and girls ages 11 & 12 meeting from 3-4 p.m. for more information or to register, call 508-222-7422.

COACHING VACANCIES

King Philip Regional: Various coaches for its fall season as well as for coaches for new winter sports; The fall vacancies include a boys' freshman soccer coach, a girls' junior varsity volleyball coach, a boys-girls varsity cross country coach and boys-girls swimming. Individuals are asked to contact Athletic Director Steve Schairer at 508-384-1049 or at schairers@kingphilip.org.

Attleboro High: Seeking an athletic trainer and a varsity golf coach. Individuals interested in the positions are asked to contact Athletic Director Mark Houle at 508-222-5150, ext. 249.

Bishop Feehan High: Seeking an assistant coach for the girls' soccer program for the 2008 season. Individuals interested in the position are asked to contact Athletic Director Paul O'Boy at 508-226-6223.

North Attleboro High: Seeking an individual to serve as a freshman volleyball coach for the 2008 season. Individuals interested in the position are asked to contact Athletic Director Paul Sullivan at 508-643-2129.

HOCKEY Developmental Hockey Program: The Pirelli Veterans Memorial Skating Rink in Franklin is conducting registration for the developmental program on Saturday mornings for beginners of all ages; program divided into separate levels based on age, experience and ability: learn-to-skate (ages 10-and-under), hockey skills and drills (ages 10-and-under), late starters (ages 11-to-15); all classes will be held weekly at 10-10:50 a.m.; each level will meet in 13-week sessions running from Nov. 1 through Jan. 24; cost $195 per session and includes a free hockey jersey; registration deadline Oct. 20; call 1-866-HOCKEY-3 or register on-line at www.baystatehockey.com

Tri-County Saints: Registration is underway for - House League program for children under 10 who know how to skate and are ready to play hockey games, no tryouts for the House League program; Learn-to-Skate/Learn-to-Play Programs will be conducted by North Attleboro High hockey coach Steve Folan, program open to those who have never skated before, or for those who wish to continue in their development; programs conducted each Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Alexio Arena in Taunton; for more information or to register, visit www.tricountysaints.com.

SOFTBALL

The New England Phoenix: fastpitch softball organization will hold tryouts for its travel teams on Aug. 25, 29 and 31. Players interested should contact Mike Tingley 401-640-4788 or Patrick Holt 401-419-4543 or e-mail nephoenix@cox.net; the New England Phoenix is an independent organization that plays college showcase tournaments and includes an 18U Gold team, 18U team and 16U team.

Strike Zone Shock: U16 and U18 fastpitch softball teams are looking for players for the 2008-2009 season. The Shock is a highly competitive travel team that competes in several tournaments throughout the greater New England area. The U18 team also plays throughout the Northeast, including college showcase tournaments and national tournaments. The U16 team's goal is to compete in the best ASA and Pony tournaments while creating fundamentally sound athletes that understand the skills that are necessary to compete at the college level. The U18 team's goal is to compete in the best showcase tournaments, against the best competition possible, providing our players the opportunity to showcase their skills to a wide range of college coaches. Players that are U16 eligible are welcome to attend as well as highly competitive second year U14 players. For the U18 team, only players in graduating classes of 2009-12 are eligible to attend. Open tryouts will be held, Saturday, Sept. 6 at 1:30 p.m. Private tryouts by appointment only Tuesday, Aug. 26 and Thursday, Aug. 28 at 6 p.m. at Attleboro High School. Open tryouts for the 2008-09 U18 team will be held Tuesday, Aug. 25 and Thursday, Aug. 28 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 6 at 9 a.m. at Attleboro High School. For more information on the U16 team contact Alicia Juaire at strikezonealicia@aol.com or visit www.eteamz.com/strikezoneshock. For more on the U18 team, contact Bruce Holland at 774-254-0373 or email bruceholland@comcast.net.

SOCCER

Youth Soccer League: Newman YMCA, 472 Taunton Ave. Seekonk; This program is for boys and girls ages 4-8; program is on Saturday mornings and begins Sept. 6. Parent information session scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 23. For further information, contact Chris Robinson at 508-336-7103 or via email at crobinson@gpymca.org.

VOLLEYBALL

Wrentham Volleyball: Wednesday evenings at 6:15; high school age and older; people will be playing outside all summer behind King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham; for more information, contact Ken Graves at 508-384-8084 or ken.graves@gravesfa.org.

Generations Sports Club volleyball: Programs for youths and adults at Fred Bartek Center, 81 Pine St., Attleboro; for more information, visit www.generationssports@yahoogroups.com, e-mail GenerationsSportsClub@yahoo.com or call 508-226-0399.