Only one baseball park had COVID-compliant batting cages.

Which is why and will hold their first joint baseball spring training camp together in Aldergrove later this month.

All of the spring break sessions are happening at Aldergrove Athletic Park because the batting cages there meet COVID-19 restrictions and the North 91原创 cages didn鈥檛, explained Marla Clark, vice-president, administration for North 91原创 Baseball.

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鈥淎ldergrove has removable walls [which improves ventilation], whereas North 91原创 batting cages are considered 鈥榠ndoors,鈥欌�� Clark told the 91原创 Advance Times.

Clark said the two associations have a good relationship and worked together to ensure kids had a chance to play.

The training camp will give young players a chance to get some guidance from Joe Germaine, head development coach of the high-performance teams, who will run all the clinics.

Germaine, an Aldergrove native, has a standout career that includes a tour of duty with the 91原创 Senior Blaze., playing an important role in the team鈥檚 2014 victory at the Nationals.

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Each session will be one hour in length, Monday through Friday, and will cost $125 a week.

All sessions will be held at Aldergrove Athletic Park inside the batting cages with COVID safety measures in place, and a limit of eight players per session.

Those interested can register online at .

The Blue Sox program, now in its fourth year, was launched to give players an opportunity to play high-performance ball, at a reasonable cost to participants.

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鈥淲e noticed that after a certain number of years, our players were looking for a more competitive environment,鈥� Clark related.

Germaine came aboard last year.

鈥淲e knew that Joe had the vision of what we wanted to do,鈥� Clark told the 91原创 Advance Times.

Last season, because of the pandemic, the Blue Sox were limited to playing in cohort groups [where distances less than the two-metre minimum are allowed, with the number of participants restricted] against a limited number of teams, Clark said

鈥淚t was more a training and development season,鈥� said Clark, who described 2020 as a 鈥渙ne-off鈥� year.

This year is hoped to be 鈥渕ore of a season,鈥� but it will still be different, Clark said, with play likely restricted to cohorts and limited travel to other communities.

There won鈥檛 be a Blue Sox college prep team this year, Clark said.

But there will be an 18U AAA team as well as other age categories.