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BETH - WOOD BASEBALL 2011 SEASON UPDATE
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BETH WOOD BASEBALL LEAGUE (B W) still remains busy
preparing for the upcoming 2011 Season, which will be our 39th Season
and is only a few months away, with Opening Day scheduled for April 30th
(so mark this date on your calendars) !!
B - W Registrations have closed
BUT
there is still time to register your children if you failed to do so by
the February 5th deadline please contact Dwight Rowland, B W
President at drowland@tcco.com to
obtain further information plus address any questions you might have.
Registration for Amity Babe
Ruth for
Players ages 13 and older is NOW underway and our Babe Ruth Committee is
busy with their plans organizing the 2011 season click on the link
below to download a copy of the Babe Ruth Registration form and mail it
in soon so you can become part of this exciting League !! If you have
any questions, feel free to contact Steve Ciardiello at
ciardiello.law@snet.net
Amity Babe Ruth Registration
Form
Try Outs / Screenings have been scheduled for the Rookies Division
(Minors and Majors to follow shortly)
Please click on the link below
to obtain information on the dates and location where these will be held
2011
Rookies Screening Notice
Be
advised that the B - W will continue to place each Player
in their respective League Divisions according to their age ; however,
as we offered in 2010, B W will once again be offering
the opportunity for 8 year olds to voluntarily try out and move up to
Minors as well as for any 10s to move up to the Majors, should they so
elect, predicated on specific requirements. Every Player shall be
responsible to register for their age Division and if they are selected
to move up, will be required to pay the balance of the Registration fee
accordingly
Click on the links below to download the appropriate form
that you will be required to execute / bring with you when you attend
the Minors or Majors Try Outs :
2011 8s To
Minors
2011 10s to
Majors
In
2011, after much discussion, our Board of Directors have decided that
all Players who participate in our Majors Division will be required to
use Wood Bats during Regular Season play in lieu of metal or composite
bats ; in All Star play, Players will then be allowed to use metal bats.
There has been much written about the safety concerns of metal /
composite bats and the League has taken a proactive step in trying to
reduce any serious injuries from occurring by adopting this policy.
The B - W plans to form Travel Teams again for our 9s,
10s, 11s and 12s in the Spring of 2011 to give those Players an
opportunity to play competitive baseball. More information to follow on
this, so stay tuned
Our All Star Policies will change in 2011 as we will no longer require
the submission of Player nominations from Team Managers. We will hold
scheduled Try Outs in May for each of the 9s, 10s 11s and 12s A
Teams which all Players will be invited to, as long as they can fulfill
and commit to the strict requirements - as a reminder, for those
interested in playing on the Travel A Teams (ages 9 12), there is a
full time commitment of ALL Players from the
middle of June through the first week in August (Managers will have the
discretion to allow a day off for a special circumstance and / or injury
only). For those interested in playing on the B Teams (ages 9 12),
those requirements have been relaxed to allow more time off that in turn
will allow more Players to participate. More information to follow as it
becomes available
We plan to again host our Annual 8 Year Old Friendship Tournament that
has been very successful the past several years and takes place during
the entire month of July. Last year we again had 12 Teams entered and we
are looking to entice additional Teams in 2011 to make it even better.
The competition of these 8-year olds has been truly amazing and what
great memories this Tournament creates!!
Connecticut Cal Ripken, as a result of our continued success with the
8-year old Tournament, is seriously considering hosting a Regional
Tournament for 8-year olds that would include Massachusetts as well as
other potential New England States. Stay tuned for further developments
We recently sent out Parent Surveys to those who participated in Tee
Ball through Majors in 2010 so B W Baseball could
receive feedback on our program, not only the positive but also try to
obtain valuable feedback on the things we need to address in the future
to continue to make our program successful. Overall, we received a 35%
response to the survey questions that were poised and the responses were
mainly positive ; however, there were items brought to our attention
that we are currently working to address, one of those being the
competitiveness of some of our Coaches. Our Board has therefore amended
our Codes of Conduct for Managers / Coaches, Players and Parents to
reflect some of the concerns raised accordingly and will require all
those who participate in 2011 be required to acknowledge same by signing
the appropriate form. Click on the link located on the Home Page labeled
Codes of Conduct to review / obtain copies of these
For those boys and girls who will be not younger than 13 years old as of
April 30th and either wish to continue or are interested in becoming
umpires in 2011, feel free to contact Brian Santos (Umpire in Chief) via
email at mrmom113@sbcglobal.net
to let him know, so we may contact you after the first of the year
We
are always looking for a few good umpires and there will be mandatory
instructional classes in March and April, so stay tuned for further
information --
Opening Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 30th again, so mark your
calendars accordingly
This is always a fantastic event for the entire
community and we normally have well over 500 people attend when the
weather cooperates. All are welcome to attend and there will be some
great things we plan to offer : a radar gun booth, to test the arm speed
of Players and Parents alike plus a Hit / Run / Thrown competition, both
sponsored by our friends the New Britain Rock Cats. More to follow in
early 2011 as we continue to formalize our plans
We will be again publishing our annual Program Book on
Opening Day that contains Team Rosters for each League Division, Game
Schedules, recognizes our All Star Teams from 2010, identifies our Team
Sponsors plus a wealth of additional information
We are always looking
for Team Sponsors, which is a fabulous way to show your support for the
kids if you are interested in sponsoring a Team (either as a renewal
or wish to sponsor a Team for the 1st time), simply click on the link on
the Home Page labeled Program Book to download the
Sponsorship Contract, fill it out and send it in to guarantee your spot
in 2011 !!
All of us associated with the BETH - WOOD BASEBALL LEAGUE (B - W)
extend our sincere thanks for your outstanding and continuing support
year after year if you should have any specific questions pertaining
to the League, please contact B - W President Dwight Rowland at
drowland@tcco.com and / or
another League Official to promptly address them !!!
We are certainly thrilled to have you part of the Beth Wood
Baseball family !!
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