Hello Parents,
Cresskill
Alpine Baseball is now starting to plan for our summer travel team
program and we would like to gauge how many kids are interested in
participating. There are multiple age based baseball teams, however,
each level will be determined by player participation and the
availability of committed coaches at a particular age level.
The
purpose of the travel program is to provide a more competitive
environment to further develop the baseball knowledge and skills of the
more highly skilled players. As has been expressed in the past, the
Spring (in-town) “Rec” baseball program is an opportunity for kids to
get a chance to learn to play baseball, improve their skills and have
fun. The Summer Travel Baseball program is a more competitive game
environment where expectations are set higher and players are expected
to come ready to compete. These teams will represent Cresskill Alpine
Baseball in competitive play against other towns within the NEBAS
League. All candidate players must also have participated on a team in
the Cresskill Alpine Baseball Recreation Program during the Spring
season. The Summer travel teams will be selected by the Team’s Coaches
and League directors.
Summer
Travel is not solely based upon grade level, but instead the league
divisions are formed by age. Age levels are provided below.
8U – DOB: 9/01/2009 to 8/31/2010
9U - DOB: 9/01/2008 to 8/31/2009
10U - DOB: 9/01/2007 to 8/31/2008
11U - DOB: 9/01/2006 to 8/31/2007
12U - DOB: 5/01/2005 to 8/31/2006
13U – DOB: 5/01/2004 to 4/30/2005
Please
note that once we receive all indications of interest for the Summer
Travel Team, the Board will determine which teams will be fielded. It
is possible that not all levels will be fielding teams. Be
advised that tryouts may be held to finalize rosters. Summer rosters
generally will not exceed 12 players and in some cases less.
If
your child is not fully committed to playing Summer Travel Baseball,
he/she will miss a number of games, or you will be going away on
vacation for an extended period of time please let us know as soon as
possible so that we can take that into consideration when selecting the
team.
The season will start around June 11th and regular season games will continue to July 14th,
and include 2 weekday games per week with schedule to be determined.
If the team has a strong season and makes playoffs, those games will
start the week of July 16th. The estimated cost of the
summer travel program, yet to be fully determined, will be
approximately $125 -$175 per player and will include (registration fee
with NEBAS, insurance, cost of umpires, team baseballs, game jersey and
hat, etc.)
Please contact your child’s current baseball coach if they are interested in playing Summer Travel Baseball.
DEADLINE: Saturday, May 19th
Additional questions can be directed to Derrick Cusick or Bill Dodds.
Regards,
Cresskill Alpine Baseball