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<--Back 2008 Summer Select Youth Baseball
Colleyville Baseball will sponsor several 2008 Summer Select Youth Baseball Teams for

• 06U T-Ball
• 07U Pinto
• 08U Pinto

This program is designed to give our players an opportunity to extend their spring season to play COMPETITIVE summer tournament baseball. This program requires a family commitment in both time and money - but will be a memorable time for your child!

Details / Quailifications

1. Youth player must have played Colleyville Recreation Baseball in the Spring of 2008 to quailify.
2. Must be willing to travel to "All Star" or "AA" USSSA, Triple Crown or other qualifying tournaments in the DFW/North Texas area as selected by the individual team coach.
3. Cost or Fees to partipate:
   - No Colleyville Baseball League Fee
   - Cost to participate (including uniforms, tournament fees, etc) will be determinated by the individual team coach
4. The Summer Select Youth Program is NOT an equal play program. Players are selected for the summer teams by the approved team coach(es) of that age group. This is a program is a competitive program, similar to an "All Star" or early development "AA" program.
5. Player signup deadline for this program is
6. Teams are authorized to begin playing tournaments after June 4th or when available after the completion of the "END OF SEASON" Recreation Tournament.
   

How do you SIGN UP for the CBA Summer Select Youth Baseball Program?

All players MUST signup on the CBA Website to be considered for a summer team. Coaches will contact and select players from the signup list when forming their summer team.

From the CBA website:

• Click on "Family Player Login" link at the top of the main CBA page
• Click on "Edit Existing Player" Button
• Login in using your player profile user name and password
• Click on the SIGN UP icon next to your name

You may also signup by clicking the button below and follow the steps outlined above:

Click to sign up!

If you have questions on the signup process, please feel free to contact Director of Registration - Paul Biesiadny at 817-721-7131 or Director of Communications - Rick Rawlings @ 817-308-6179

Questions?

There are two specific question types. The first being general questions and the second are team specific ones.

General Program quesitons can be directed to:

• Travel Team Director - Wes Lansford at 817-239-5765
• CBA President - John Buesing at 817-657-1999
  

Team Questions:

• Questions about uniforms, the number of estimated tournaments a specific coach plans to play, or any specific team questions should be directed to the below team coaches.

<--Back 2008 Fall Youth Baseball
The Colleyville Baseball Association is dedicated to providing recreation and select youth baseball between the ages of 3U to 14U for the youth of Colleyville, Texas.

All players payments and online sign-up forms will be collected at the Colleyville Community Center on August 9th and 16th. Drop off forms and payments will be accepted at Star Sports during week days.

Fees for the Fall 2008 Season are:

Team selection will soon begin and player registration will close by August 24th. If you are interested in playing baseball in the Fall 2008 season, please sign-up today and avoid a late fee. Once teams are formed and selected - sign-ups will be will be accepted based on availablity only and subject to a late sign up fee.

In order to keep our costs low and make the registration process smooth - we ask all interested youth recreation baseball players to sign-up online before paying at Star Sports:.

• If you registered for the Spring 2007, Fall 2007 or Spring 2008, simply sign in to your family profile by clicking the "Sign Me Up" button below. Once you have logged into your profile, simply click the "SIGNUP" button next to your player's name, print and sign the release form.
• To register for Colleyville Baseball for the first time, click on “Sign Me Up!” button below and select the option "New Player Profile". Complete the online forms, print the form, and submit payment with the player birth certificate to the CBA officials at Star Sports during our walkup registration dates listed below.

Click to sign up!

By setting up your player profile with the Colleyville Baseball Association, your name will be added to our system for both the Recreation and Select Programs. Signups and tryouts are annouced and held at the beginning of each season.

Once you have created a player profile - that profile will be used for as long as you participate in the CBA youth program.

Recreation and Select Youth Baseball - What's the difference?
Choosing a program that best fits the needs of your player and family is the key to a positive youth baseball experience! The Colleyville Baseball Association has two (2) youth baseball programs that are designed for most youth baseball players.

Recreation Program

The CBA recreation youth baseball program is designed for youth players between the ages of 3 to 14. Players are grouped into leagues for the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District and surrounding area communities.

• 03U Blastball
• 04U Blastball
• 05U Shetland
• 06U Shetland
• 07U Pinto
• 08U Pinto
• 09U Mustang
• 10U Mustang
• 11U Bronco
• 12U Bronco
• 13U Pony
• 14U Pony

The individual age appropriate leagues are designed to provide organized baseball activities focusing on individual instruction and teamwork in a positive, constructive and fun environment. CBA believes that if you teach young people to play by the rules, they will learn to live by the rules.

The recreation leagues are designed to be an equal play program for all players that sign up in their age group. This program pools all players by age group and players are drafted into teams each season. The draft process is designed to help form balanced teams for the season. Games played in the recreation program will be at the Colleyville Baseball Complex located at Bransford Drive in Colleyville, Texas for all age groups 10U Mustang and below (Click Here for Directions). Some older age groups may interlock with other area recreation teams, specifically the 11/12U and 13/14U programs.

Sportsmanship, teamwork, self reliance, and self-displine are some of the positive characteristics that are learned, along with how to win and how to accept defeat, by participation in organized league play.

Recreation Draft Rules - Spring vs. Fall
Team assignment process can make for a better year for each player individually, for a team and league in general. A baseball league that has teams that are athletically balanced and closer to parity with one another will make for a better season with a rich individual player experience.

Colleyville Baseball has two (2) official recreation seasons each calendar year:

The fall season, which is primarily instructional and the spring season, which is instructional AND competitive. The fall season is the time when youth players move up a league age category. The fall season is a period where recreational youth players become familiar with the various changes in the rules of the game, as well as getting accustom to the changes in the playing field dimensions which they will encounter in regular spring season play. The differences in the baseball objectives between the fall and spring seasons reflect how the Colleyville Baseball Association approaches team formation.

For the fall and to the extent it is possible, teams will remain together. Players may request to be on certain teams, but the CBA makes no guarantee that any player will remain on their spring team during fall play due to the optimization of roster sizes associated with the number of players in the league. Player numbers in the fall usually are lower than in the spring so an adequate number of players must be maintained for each team. Keeping the teams together during the fall, affords the opportunity for youth players to focus on the instructional element of the game rather than team bonding. The more competitive spring season is re-drafted every year, in order to keep the teams closer to a skill parity with one another.

Therefore, spring teams 07U Pinto and older will be re-drafted annually. The drafting process involves two (2) steps for each age group:

The Coach Look process gives head coaches the opportunity to evaluate all the spring players for that age group. Youth players are evaluated on several athletic areas, including hitting, base running, and ball handling. Players participating in the coach-look are eligible to be selected in the draft, and those players who are unable to attend the coach look will be distributed on a random basis to teams. It is not a requirement to attend the coach-look for your child to play in the CBA, but it is highly recommended and increases your chances of being selected on your team of choice..

Immediately following the coach look (or shortly after), coaches are assembled by age group and a player draft is held. Youth players that attended the look are drafted from the available player pool by the team coaches. The order of the player draft typically uses the “snake” order to keep selection fair and balanced. (e.g., Team 1, Team 2, Team 3, Team 4, Team 4, Team 3, Team 2, Team 1, Team 1…)

Once the youth players that attended the coach look are placed on a team, players not attending the coach look will be distributed to teams by their registration number, lowest to highest, until all team rosters are filled. The reason the CBA randomly distributes players that do not participate in the coach look is so no unfair advantage is given to a coach who may have specific knowledge about a player that the other coaches weren’t able to see in the coach look.

Other items to consider:

“Protected Players” are the children of volunteer coaches are deemed to not be a part of the draft process. Rules that govern protected players are outlined below:

“Select” or “travel” players are allowed to play in the Colleyville Baseball Association Recreation program, but must be included in the draft and may be selected by any team in the age group in which they are playing follow the rules outlined above. CBA expressly prohibits any player playing on a “select” or “travel” team from being protected in the recreational league from a drafting perspective. This rule applies to “select” or “travel” players who desire to “play up” in the recreational league, as well.

**** All coaching candidates (including those who have coached in previous seasons) MUST complete the online CBA Volunteer Application in their family profile, without exception, by 4:00 PM August 23rd. ****

This requirement extends to any person who desires to be in direct contact with our children during practices or games, regardless of whether their child is a “Protected Player” under the draft rules. Coaches will be selected by the CBA with priority being given to those individuals who have coached in the CBA during previous seasons. Other coaches will be considered and selected by the CBA based upon a number of qualifications, including coaching experience.

To maintain the safety of our children, all selected coaches are subject to background checks conducted through the Texas Department of Safety. The number of coaches selected in each age group will be determined by the number of players in that age group. The optimal roster size for coach-pitch teams is 11-12, and 11 for age groups 9U and above. The total number of registered players in each group divided by the optimal roster size will determine the number of teams in that age group. The CBA may extend the number of teams in a certain age group based upon its experience in post-registration activity.

What is covered in the registration fee?
Many times we get the question.... "What does my registration fee cover?" In this section, we will outline the items that are included in your $100.00 CBA league fee.

Below is a breakdown of the spring fee compents:

• Each player receives a jersey and a hat specific to the team that he/she plays on.
• T-Ball Players receive participation trophies each spring.
• Trophies are provided to 1st and 2nd Place Finishers for the Regular Season for all other age groups each spring.
• Trophies are also provided for each 1st and 2nd Place Finishers in the Season Ending Tournaments.
• The City of Colleyville is paid a park usage fee for each participant in the league each season.
• The association provides baseballs, catcher's gear, and other field equipment.
• New equipment is purchased every two years with the used equipment being donated to the underprivileged.
• Funds are spent for special events such as Opening Day Festivities.
• The association spends funds to assist in player and coach skill enhancement.
• Then, there is the general administration of the association that includes postage, office supplies, advertisement, webpage and the list goes on and on.

On the flip side, the Association has fundraising events to keep the monies charged to the participants at a minimum. These include:

• external tournaments
• the concession stand
• hamburger and other food cookouts
• snow cone vendor
• and various other external vendors and fundraisers.

To see more information about CBA recreation teams for this season, tryouts or general information - Click Here

Select Program

The Colleyville Baseball Association sanctions several select, skill based 09U to 14U AA and AAA youth baseball programs. Should you choose to try out for a select team, the commitment should not be taken lightly. The select program is organized under USAAAA rules and each player accepted on a Colleyville Select team is registered with USAAA. League play for the select programs are played in the North Texas Interlock (NTI) association. NTI games are played in a weekly double header game format against other area NTI Select teams.

This is a serious commitment of time, energy, and money for the selected players/parents. Select baseball is NOT an equal play program. It is a place for those who choose to play a higher level of baseball and willing to travel throughout the metroxplex to play in league and tournament play. Players are "selected" by the team coach based on skill and ability. Team coaches for the select programs are appointed by the Colleyville Baseball Board of Directors, and are re-evaluated every season.

Most select teams begin practice in January for Spring teams or August for Fall teams, play games from February through July for spring or August through December for fall teams, play 60-100 games, play numerous USAAA or Triple Crown tournaments both locally and remotely. This may to include other states, play tournaments that start on Thursday evenings and may end on Monday evenings (including Sunday morning and evenings).

To see more information about CBA select teams for this season, tryouts or general information - Click Here