Cloverdale Minor Baseball

Tryouts – Bantam AAA and AA

For those players interested in playing in our rep-level (ie. select, competitive), programs at the Bantam level, please see the following information regarding upcoming tryouts.  A limited number of players will be selected for these teams.

If your child wishes to play in our house-level (ie. community) division, you do not need to attend these tryouts.  Instead your child will attend the Skill Assessments late February and all players in the house-level will be placed on a team.

Please see the following details regarding the tryouts:

• Players must be registered for 2021 and paid the registration fee to tryout (or indicated 'deferred fees' from the 2020 season during registration process)
• Out Of Catchment players must have a tryout release
• Proof of residency is also required
• Cost of $10 per player trying out will be payable at the tryout
• Email your Division Coordinator to register for the tryout (see below)
• Players must attend both tryout days
• Players will be assigned by the Division Coordinator to a specific time slot within the tryout windows listed below.
• Due to the space constraints, players may not attend a different time slot without first clearing it with their division coordinator
• Due to current COVID protocols, there are NO parents/spectators allowed to be present during the tryouts

Division Coordinators:

Bantam AAA – Michael Daag michaelmesa95@hotmail.com

Bantam AA – Tobe Leney tleney@telus.net

Tryout Times

** Players will be emailed with their tryout times.

The coaching staffs for both College Prep and AAA Midget will be holding an open tryout for players that would like to play midget level baseball in Cloverdale this upcoming season. Tryout date is as follows:

January 30th 12-2pm at Tamanawis Park in Surrey

For the tryout, please bring running shoes as the field does not permit cleats. Make sure to dress appropriately for the weather. You must also be registered on the Cloverdale Baseball website before trying out.  Please follow the link here to register: 2021 Registration

If you have further questions, please follow up with Bob Foerster (bfoerster11@yahoo.com) or Mike Dance (mikedance00@gmail.com)

Spring Registration is now open for the 2021 season for Tadpole to Midget.  All registrations must be completed online; including those who deferred the fees from the 2020 season.  Registration for Blastball to Super-T is NOW open.

https://cloverdalebaseball.sportngin.com/register/form/842376491

Rates increase Feb 15th, so get it all in early!

***PLEASE NOTE: for those that deferred their registration fees from the 2020 Spring season, you must select “Pay Off-line” at the payment stage

Divisions

• Blastball 5U (2016) – Now Open
• T-Ball 6U (2015) – Now Open
• Super-T 7U (2014) – Now Open
• Tadpole 9U (2012-2013)
• Mosquito 11U (2010-2011)  
• Peewee 13U (2008-2009)  
• Bantam 15U (2006-2007)
• Midget 18U (2003-2005)  

Coaches registration is also open for the 2021 Season.  Please click HERE to access the Coach registration.

For more information on registration, please visit the Registration tab on our website or visit the FAQ’s.

If you have any further questions please email our registrars:

• Blastball to Tadpole Registrar- Corrie at cmba.corrie@gmail.com
• Mosquito to Midget Registrar – Breanne at Breannebird81@gmail.com  

CMBA is happy to announce the following coaches have been selected as head coaches for the following programs:

18U College Prep - Bob Foerster

18U AAA - Mike Dance

15U AAA - Michael Dagg

15U AA  - Rob Yakemchuk

13U AA Red - John Braaten

13U AA Black - TBD

Coaches, please make sure that you understand all rules and policies governing the use of the batting cage, as they are there to both promote high utilization of the facility while ensuring player safety.

1. Please DO NOT enter the batting cage until the previous team has cleared out of the cage. This includes the seating area! It is very difficult to ensure that all players have collected their equipment if your team has crowded in and mixed their bags and equipment with the other team's equipment.
2. Teams ARE NOT to run over their allotted time. When your hour is done – you’re done! This means no excuses like "one last batter" or "quick team meeting" or "we got in late". You must be OUT OF THE CAGE by the time your hour is done.
3. Therefore, teams must start cleaning up their equipment 5 minutes prior to the end of their session, so they have vacated the batting cage on time. The clock on the wall in the batting cage (near the door) will be considered the official time for the batting cage.
4. All teams are responsible to clean up the batting cage each time they are finished their session (balls in buckets and bats hung up). Please see the above picture as to what a properly cleaned up batting cage looks like. This is the condition that it should be left in after your session is over.
5. DO NOT leave the nets open with balls, buckets, ot tee parts laying around.
6. DO NOT (EVER) leave pitching machines in lanes on the turf when you leave.
7. DO NOT leave L-screens in the lanes when you leave.
8. The rule of thumb is if you remove anything from the wood platform at the south end, you MUST return it there when done.
9. There is to be no smoking, food of any kind, or beverages (except water) in the batting cage.
10. NO SPITZ are allowed in the batting cage. EVER! This includes the waiting area. You are not exempt by thinking that you can spit the shells into a garbage can or empty bottle. This includes players, parents, siblings, etc. NOT ALLOWED!
11. NO GUM is allowed in the batting cage. We now have gum embedded in the turf that may never come out. This is a simple rule, and coaches are required to enforce it!
12. Only clean runners or turf shoes are to be worn. NO CLEATS
13. Only adults are to feed or operate the pitching machines.
14. Batting helmets must be worn while batting.
15. Balls are to be placed back in the buckets and not in your baseball bags.