CNLL Fall Baseball
The Cupertino National Little League is excited to announce the formation of one Juniors and one Majors team for Fall Baseball! If we have enough interest, a Minors team could also be formed.
The purpose of Fall Baseball is to serve as an instructional and developmental league for all players. Fall ball is a lower key and less competitive environment than spring and playoff baseball. We will be playing interlock - with teams from Sunnyvale and Los Altos.
The Majors team will consist of players, ages 9-11, who want to play Majors next year. For example, the Sunnyvale National Fall Ball Majors team is made up of 2009 league age 9 and 10 yr olds who will be 10 and 11 yr olds next year and be playing in majors in 2010. The Juniors division is going to be for 2009 league age 12-13. In the 2010 season they will be playing on a Juniors team.
To accommodate other Fall sports, games will be limited to once per week on either Saturday afternoon or Sunday depending upon field availability. Practice will be also limited (TBD). The Majors season will start August 30 and the Juniors will start the first week of September. Majors games consist of 6 innings or a 2 hour time limit, whichever comes first. Juniors will play seven innings with a time limit TBD.
Players must reside within the CNLL boundaries and can be league age 9-13 in 2009. Cost is $50 per player. The fee will cover field rental, baseballs and equipment.
We will also be piloting a new program for the 2010 season called "in practice/game assistance." Modeled after the AYSO program where professional players help with practice instruction, we will be having instructors from All Star Academy work with the coaches and kids during games or at practices. There will be an additional charge of $5 per player to cover the cost of instruction when All Star Academy is working with us. All Star Academy has partnered with the Los Altos Little League on this type of program for several years.
We need to know immediately if you are interested in playing so we can reserve a spot for CNLL in the Fall league. Please reply to this email today. To enroll your player up, please fill out the attached Registration Form and bring it to the Kennedy Snack Shack on Saturday, 8/22 between 1:00-3:00. We will likely hold an informal practice during this time to get the kids prepared for their first game.
Parents in interested in coaching are always welcome.
Questions? Email our CNLL president, Larry Wong, "president" at CNLL.org.
Again, if you are interested, please print, fill out, and bring the Registration Form. Bring it to the Kennedy Snack Shack on Saturday, the 22nd of August, 1-3pm.
