Parent Information
Parent involvement is key to our success; from just playing throw-and-catch with the kids all the way through filling our leadership roles.
Thank you!
Welcome
This is where we will be posting everything we can think of for helping parents stay on top of what you need to know about CNLL. And if there is anything that you think should be here, let the WebMaster know.
Parents and CNLL
If you are new to CNLL, you may find our Parent Backgrounder to be a helpful start to understanding what it is that you are getting into.
Please Read
Please Help
- Please help CNLL
- CNLL depends upon the parents to make all of this possible for the kids. We do ask each parent to sign up for at least one of the league's Volunteer Positions.
- For those taking a role working with one of our players, we are required to have a completed application (see "Paperwork" below).
- Please help your team:
- Even after helping CNLL, there are sure to be some help that each team will need through the season
- Field Preparation Duties
- Score Keeping
- Also suggested: The Baseball Scorecard
- The Official Word: The Official Scorer from the MLB rulebook.
- 2010 Pitch Count Log [130KB, Excel file], useful way to track pitch counts during each game, with 2010 rules
- 2009 Pitch Count Log [214KB, Excel file], useful way to track pitch counts during each game
- Even after helping CNLL, there are sure to be some help that each team will need through the season
- Fundraisers
- Eat at the CNLL Snack Shack! All proceeds go to CNLL -- the Snack Shack helps fund a sizable portion of CNLL's operations.
- Support our sponsor's!
- Again we expect to have a series of deals with local restaurants -- like we did in 2010: Fundraising Nights?. Have a good meal out, and 15-20% of the food and beverage items goes to CNLL.
Paperwork
- Every player's coach should have a copy of your player's medical release form
- Little League provides a blank for you to fill out and sign: Medical Release Form (PDF; fill out, print, sign, and give to the team manager)
- Volunteering Forms
- Little League takes a pro-active approach to kids safety. They require volunteer forms for any and all adults in direct contact with players. At CNLL we interpret this to include all parents who have a major role with the team including "Team Mom" and all parents who come out to the fields to help with practice. As is required by Little League we will process background checks on all volunteers working with the kids.
- 2010 Volunteer Form (PDF; fill out, print, and sign)
- Little League takes a pro-active approach to kids safety. They require volunteer forms for any and all adults in direct contact with players. At CNLL we interpret this to include all parents who have a major role with the team including "Team Mom" and all parents who come out to the fields to help with practice. As is required by Little League we will process background checks on all volunteers working with the kids.
Season Schedule
- The basic outline of the season can be found in our Season Calendar.
- Some times history can be helpful in learning what may come later in the year, Season 2009, Season 2008, Season 2007, Season 2006.
Parents and Little League
CNLL operates under the auspices of the Little League International organization.
While there may be some local interpretations, they set the rules -- and sometimes these can be a surprise.
- In 2009 Little League is updated the rules on bats, and in 2010 they were still revising how the approved bats were to be labelled
- Before paying good money for a fancy bat, you may want to dig through Little League's official information on approved equipment
- Starting 2007 and carried over to 2009 and tweaked a bit for 2010, Little League has established limits on how many pitches a player can throw in any one game.
- Some more details may be found in an earlier document from Little League
- Remember: Starting back in the 2006 season Little League changed the "League Age determination date", it is now April 30th, not July 31st.
- More information on the change in age determinations can be found in Little League's document [pdf file].
Positive Coaching Alliance
The Little League organization has partnered with the Positive Coaching Alliance in an effort to improve the playing and learning environment for the players.
Administrivia
Registration for 2010 is Open!
The process is explained in the Registration page.
Late Registration
- Registration for CNLL will open in mid-December and will run into February.
- Note: The registration service will stay operational through at least the early part of the season for those who may need late access.
- The Seniors Division has its sign-ups in the May timeframe, and the registration service will be operational at that time.
- Note: The registration service will stay operational through at least the early part of the season for those who may need late access.
Archived Material
2010 Season
- The 2010 President's Letter, dated December 28th.
2008 Season
- The 2008 President's Letter dated December 2007.
2006 Season
- Our president has a letter to parents dated November 2005.
- Our president has a New Year's message dated December 2005.
- In 2006 we had a series of Fundraising Nights. A portion of the food and beverage items goes to CNLL.
