Cooperstown Athletic Association

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This page was last updated on 4/18/08

Next CAA Public Meeting -- TBA
Cooperstown Borough Building

**CAA reserves the right to close signups as teams are filled !!**

Eligible players for BASEBALL (including Tee-ball) must be 5 years old by April 30th, 2008 and must not reach age 17 before May 1st, 2008.

Eligible players for SOFTBALL must be 7 years old by December 31st, 2007 and must not reach age 17 before January 1st, 2008.

Download the 6-page Coaching Tips Manual (500kb) HERE

Check out the tips on the "Player's Page" for choosing the right bat, glove, batting helmet or catcher's gear !!

IMPORTANT -- Pre-season team equipment inventory forms need to be returned to our CAA President as soon as you receive and assess your equipment.

Next CAA Meeting TBA !!

Need Little League PA District 1 info (meeting schedules, League Presidents/contacts, tourney brackets & updates, etc.)?? -- Click HERE
Need a MidEast Map? -- CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD (.pdf)

NO SMOKING OR CHEWING TOBACCO while in contact with our players at games or practices!! This includes all managers, coaches, board members, team parents, and umpires. Wear "the patch" or chew gum if you must, but these are Little League rules. Pat M. and/or Jeff E. will personally address any reported instances of these infractions. You'll need to at least temporarily put aside your relationship with tobacco long enough to do your duty as per your role in CAA while being around our players. Please remember that our players look up to us as role models, and often emulate our behaviors.

Need Team & Individual Player pics?? -- click HERE for a 2008 price list & options from S&K Sports Photography Services! UPDATE !! Picture Day has been moved to -- TBA. S&K Digital Photography is the 2008 Season OFFICAL photography services for CAA !!

Please be courteous enough to let the other managers of teams who use your field know whenever you reschedule a game !!

Please be sure to legibly complete your "2008 LL Volunteer Application Forms" (for all specified volunteers) and get them to your designated CAA clearance person ASAP -- please do the same for your coaches & regular parent helpers as soon as you know who they are. YOU MUST HAVE CLEARANCES PRIOR TO STARTING YOUR PRACTICES. For 2008, you will need to have CAA use ChoicePoint (formerly rapsheets.com) to do the screening (no charge to you); as of 2007 you can no longer use the PA State Police clearances -- they are insufficient as they do not include a national-based sex-offender registry. Simply submit the completed (legible & complete !!) 2008 Volunteer Form, which will include all necessary information for that person's screening. Any questions or concerns, please contact Pat Murray who is your designated CAA clearance person.
Click HERE for detailed instructions with regard to obtaining and submitting 2008 Volunteer Forms and Clearances.
Yes.....you must include you social security number. No....you will not need to provide a photo ID.

Click HERE for a list of OFFENSIVE DRILLS (.pdf)	Click HERE for a list of DEFENSIVE drills (.pdf)
Click HERE for Official Little League Team Roster Forms !!	Click HERE for a list of all 2008 division schedules (.pdf) (simply print the pages you need from the Tee-Ball, MLBB, LLBB, JLBB, MLSB, LLSB, SLSB schedules)
Click HERE for 2007 CAA Website Submission Guidlines (.pdf)	Click HERE to find out what makes your kids tick !!
NEW!! -- Click HERE for 2008 L.L. Rule updates (.pdf) NEW!! -- Click HERE for 2008 L.L. Softball rules updates (.pdf) Click HERE for 2008 MLBB Bye Laws Click HERE for 2008 MLSB & SLSB Bye Laws	Click HERE for 2008 Player Registration Form (.pdf)
Click HERE for written directions & maps to many fields	Click HERE for "2008 CAA Managerial Duties Outline" (.pdf) -- (required for all CAA Managers)
Click HERE for "CAA Manager's Tentative 2007 Timeframe" (.pdf)	Click HERE for "CAA Safety Check/Inventory Checklist" (.pdf) -- (required for all 2008 CAA Managers)
	Click HERE for a 6-pg First Aid Handout (.pdf)

2008 L I T T L E L E A G U E A G E C H A R T S
Click HERE for BASEBALL age chart (.pdf)	Click HERE for SOFTBALL (.pdf)

A C C I D E N T N O T I F I C A T I O N F O R M
Click HERE for page 1 in JPG format Click HERE for page 2 in JPG format	Click HERE for PDF format

2008 V O L U N T E E R A P P L I C A T I O N F O R M S^*
Player Proof of Residency Rules -- Click HERE for PDF format	Click HERE for PDF format
You need Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or above to read the .pdf format files. Click HERE to download it FREE. If printing the Medical Release form, please mail to: Cooperstown Athletic Association, c/o Secretary, P.O. Box 187, Cooperstown, PA 16317

(Coaches information & content to be added here.)

^*All local Little Leagues are now required to conduct background checks on Managers, Coaches, Board of Directors members and any person, volunteers or hired workers, who provide regular service to the league and/or have repetitive access to, or contact with, players or teams. Individuals are also required to complete and submit a Little League Volunteer Application to their local league. Click HERE for more detailed information.

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