**** WEATHER UPDATE ****
Due to the forecasted weather for Saturday February 6th, we have decided to cancel the registration sign ups. Anyone who was due to pick up there fundraisers should stop by Elsmere Town Hall next Saturday, February 13th. There will be two more registration sign ups on February 13th and 20th, both will be held at Elsmere Town Hall from 10 am to 2 pm.
The monthly meeting will still be held on Saturday February 13th at 2:15 pm.
Welcome to the Community Athletic League
We are a Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth sanctioned baseball/softball league serving Elsmere, West Wilmington, Stanton and Newport areas. CAL offers baseball to children age 4 to 18 and girls softball age 6 to 12. We not only promote baseball and softball skills, but physical fitness in general.
2010 Registration
During the months of January and February, the Community Athletic League will be accepting registrations for the spring baseball and softball season. Listed below are the dates for sign ups. All registrations will be held at Elsmere Town Hall, located at 11 Poplar Avenue, from 10 AM until 2 PM. Please bring a copy of your childs birth certificate and proof of residency. For more information, please visit our 2010 Registration page.
February 13 February 20
Players Attend Baseball Clinic
On Sunday November 1st, a group of kids were invited by Carlos Arriaga (brother of Coach Jimmy Arriaga) from the Fraim Boys & Girls Club to attend a "Wanna Play?" baseball clinic in south Philadelphia. The event was hosted by Major League Baseball and the Philadelphia Phillies. The youth-oriented baseball clinic featured a lineup of experts that included: Hall of Famer and ESPN broadcaster Joe Morgan; MLB Network analyst and former MLB All-Star Harold Reynolds; Phillies broadcaster and former MLB All-Star Gary Matthews; former Phillies All-Star Tony Taylor; and former Phillies first baseman Ricky Jordan. All the kids had a great time and even came home with some autographs and free baseball gloves. To view some of the video highlights, click here.
Help Support our League
The Community Athletic League just launched our online fundraising campaign and we need your support! With the virtual power of this new online magazine fundraiser, you can help simply by buying, renewing or extending you favorite magazine subscriptions on our online magazine store. Choose from over 650 magazines at up to 85% off newsstand prices, cookie dough, books and music CD's. You can pay by using a credit card and 40% of your purchase will go directly to CAL to help us build two new baseball fields.
Simply go to www.magfundraising.com/CommunityAthleticLeague and click "Buy a Magazine"
On behalf of all the members of Community Athletic League, Thank You for your support!
New KidSafe Background Check Program
We at the Community Athletic League are committed to the safety of our children and parents. Starting next season (Spring 2010), all board members, managers, coaches and umpires will be required to pass a criminal background check. This will be done on a yearly basis based on the advice of other leagues and the Wilmington Police Department. In addition to the criminal background check, all board members, managers and coaches must pass an online Cal Ripken coaching program and become certified. Information about the Cal Ripken coaching course can be found further down on this page. Both of these programs must be completed in order to be considered for coaching in the Community Athletic League. The cost for the background check is $20 and is valid for the entire 2010 season. To complete the background check, please visit the KidSafe site at:
2009 CAL Volunteer of the Year
This years recipient of the Volunteer of the Year award goes to Dave Blue. Dave has spent countless hours on his days off and even taking some of his own vacation time to work on the fields this past season. The fields have never looked as good as they did this season. Congratulations and Thank You Dave.
Left - Greg Oldham (President) Right - Dave Blue
C.A.L. jackets & more..
For more information contact:
Hi-Tech Screen Art
John Balcerak
302-270-4807
Interested in umpiring?
Contact Howard Davis, Umpire Coordinator, 996-0240.
ATTENTION COACHES
In order to coach for the 2010 season, you must have your Babe Ruth Coaching Certificate. The course is $20 and lasts for a lifetime. You can take the course at www.baberuthcoaching.org. After completing the course print out your certificate and hand it in with your letter of intent when you sign your child up. We look forward to having you.
****CAL Gear is Here****
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10% of the proceeds go to supporting the league.
Thank You Dick's for you continued support!
