• Player sort-outs
• Umpiring clinics
• On-field clinics

Player sort-outs:

April 21st at Ben Franklin Dome arrive at 3:30pm

Who should attend: All players ages 6-16

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Umpiring clinics: April 21st at Barbara Ann Scott arena 9:00am-3:00pm (lunch will be provided)

Who should attend: All umpires with less than 4 years experience

On-field clinics: April 27th at Pinecrest Park from 1:00-4:00pm

Who should attend: All umpires must attend

• Give away $50 gift certificate to Clubhouse (get a new Jays New Era flatcap or whatever your heart desires).
• 1 winner awarded in the month of March
• 1 name goes into the draw for Liking our Facebook page
• When? Between now and Friday, March 8th

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1) Complete the Spring Application form (electronically) and e-mail it to our Director of Player Development & Coaching, Kevin Potvin (kevin@potvinfinancial.com).

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2) Complete the Police Record Check form by hand and submit it to Kevin on the first day of the Sunday April clinics at the Dome.

Thank you for your time.

Regards,

Craig Alain
PLL President

Parents and Players.

Baseball in the West End of Ottawa is changing. As you know, Pinecrest Little League (PLL) and Carlingwood Frank Ryan Little League (CFRLL) have collaborated for the last 5 years.

This year CFRLL and PLL are actively growing their relationship. Starting with the 2013 season, PLL and CFRLL are creating the Otttawa West End Baseball Alliance. The goal of Otttawa West End Baseball Alliance is to create a strong spring and summer offering for ballplayers in the west end. By consolidating resources, two smaller leagues can focus limited volunteer effort and put a better product on the field – work together, share resources, and in some cases, merge our programs. The details of the Otttawa West End Baseball Alliance are:

1. Creating a single offering at both the Junior and Senior levels. Practically speaking, we are merging at these levels and will run a single spring and summer program. CFRLL will administer the Junior level and PLL will administer the Senior level. The West End Baseball Alliance will form joint teams in the summer, comprised of player from both PLL and CFRLL. Our expectation is to create a much more competitive offering by joining forces.
2. Aligning the Tee-Ball and Rookie programs. Currently, each league runs a distinct offering – the STAR program at PLL and the traditional Tee-ball and Rookie program at CFR. Starting in 2013, both leagues will align their program, creating a three-level offering: Tee-Ball, and two levels at Rookie. Rookie-aged players will be placed in streams based on capabilities.
3. Continuing to interlock at the Minor and Major level. This year our goal is to stream at both the major and minor levels (enrollment numbers permitting) and run a joint playoff tournament.
4. Collaborating on all tournaments.
5. Sharing of resources. This year, CFRLL and PLL are sharing an Umpire in Chief, are using the same coach training materials, running joint registrations, and are sharing the use of facilities.

There are many more details for us to work out in the coming weeks. Both leagues are fully committed and working very hard over the winter months to have these changes in place for the 2013 season. We realized our leagues needed to look for opportunities to take our partnership to the next level and improve the baseball experience for all players in our boundaries.

This letter is step 1 in our communication plan. To ensure you are fully informed and have your questions answered, we are running two “Open Houses” during the winter. These Open Houses are scheduled for February 23 and March 23. You can also find the dates and times on our websites.
We are truly excited about these changes. We are convinced they will improve our program and give parents and players a better baseball experience in both the Spring and Summer seasons. As always, if you have specific questions, please contact either of us or any member of our executive teams.

Your truly,
Craig Alain Pete Loyen
President, Pinecrest Little League President, Carlingwood Frank Ryan Little League
Vlad4040@hotmail.com
Cfr_pres@cfrllott.ca

You can also dowload the newsletter in PDF form PLLCFRAnnouncementJAN-9-2013.

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Pinecrest Little League December 2012 Newsletter

Pinecrest Spring House League Tournament

Open to all Divisions from Rookie to Junior
June 2nd and 3rd, 2012

Download your registrations form here

Pinecrest Summer Classic Tournament

Open to all Division from Rookie to Junior and also A and B levels
August 10-12, 2012

Download your registrations form here