2012 REGISTRATION INFORMATION

2012 DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION FEE EXTENDED

To all CGYBS families:

After discussing registration with a number of parents it appears there are still many people who are unaware of the deadline for registration.. As we are were unable to execute the communication between the Thanksgiving holiday and winter break we have decided to extend the deadline through January 31st.

Please pass along the information so as to allow the change to reach the entire interested community.

Thank you and have a happy and safe New Year.

The Executive board.

 

REGISTRATION:  September 15^th 2011 thru February, 2012 (except Colt and Senior)
COLT and SENIOR REGISTRATION:  September 15^th 2011 thru early June, 2012

FEE:  $185 thru January 31, 2012 (full payment); $225 after January 31, 2012
(except Stallion, Colt, Senior and Payment Plan)

STALLION FEE:  $75 (no discounted or late fees)
COLT and SENIOR FEE:  $125 (no discounted or late fees)
PAYMENT PLAN: $205 if 50% is paid by 1/31/2012 and the balance paid by 3/1/2012


NOTE:  Travel Baseball and Softball players are ineligible to play in the CGYBS in-house leagues.
 
Payment is via credit or debit cards utilizing PayPal to process the order.
 
To register, click on the “Registration” button at the top of the CGYBS website (www.cgybs.org) and fill out the online form. If you are using a Mac or the Firefox browser you may have issues with the online form. If you experience this, you may need to find an alternate computer without these features to complete your registration.


PAYMENT PLAN ONLY!!!
If you would like to register player(s) utilizing the Split Payment option, click on the button below and follow the directions.  The Split Payment plan can only be used when registering Pinto, Mustang, Bronco, Pony, Muppet, Midget, Minor and Major players.  The Payment Plan registration fee is $205 per player versus the standard $185 per player (before 1/31/2012).  Stallion, Colt and Senior players must be registered using the standard online registration form which can be access by clicking on the "Registration" button at the top of this website.  If you will not be using the Split Payment option, you must register your player(s) via the "Registration" button at the top of this page as well.

Click on the button below to enter the split payment registration page.

New for 2012!  We have added the Girl's Senior League (ages 15-18).  This league will begin play in mid June.  The Girl's Major League is now ages 13-14.

2012 Spring Leagues: 

• Stallion:
      5-6 yr old girls and boys (tee-ball)*
• Muppet:                                                               • Pinto:
      7-8 yr old girls (coach pitch)*                                 7-8 yr old boys (coach pitch)*
• Midget:                                                                 • Mustang:
       9-10 yr old girls*                                                     9-10 yr old boys*
• Minor:                                                                   • Bronco:
      11-12 yr old girls*                                                    11-12 yr old boys*
• Major:                                                                   • Pony:
      13-14 yr old girls*                                                    13-14 yr old boys*
• Senior:                                                                  • Colt:
      15-18 yr old girls*                                                    15-18 yr old boys*

*Ages are as of 4/30/12


FRIEND/COACH REQUESTS:  Except for the Stallion, Muppet and Pinto leagues (except for extenuating circumstances) friend and coach requests will not be honored.  Leagues outside of Stallion, Muppet and Pinto have team rosters selected by a blind player draft.  Player drafts are held to fairly distribute player talent throughout the leagues.  Player and coach requests unfortunately circumvent the benefit of the draft.

Head and Assistance Coach Note: If you are volunteering to be a Head Coach or an Assistant Coach, please click on the “Volunteer” button in the online form and in the “Volunteer Notes” section of the form, indicate the position (i.e Head or Assistance Coach) and which league you would like to coach in (i.e. Muppet, Mustang, etc.).

QUESTIONS?  registration@cgybs.org

• January 31, 2012 - Discounted online registration ends

• February 29, 2012 - 2012 online registration closes

• Mid March, 2012 - Player drafts

• April 1, 2012 - Offical first day of practice

• April 21, 2012 - Opening day and parade

• June 10, 2012 - End of regular season

• July 8, 2012 - End of playoffs

• July 5-9, 2012 - TOS (8U, 10U, 12U, 14U Baseball and 15U Softball)

• July 11-15, 2012 - TOS (Girls Softball (exc. U15) and 9U, 11U Baseball)

Cary-Grove Youth Baseball and Softball Parents

CGYBS is heading toward our sixtieth year providing youth baseball to the Cary and surrounding communities. Throughout those years we have built an organization that is the envy of the surrounding communities in terms of value and organization as well as resources and product provided.

We have a sixteen game schedule, and a double elimination format for all league playoff except those that are provided pool play which promises even more than two games.

We have umpires at all levels and our umpires begin training in January rather than a week before the season starts. The thirty or so parents that comprise the board are proud to provide this service to our community.

Still, we know there are areas we can improve and we are diligently attempting to do just that. This past year myself and other members of the board gave particular attention to ways to improve on what have been traditional standards in the organization and have decided to make the following improvements.

First, we will eliminate the mandatory raffle involvement and roll those revenues into the fees paid upon signing up.

Next, we will eliminate picture day in favor of scheduling each team to have their pictures taken by a CGYBS volunteer and those pictures will be posted on a web site where parents and family will have the option to purchase pictures. As part your fees you will be allowed one free picture.

Additionally, we have heard loud and clear your dissatisfaction with the girl’s softball uniforms. Next year we will provide a baseball style jersey more akin to those worn by professional and collegiate teams. We will eliminate the shorts and allow parents to buy standard baseball pants eliminating the need to buy sliding pads.

We are currently working with our uniform provider to hold specific CGYBS nights/days where all players will be allowed to go in and be fitted for their pants and get them on the spot or order them if not available.

We are currently offering fall clinics in preparation for next season.

Finally, we are attempting to improve the team selection, coach selection and training, practice time availability and ordering of sizes for jerseys. We continually are told how football does it. The fact is that football requires you to sign up seven months in advance.

To this end we are requiring players to sign up by January 31, and have included a severe deterrent to signing up later.

Thank you

Looking forward to 2012

Jack Hacek
President CGYBS