Welcome to the CFR
Newsletter
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June 2011
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Dear CFR Little League Member,
Welcome to this edition of the CFR
Newsletter. This newsletter is part of the continued effort of the CFR
Executive to keep parents and players informed about the league
throughout the year. This newsletter contains an update on our Spring
Season and details on our upcoming Summer Season.
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Season Update
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Again this year, CFR has been pleased to
see enrolment increase by 10%. We’ve had lots of action on the field.
All our house-leagues have welcomed teams from Pinecrest, who are
participating in our Rookie, Minor, Major, Junior and Senior house
league divisions.
The spring player clinics run by Coach
Larry Belanger of the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees Baseball club were
very well-received. Many players had the opportunity to hone their
skills in pitching, batting and fielding. A big thank-you to Coach Larry and his
Gee Gee players for their excellent work!
Congratulations to East Nepean for winning
the Rookie division of our ‘Catch the Action’ tournament and to Casselman for winning the Minor division. Special
thank-you to the Duplessis Team for
sponsoring this tournament!
CFR hosts the Roy Belanger Majors
Tournament June 11-12 at Frank Ryan Park. Come check out the action!
All our house-leagues are in the home
stretch run, with teams jockeying for position as we near the playoffs.
Check out our league standings for more details.
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Playoff Weekend
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Yes, it’s time to start planning for our
year end playoff tournament. Playoff tournaments for Rookie, Minor, and
Major will run the weekend of June 18. Playoffs for the Rookie and
Minor divisions will be held at Frank Ryan Park, while the Major
playoffs will be held at Ainsley Park. The
tournament schedule will be communicated to your coaches as soon as
possible. But please plan to hold this weekend in your calendar now!
Also, we will be holding a special BBQ for
our Tee-Ball players the same weekend at Frank Ryan Park.
For information about Junior and Senior
division playoffs, please consult the District 2 website .
If you have ordered photos, they will be
distributed during playoff weekend.
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It seems like we just started our Spring
Season, but it’s already time to start preparing for our Summer Baseball
Season. Summer Baseball is a more competitive season than house-league
where we play representative teams from other leagues in interlock schedules.
Our goal is to have as many players as possible play summer baseball. If
we have enough players interested, we will have both an “A” and “B” team
per division.
Both teams participate in a summer
interlock schedule where they play twice a week and have one or more
practices per week. “A” and “B” teams will represent CFR at
various tournaments in our region throughout the summer. However, “A”
teams are the only teams to participate in district playdowns.
We will make every effort to ensure any child
who wants to play summer ball finds a place. It may be a CFR team or we
may secure a spot on a team in another league if possible.
Registration fees for summer baseball are
$125 (plus a refundable uniform deposit of $75). The registration fee for
Rookies is only $100. (There is no buy-out or chocolate purchase requirement.)
As there is only one “A” team at each level,
we will be running tryouts for each division. All players interested in playing
summer baseball should attend these tryouts. There is no cost for
tryouts; players register once they have been selected to a team.
Should there be sufficient players in a
division to form a “B” team, managers will be selected and announced
following tryouts.
The head coaches of the “A” teams are as
follows:
Rookie
Rookie Head Coach is Randy Baker and his Assistants are Mike Baldwin,
Joey Kramar, and Robin Hardy. Tryouts will be held June 16 and 17 at
Frank Ryan Park #2 from 6:00 – 7:30PM.
Minor
Minor Head Coach is Clark Adams and his Assistant is Chris
Bartholomew. Tryouts will be held June
16 and 17 at Britannia Park from 6:00-8:00PM.
Major
Major Head Coach is
Chris Kazen and his Assistant is Roger
De Abreu. Tryouts will be held June 16 and June 17
(6:00 – 8:00PM) at Ainsley Park.
Junior
Junior Head Coach is Mike Wallace. Tryouts will be
held June 18 at 11:00AM at Hanlon Park. Further information will be available once
the playoff schedule is finalized.
Senior
Senior Head Coach is Art Salter. Further
information will be available once the playoff schedule is finalized.
Please contact the head coach or convenor for
your division to let them know that your child will be participating in
tryouts. A list of convenors and
their emails can be found here.
Registration and uniform distribution for the
summer season will take place on Wednesday,
June 22 from 6:00-8:00PM. Players
will need to demonstrate proof of residency within CFR’s boundaries by
providing three pieces of documentation dated on or before February 1,
2011. Information about this
requirement and examples of documentation needed can be found here.
Please note that summer “A” team players in
the Minor, Major and Junior divisions will be participating in a
tournament held in Drummondville, Quebec the weekend of June 24-26. Games
begin the evening of June 24. Any questions, please contact your convenor
or the head coach. Click this link for a letter from CFR President Pete Loyen about summer baseball.
Through
a sponsorship with the new Boston Pizza at 1640 Carling Avenue, teams/families
can raise $$ for CFR! Every time you dine at this Boston Pizza
location, make sure to indicate ‘For CFR’ on your receipt and 10% of what
you spend will go to CFR. Any questions, please contact the cfr_vpadmin@cfrllott.ca .
CFR Day at the Ottawa Fat Cats
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The Ottawa Fat Cats will be presenting CFR
Executive members with a cheque in support of our league. This will
take place on July 1st at their 3:05 game against
Barrie. Come on out and show
your support! Some season passes
for children ($5) are still available.
Contact the cfr_vpadmin@cfrllott.ca if you are
interested in buying a pass.
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Thank you to our
sponsors
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We would like to take this time to thank all
of our league sponsors. Our league relies heavily on the donations of
local businesses to ensure its success. This year CFR has several local
sponsors we wish to thank.
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Morris Home Team, sponsor of our Rookie
Division
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Duplessis Team, sponsor of
our ‘Catch the Action’ tournament
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Ottawa Fat Cats
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Allegra Printing
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Dave Rennie’s
Automotive
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Familiar Faces Engraving
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Sign Stop
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Boston Pizza (1640 Carling)
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Westboro SuperStore
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