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Carlsbad Softball Association January 28thth, 2005 Opening day is right around the corner and this newsletter contains many messages and updates for parents and coaches alike. Read on and get involved in CSA! The 2005 season will be our best ever! Website Update: New items include full practice schedules, a list of coaches and board members, and even an archive of past newsletters for you to reference. Look in the future for game schedules, info on merchandise, and many more photos and human interest items about our players. Manager and Coaches Corner: The ACE coaching clinic is COMING on Feb. 19th. Mark your calendars. It is at La Costa Canyon High School. This is mandatory for all managers and open to anyone one else who is interested in learning how to improve their coaching skills. The cost is $35.00 per person for coaches. Field maintenance: Home teams will be required to prep their own fields this year before games. Managers need to find 2-3 parents from their team that will help with this so that they can dedicate pre-game time to their players. Don’t wait…start recruiting now! The field maintenance clinic is Saturday Jan. 29th from 10:15-11:00 at Calavera. Sponsors and donated items needed! We are still looking for sponsors for Casino Night tables. We also need donated items for the silent auction. What better way to get recognition and advertise your business than by sponsoring a table or donating a product or service. Contact Connie Matkaluk at cmatkaluk@adelphia.net.Why so many fundraisers? A parent asked me that the other day. Here’s a quick look at some of the things that our fundraisers help pay for:
Sponsor Spotlight Each week we will be mentioning three individuals or companies/organizations that have sponsored teams with CSA this season. This week’s spotlighted companies are: Area Amusements: Placement and restoration of Pinball Machines, Video Games, Juke Boxes and Pool tables. Home sales and service is provided. Thank you Mark Rizzo for sponsoring the 14U Purple. Carlsbad Firefighters: The community appreciates all that you do! Thank you for sponsoring the 14U Blue team. Carlsbad City Credit Union, a division of Cabrillo Credit Union, has been providing financial products and services to the residents of San Diego County since 1955. CSA thanks you for your support! Please show your appreciation by giving these individuals or companies your business and/or some special recognition. Volunteer Clinics Tomorrow, Saturday January 29th! Scorekeeping is from 9:00-10:00 in the Calavera multipurpose room. Field maintenance is from 10:15-11:00. Meet in front of the snack bar. Snack bar is from 11:15-12:00. Meet at the side entrance to the snack bar. Also: Junior Umpire Clinic is from 1:00-3:00 at Calavera. Meet in front of the snack bar. As an added incentive, Leland will be giving fee hula lessons to all those in attendance! Cow Drop Raffle: Sell those tickets!!! This has always been a very successful fundraiser for CSA so let’s keep that going this year. And, first prize is $500! If you need more tickets contact Connie at cmatkaluk@adelphia.net.Cow drop tickets and money need to be returned to your manager or team mom no later than Wed. February 2nd. Coming Events: Opening Day: Saturday February 5th…One week and counting! We will have a guest speaker from the USA Gold Medal Softball Team. Don’t miss the Carlsbad gift basket raffle: Voted the number one gift basket raffle in Carlsbad by the CSA newsletter editorial staff. Come purchase a Carlsbad Softball cap, visor, T shirt or sweatshirt. Show your colors this season with CSA gear! Have your daughter submit an entry in the ASA Trading Pin contest. Winners have their design professionally manufactured and distributed at the softball world series. Many, many more fun games, events and vendors! Casino Night is March 19th. This year’s theme will be Mardi Gras. Now that is something you don’t want to miss! Watch for future announcements. Pitching Clinics: The turnout for pitching clinics has been TREMENDOUS. This is a great way to build the skill level for our league. Come early and bring your bucket. 8U and 10U from 6:30-7:15 12U and 14U from 7:15-8:00 New improved Sunday clinics at Carlsbad High School Rookies only skills clinic 12:00-1:00 Rookies only pitching Clinic 1:00-1:30 Helmet Reminder: All helmets and masks purchased at opening day should be NOCSAE approved. If you have your helmet painted, make sure that the NOCSAE seal is not painted over. REMINDER: Old helmets/face masks that do not have the NOCSAE seal will be acceptable to use for the regular season. However, if you qualify for championship play (all-stars) you must have a NOCSAE approved helmet & face mask. Marketplace: Let me know if you have any equipment you would like to buy, sell or trade. Contact Jeff Schneider at josdc@adelphia.net to place an ad.Junior Umpires: Junior Umpires can be 2nd year division 2 players or girls age 13 and older. Good pay, hours and benefits. If your daughter is interested, please call Reggie Bonilla at 505-3804. There is a Junior Umpire clinic Saturday January 29th from 1:00-3:00 at Calavera. From the Board The next board meeting is scheduled for February 2nd at 7:00 at the Calavera multi-purpose room. Feel free to come by and see how CSA works. |
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