South Florida Baseball Alliance & USSSA Baseball Cooper City Optimist Baseball is a member of the South Florida Baseball Alliance Drafted League!
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05/02/2013
"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You... | | | | | |
| | | Its Finally Opening Day! Billy the Marlin will be in attendance at the 6U Opening Day games from 10:30am to 11:30am. We thank the Miami Marlins for their ongoing partnership with Cooper City Optimist Baseball. Click here to view the Miami Marlins Opening Day message from Connor Scott
| Weekend pre-game warm-up locations Weekend pre-game warm-ups and COVID Check-in Line Changes – If you are the first game of the day go straight to your fields for warm-ups. Once the first games of the day start the COVID check-in line will move to the other end of the fire lane. All remaining games will warm up until your field has been vacated on the Soccer Fields A & B as shown here:
| Spring 2021 Important Dates
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Start Date |
End Date |
Start Time |
End Time |
| Registration Form Drop-Off - @ CCO Clubhouse - in person |
Wed, 1/6/21 |
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6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
| Registration Form Drop-Off - @ CCO Clubhouse - in person |
Sat, 1/9/21 |
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10:00 AM |
2:00 PM |
| Registration Form Drop-Off - @ CCO Clubhouse - in person |
Wed, 1/13/21 |
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6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
| Registration Form Drop-Off (Last Day To Register) - @ CCO Clubhouse |
Sat, 1/16/21 |
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10:00 AM |
2:00 PM |
| Late Registration Form Drop-Off - @ CCO Clubhouse - in person |
Wed, 1/20/21 |
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6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
| Coach's Meeting (12U/14U Mandatory) - @ CCO Clubhouse - do not enter early |
Fri, 1/22/21 |
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6:00 PM |
6:45 PM |
| Coach's Meeting (6U Mandatory) - @ CCO Clubhouse |
Fri, 1/22/21 |
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6:45 PM |
7:30 PM |
| Coach's Meeting (8U Mandatory) - @ CCO Clubhouse - do not enter early |
Fri, 1/22/21 |
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7:30 PM |
8:15 PM |
| Coach's Meeting (10U Mandatory) - @ CCO Clubhouse - do not enter early |
Fri, 1/22/21 |
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8:15 PM |
9:00 PM |
| Late Registration Form Drop-Off - @ CCO Clubhouse - in person |
Sat, 1/23/21 |
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10:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
| Player Evaluations (Freezes - All Age Divisions) - Sports Complex |
Sat, 1/23/21 |
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4:00 PM |
4:45 PM |
| Player Evaluations (Last Names A-F - All Age Divisions) - Sports Complex |
Sat, 1/23/21 |
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4:45 PM |
5:30 PM |
| Player Evaluations (Last Names G-O - All Age Divisions) - Sports Complex |
Sat, 1/23/21 |
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5:30 PM |
6:15 PM |
| Player Evaluations (Last Names P-Z - All Age Divisions) - Sports Complex |
Sat, 1/23/21 |
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6:15 PM |
7:00 PM |
| Rain-Out Player Evaluations (Freezes - All Age Divisions) - Sports Complex |
Sun, 1/24/21 |
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1:00 PM |
1:45 PM |
| Rain-Out Player Evaluations (Last Names A-F - All Age Divisions) - Sports Complex |
Sun, 1/24/21 |
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1:45 PM |
2:30 PM |
| Rain-Out Player Evaluations (Last Names G-O - All Age Divisions) - Sports Complex |
Sun, 1/24/21 |
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2:30 PM |
3:15 PM |
| Rain-Out Player Evaluations (Last Names P-Z - All Age Divisions) - Sports Complex |
Sun, 1/24/21 |
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3:15 PM |
4:00 PM |
| Baseball Drafts - (Coaches Only) - @ CCO Clubhouse |
Mon, 1/25/21 |
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6:00 PM |
10:00 PM |
| Baseball Drafts - (Coaches Only) - @ CCO Clubhouse |
Tue, 1/26/21 |
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6:00 PM |
10:00 PM |
| Baseball Drafts - (Coaches Only) - @ CCO Clubhouse |
Wed, 1/27/21 |
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6:00 PM |
10:00 PM |
| Baseball Drafts - (Coaches Only) - @ CCO Clubhouse |
Thu, 1/28/21 |
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6:00 PM |
10:00 PM |
| Baseball Drafts - (Coaches Only) - @ CCO Clubhouse |
Fri, 1/29/21 |
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6:00 PM |
10:00 PM |
| Umpire Meeting - @ CCO Clubhouse |
Mon, 2/1/21 |
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6:30 PM |
9:00 PM |
| Team Sponsor Due |
Sun, 2/14/21 |
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5:00 PM |
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| Official Practices Begin - Sports Complex |
Sun, 2/14/21 |
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5:00 PM |
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| Uniform Distribution to Coaches - @ CCO Clubhouse |
Wed, 2/24/21 |
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6:00 PM |
8:00 PM |
| Coach's Meeting - @ CCO Clubhouse |
Thu, 2/25/21 |
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7:00 PM |
9:00 PM |
| Opening Day- Sports Complex |
Sat, 2/27/21 |
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| Spring Break - No Games Scheduled |
Thu, 3/18/21 |
Sun, 3/28/21 |
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| Easter Sunday - No Games |
Sun, 4/4/21 |
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| Playoffs Begin |
Sat, 5/1/21 |
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| Championship Saturday |
Sat, 5/22/21 |
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| Picture Day 1 (Tentative) |
TBD |
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| Picture Day 2 (Tentative) |
TBD |
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| Marlins Game Day |
TBD |
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| Dick's Sporting Goods Appreciation Weekend |
TBD |
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| Thank You Bob Romano for all your years of service to CCO Baseball! We look forward to your continued involvement as out Travel Baseball Commissioner.
| Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have questions about the Cooper City Optimist Baseball program?
We've taken some of the most popular questions we've received over the years and combined them all into our Frequently Asked Questions section of this site. We answer questions regarding registrations, practices, games, etc.
CLICK HERE to go to our FAQ webpage!
| Letter From A Volunteer Coach Dear Parents,
Today I heard a comment made about me behind my back. I started to turn around and look, but then decided better of it and kept my eyes on the field. My wife hears things like this more often than I do, because many of you don’t know who she is. She tells me what you say. I have received angry emails, full of “suggestions,” about who should be playing where and how I lost that day’s game for the kids. I thought I’d write an open letter to all of you parents, even though I might never send it. I’ll start it this way: “I am a volunteer.”
I’m the one who answered the call when the league said they didn’t have enough coaches. I understand that you were too busy. I have some news for you. I’m not retired. I’m busy too. I have other children and a job, just like you do. Not only do I not get paid to do this – it costs me money. I see you walk up to the game 15 minutes after it started, still dressed for work. Do you know I’ve already been here over an hour? Imagine if you had to leave work early nearly every day. I’ve never seen you at a practice. I’m sure you’re plugging away at the office. But I’m out here, on the field, trying my best to teach these children how to play a sport they love, while my bank account suffers.
I know. I make mistakes. In fact, maybe I’m not even that great of a coach. But I treat the kids fairly and with respect. I am pretty sure they like coming to my practices and games, and without me or someone like me, there’d be no team for them to play on. I’m part of this community too and it’s no picnic being out here on this stage like this. It’s a lot easier back there with the other parents where no one is second-guessing you.
And I also know you think I give my son or daughter unfair advantages. I try not to. In fact, have you ever considered that maybe I’m harder on him than on the others? I’m sure he hears plenty of criticism at school from classmates, who hear it from you at home, about what a terrible coach I am. And if, even unconsciously, my kids are getting a slight advantage because I know them better and trust their abilities, is that the worst thing in the world, considering the sacrifice I’m making? Trust me, I want to win too. And if your son or daughter could guarantee we’d do that, I’d give them the chance.
After this game is over, I’ll be the last one to leave. I have to break down the field, put away all the equipment and make sure everyone has had a parent arrive to pick them up. There have been evenings when my son and I waited with a player until after dark before someone came to get them. Many nights I’m sure you’ve already had dinner and are relaxing on the couch by the time I finally kick the mud off my shoes and climb into my car, which hasn’t been washed or vacuumed for weeks. Why bother cleaning it during the season? Do you know how nice it would be if, just once, after a game one of you offered to carry the heavy gear bag to my car or help straighten up the field?
If I sound angry, I’m not. I do this because I love it and I love being around the kids. There are plenty of rewards and I remind myself that while you’re at the office working, your kid is saying something that makes us all laugh or brings a tear to my eye. The positives outweigh the negatives. I just wish sometime those who don’t choose to volunteer their time would leave the coaching to the few of us who do.
Sincerely,
Coach
~Author Unknown
by Cooper City Optimist Baseball posted 06/01/2015 |
Why Kids Quit Sports
70% of kids quit organized youth sports by the age of 13.
CLICK HERE to read about the five main reasons they quit, and what you can do about them as a parent or coach.
by Brian Kraus posted 05/20/2015 | | Very Interesting Baseball Perspective | "The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime"
~ Babe Ruth
by Cooper City Optimist Baseball posted 05/02/2013 | He Is Just a Little Boy
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He stands at the plate with his heart pounding fast.
The bases are loaded, the die has been cast.
Mom and Dad cannot help him, he stands all alone.
A hit at this moment would send his team home.
The ball meets the plate, he swings and he misses.
There's a groan from the crowd, with some boos and some hisses.
A thoughtless voice cries, "Strike out the bum."
Tears fill his eyes, the game's no longer fun.
So open up your heart and give him a break, for it's moments like this, a man you can make.
Please keep this in mind when you hear someone forget, He is just a little boy, and not a man yet.
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by Brian Kraus posted 05/03/2012 | 
by Cooper City Optimist posted 09/15/2011 |
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