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2010 Spring Baseball Registrations NOW OPEN!!!!
Dear Redding Parents, We are happy and excited...
Positive Coaching Seminars: ALL RBGC SPORTS
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2010 Spring T-Ball Registration NOW OPEN!!!
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2010 Spring Softball Registrations NOW OPEN!!!!
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Thunder & Lightning Policy
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2010 Spring Baseball Registrations NOW OPEN!!!!

by posted 01/11/2010

Dear Redding Parents,

We are happy and excited to announce that we are now a chartered Little League Baseball town for our members ages 6-12 and will continue to be a chartered under Babe Ruth for our 13-15 years olds.

Redding Little League and Babe Ruth Baseball will include:

Four Age Divisions
Little League Baseball is open to boys ages 6 to 12. Each boy’s age as of January 1, 2010 determines his age group level, according to Little League Baseball guidelines.
•    Rookie: Ages 6-8
•    10U / Minors: Ages 8-10
•    12U / Majors: Ages 11-12

Babe Ruth Divisions
Babe Ruth Baseball is open to boys ages 13-15.

• Prep: Age 13
• Babe Ruth Senior: Ages 14-15

In-House and Inter-Town Play
Becoming Little League allows us the opportunity to play games with other in-house teams from neighboring towns within our Little League Baseball district.

Skill Building Clinics
With help from the Barlow High Baseball Team, we will conduct several skill-building clinics for each of our divisions. The sessions will include age-appropriate instruction designed to improve all aspects of our boy's baseball skills in a fun and active way.

Instruction for Coaches
To help support and prepare our volunteer coaches, Redding will offer a series of free coaching clinics conducted by the Positive Coaching Alliance and Frozen Ropes. Customized instruction includes professional on-field assistance, suggested practice plans, and tips on making games and practice drills fun for our boys.

Summer All-Star and Travel Team Evaluations
If your son is interested in representing Redding baseball in Connecticut District I Little League tournaments ,he must participate in the Spring Program. We look forward to fielding very competitive all-star and travel teams this summer!

$10 Early Registration Discount
Standard registration fees are $135 for Rookie Division, $160 for Minors (9-10's) and Majors (11-12's). Register by January 29 and receive $10 off. To register online click here. Again, the early Registration Deadline is FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010.

Thank you for all your support as we continue our work to improve our Baseball Program to ensure a great and rewarding experience for our boys! We're really looking forward to a lot of fun in 2010. Please call the Redding Boys & Girls Club with any questions: 938-3166.

Let’s play ball!

RBGC Baseball Committee

Positive Coaching Seminars: ALL RBGC SPORTS

by posted 12/07/2009

Dear RBGC Baseball and Softball Coaches,

As we announced last week, the Redding Boys & Girls Club has partnered with the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) to help support coaches of every sport run by the Club.

For Baseball and Softball, we are adding the PCA workshops to the required curriculum that ALL of our Coaches must complete -- along with updated and improved Frozen Ropes sessions -- in order to coach in 2010. The primary focus of the PCA workshops is to help us strike the balance between preparing our kids to compete and win, while also teaching them life lessons on the field. And as you already know, the Frozen Ropes sessions are intended to help us teach baseball and softball skills.

This coming season, we are requiring every coach to attend one PCA Workshop and one Frozen Ropes clinic. And, to make these requirements easier on all of us, we will hold at least two sessions of each here in Redding, rather than asking you to spend two hours a week for three consecutive weeks at the Frozen Ropes facility in Danbury.

Also, we have invited the head coaches of the Joel Barlow High baseball and softball programs to lead sport-specific breakout meetings at the first PCA session. That said, we strongly encourage you to attend the first PCA Workshop on January 9, in order to take part in the baseball and softball breakout meetings with coaches Jeff Rago and Annmarie Gorman.

Please RSVP by returning this email to me. Again, the first PCA Workshop will be held:

The first PCA session will be held:

Saturday, January 9, 2010
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Joel Barlow High School Auditorium

The second PCA session will be held:

Saturday, February 27, 2010
12 PM to 2 PM
Joel Barlow High School Auditorium

Subsequent PCA sessions and Frozen Ropes clinics will be held in February and March, and we will announce the specific dates, soon. For more information about the Positive Coaching Alliance, you can visit the PCA web site: www.positivecoach.org.

Once again, thanks for volunteering all your time and energy to coach our young baseball and softball players. Everyone really appreciates the effort you've all given in the past and hopefully will continue to invest in the future.

Thank you,

Carlos Collazo,
Executive Director
Redding Boys & Girls Club

2010 Spring T-Ball Registration NOW OPEN!!!

by posted 12/03/2009

Dear Redding Parents and T-Ball Players,

Believe it or not, we are now planning our Spring T-Ball Program for 2010! And to help us get started we are offering an early registration discount for families who sign up their future baseball or softball stars by January 15, 2010.

Our RBGC T-Ball Program is designed to properly introduce your child to the fundamentals of baseball and softball, while maximizing activity and fun on the field for everyone … kids, parents and coaches. Our Spring 2010 T-Ball Program will include:

“Fun Friday” Clinics
Building on the “jamboree” style practice sessions we held last season -- which included help from instructors at the Frozen Ropes Baseball/Softball Training Center -- we are planning new “Fun Fridays” with better organized drill stations designed to teach basic baseball/softball skills (hitting, fielding, throwing) in a fun and active way.

Improved Clinics for Coaches
To help support and prepare our volunteer coaches, the Boys & Girls Club will again offer a series of free Coaching Clinics at Frozen Ropes, in addition to new sessions conducted by the Positive Coaching Alliance. Customized instruction will include on-field assistance from professional Frozen Ropes coaches, suggested practice plans, and tips on how to make games and practice drills fun for our kids.

Traditional RBGC T-Ball Fun …
•    Team Announcement Night with new raffle prizes.
•    Jerseys, caps, pants, and socks for kids to keep.
•    Participatory trophies for everyone.
•    End of the season BBQ at the Boys & Girls Club.

Our T-Ball Division is open to boys and girls ages 4-6 (Pre-K and Kindergarten). Registration is $135 per child. Early registration is $125. Register online by clicking here.

Our Early Registration Deadline is FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009. Please call the Redding Boys & Girls Club with any questions: 938-3166.

Let’s play ball!

2010 Spring Softball Registrations NOW OPEN!!!!

by posted 12/01/2009

Dear Redding Parents,

We are happy and excited to announce that Redding and Easton have combined our softball programs for 2010! This new combination extends our relationship with Little League Softball and allows us to develop a stronger overall program for all our girls. To get us started we are offering an early registration discount for families who sign up by January 15, 2010.

Redding-Easton Softball will include:

Four Age Divisions
Redding-Easton Softball is open to girls ages 6 to 14. Each girl’s age as of January 1, 2010 determines her age group level, according to Little League Softball guidelines.
•    Rookie: Ages 6-8
•    10U / Minors: Ages 8-10
•    12U / Majors: Ages 11-12
•    14U / Juniors: Ages 13-14

In-House and Inter-Town Play
Bringing Redding and Easton together allows us to expand the number of teams in our Spring Program, while also providing our girls an opportunity to play games with other in-house teams from neighboring towns within our Little League Softball district.

Skill Building Clinics
With help from the Barlow High Softball Team, we will conduct several skill-building clinics for each of our divisions. The sessions will include age-appropriate instruction designed to improve all aspects of our girls’ softball skills in a fun and active way.

Instruction for Coaches
To help support and prepare our volunteer coaches, Redding-Easton Softball will offer a series of free coaching clinics conducted by the Positive Coaching Alliance and Frozen Ropes. Customized instruction includes professional on-field assistance, suggested practice plans, and tips on making games and practice drills fun for our girls.

Summer All-Star and Travel Team Evaluations
If your daughter is interested in representing Redding-Easton Softball in Connecticut District I Little League Softball tournaments and/or the Fairfield County Fastpitch Softball League summer travel program, she must participate in the Spring Program. We look forward to fielding very competitive all-star and travel teams this summer!

$10 Early Registration Discount
Standard registration fees are $135 for Rookie Division, $160 for 10U, 12U and 14U. Register by January 15 and receive $10 off. To register online click here. Again, the early Registration Deadline is FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009.

Thank you for all your support as we continue our work to improve our Softball Program to ensure a great and rewarding experience for our girls! We're really looking forward to a lot of fun in 2010. Please call the Redding Boys & Girls Club with any questions: 938-3166.

Let’s play ball!

Redding-Easton Softball Committee

Thunder & Lightning Policy

by posted 05/27/2008

The official RBGC thunder & lightning policy is as follows:

Teams should get off the fields and seek shelter if THUNDER is heard.

Teams should not return to the field for 30 minutes after the last sound of thunder.

Teams should not wait until lightning is visible.

Coaches and Managers need to follow these rules without exception.

NOTE: The Baseball & Softball Committee or other RBGC Board Members are authorized to call games due to weather and/or darkness.

Thank you,
RBGC Baseball & Softball Committee