CLL News

November 1, 2009 ~ New Website!!!!
Coquitlam Little League's website, the Home of the A's, has has a radical makeover and is taking a brand new look into the 2010 season. In dramatic fashion, CLL is now able to showcase its program, its divisions, its tremendous volunteer support and most importantly its PLAYERS! New additions to the homepage include a photo news ticker, news/events tabs, and links for every tournament Coquitlam hosts. A HOF/Alumni section dedicated to showcasing past CLL'ers that have taken the next step in their baseball careers has been added, as well as a video box to promote coaching philosophies and highlight spectacular players! Check out weekly updates in each division highlighting hot contests and fabulous plays. Updated regularly this is your home for everything that is Coquitlam Little League.. See you at the diamond!

November 1, 2009 ~ New Website!!!!

Coquitlam Little League's website, the Home of the A's, has has a radical makeover and is taking a brand new look into the 2010 season. In dramatic fashion, CLL is now able to showcase its program, its divisions, its tremendous volunteer support and most importantly its PLAYERS!

New additions to the homepage include a photo news ticker, news/events tabs, and links for every tournament Coquitlam hosts. A HOF/Alumni section dedicated to showcasing past CLL'ers that have taken the next step in their baseball careers has been added, as well as a video box to promote coaching philosophies and highlight spectacular players!

Check out weekly updates in each division highlighting hot contests and fabulous plays.

Updated regularly this is your home for everything that is Coquitlam Little League.. See you at the diamond!

February 2, 2010 ~ Bill Letcher Moves On
Regrettably Big League Coach Bill Letcher has announced he will be pursuing international ventures and will no longer be coaching with CLL. Buisness is taking him to Costa Rica where he will be settling in with his wife Gaby. CLL would like to thank Bill for everything he has done in strengthening our players and building our league. We wish Bill and Gaby the best of luck and hope Bill finds the time to continue coaching and we see him at the World Series!

February 2, 2010 ~ Bill Letcher Moves On

Regrettably Big League Coach Bill Letcher has announced he will be pursuing international ventures and will no longer be coaching with CLL. Buisness is taking him to Costa Rica where he will be settling in with his wife Gaby. CLL would like to thank Bill for everything he has done in strengthening our players and building our league. We wish Bill and Gaby the best of luck and hope Bill finds the time to continue coaching and we see him at the World Series!

January 31, 2010 ~ Blue Mountain Pre-season Practices
Weekend pre-season practices have been scheduled for all players at Blue Mountain. Junior, Senior and Big League players are invited to a Winter workout on the field to get some reps in before evaluations. So far practices have been scheduled for 12pm on: Saturday, Feb 6th Saturday, Feb 13th Sunday, Feb 14th Pracitce starts at 12pm, cleats on at 11:50. Long sleeves, pants and cleats are MANDATORY, no excuses. Its been a warm winter but the Blue Mtn rule applies: ANY weather below 25C long sleeves must be worn. See you at the park!

January 31, 2010 ~ Blue Mountain Pre-season Practices

Weekend pre-season practices have been scheduled for all players at Blue Mountain. Junior, Senior and Big League players are invited to a Winter workout on the field to get some reps in before evaluations. So far practices have been scheduled for 12pm on:

Saturday, Feb 6th
Saturday, Feb 13th
Sunday, Feb 14th

Pracitce starts at 12pm, cleats on at 11:50. Long sleeves, pants and cleats are MANDATORY, no excuses. Its been a warm winter but the Blue Mtn rule applies: ANY weather below 25C long sleeves must be worn. See you at the park!

December 14, 2009 ~ Winter Clinics Starting In 2010
2010 is just around the corner, which means we are just that much closer to Spring Training! Coquitlam Little League is excited to announce 3 new clinics starting in the New Year that will cover all the basics to kick off the new season. A new Hitting Clinic with Shawn Bowman and Ryland Kathrein has been set to start January 4th, a Pitchig Clinic with Andrew Brock will start February 1st, and we are working on a Catching Clinic with Pat Phalen (aka Grumpy), dates TBA. Hitting Clinic: 8 sessions - Monday/Wednesday nights Jan. 4-27th - $80.00 Shawn Bowman and Ryland Kathrein have teamed-up to put together a twice weekly hitting clinic that will revamp your swing and boost your confidence going into the new season. Both Shawn and Ryland were members of the 1999 Juniors team that went to the Worlds and have used that experience as a spring-board in their baseball careers. Shawn has gone on to sign on with the NY Mets, where he has recently cracked the 40-man roster and has represented Canada in the World Baseball Classic and the World Baseball Cup. Ryland has continued to play baseball through his post-secondary years as he received a scholarship to play for the University of Arkansas in the NCAA Southwestern Conference. Together they form a dynamic power-hitting combo that will have your swing fine-tuned and ready for the 2010 season! This 8 session schedule is set for Mon/Wed nights from January 4th to January 27th. Ages 8-12 are slotted in from 6pm-7pm, and 13+ year olds are slotted for 7pm-8pm. Total cost is $80.00. Pitching Clinic: 8 sessions - Monday/Wednesday nights Feb. 1-24th - $80.00 Andrew Brock was a memeber of the Big League team that represented Coquitlam and Canada and 2000 World Series where they became the 1st ever Canadian Champs. Andrew stayed competitive and received a full scholorship from the University of Idaho as a pitcher where he was a 3-year starter with a 13-10 record and a 3.23 ERA. Andrew has also represented Canada numerous times at the World Baseball Challenge where he has won 3 gold medals. Coquitlam Little League is proud to have him return to his roots and set up this pitching clinic. This is also an 8 session schedule running Mon/Wed nights from Feb. 1st to 24th at the Blue Mountain cage. Ages 9-12 are slated for 6-7pm and ages 13+ are set for 7-8pm. Total cost is $80.00 Contact Larry Park via email or phone 604-421-0037.

December 14, 2009 ~ Winter Clinics Starting In 2010

2010 is just around the corner, which means we are just that much closer to Spring Training! Coquitlam Little League is excited to announce 3 new clinics starting in the New Year that will cover all the basics to kick off the new season. A new Hitting Clinic with Shawn Bowman and Ryland Kathrein has been set to start January 4th, a Pitchig Clinic with Andrew Brock will start February 1st, and we are working on a Catching Clinic with Pat Phalen (aka Grumpy), dates TBA.

Hitting Clinic: 8 sessions - Monday/Wednesday nights Jan. 4-27th - $80.00
Shawn Bowman and Ryland Kathrein have teamed-up to put together a twice weekly hitting clinic that will revamp your swing and boost your confidence going into the new season. Both Shawn and Ryland were members of the 1999 Juniors team that went to the Worlds and have used that experience as a spring-board in their baseball careers. Shawn has gone on to sign on with the NY Mets, where he has recently cracked the 40-man roster and has represented Canada in the World Baseball Classic and the World Baseball Cup. Ryland has continued to play baseball through his post-secondary years as he received a scholarship to play for the University of Arkansas in the NCAA Southwestern Conference. Together they form a dynamic power-hitting combo that will have your swing fine-tuned and ready for the 2010 season!

This 8 session schedule is set for Mon/Wed nights from January 4th to January 27th. Ages 8-12 are slotted in from 6pm-7pm, and 13+ year olds are slotted for 7pm-8pm. Total cost is $80.00.

Pitching Clinic: 8 sessions - Monday/Wednesday nights Feb. 1-24th - $80.00
Andrew Brock was a memeber of the Big League team that represented Coquitlam and Canada and 2000 World Series where they became the 1st ever Canadian Champs. Andrew stayed competitive and received a full scholorship from the University of Idaho as a pitcher where he was a 3-year starter with a 13-10 record and a 3.23 ERA. Andrew has also represented Canada numerous times at the World Baseball Challenge where he has won 3 gold medals. Coquitlam Little League is proud to have him return to his roots and set up this pitching clinic.

This is also an 8 session schedule running Mon/Wed nights from Feb. 1st to 24th at the Blue Mountain cage. Ages 9-12 are slated for 6-7pm and ages 13+ are set for 7-8pm. Total cost is $80.00

Contact Larry Park via email or phone 604-421-0037.

December 8, 2009 ~ Christmas Break Clinics
A new addition to the Christmas Clinics is infielder's camps scheduled for December 29/30th. Shawn Bowman has put together a special infielding clinic that will address the basic fundamentals to the complicated intangibles of fielding ground balls. Players will break down fielding to its simplest form and finish with complex grounders. We have limited registration to 6 players per session so get your registration in now! Ages 12 and under are scheduled 6-7pm and 13+ are 7-8pm. Cost is $20.00 per player, sorry no refunds. Contact Larry Park via email or phone 604-421-0037.

December 8, 2009 ~ Christmas Break Clinics

A new addition to the Christmas Clinics is infielder's camps scheduled for December 29/30th. Shawn Bowman has put together a special infielding clinic that will address the basic fundamentals to the complicated intangibles of fielding ground balls. Players will break down fielding to its simplest form and finish with complex grounders.

We have limited registration to 6 players per session so get your registration in now! Ages 12 and under are scheduled 6-7pm and 13+ are 7-8pm. Cost is $20.00 per player, sorry no refunds.

Contact Larry Park via email or phone 604-421-0037.

December 5, 2009 ~ Christmas Break Clinics
CLL is proud to announce that Shawn Bowman (NY Mets) and Rene Tosoni (Minnesota Twins) will be teaming up to put on a Mini Hitting Clinic over the Christmas break. Sessions are scheduled for December 21st and 22nd, each will feature tips by these pros and will include video analysis just like in the MLB! Ages 8-12 are set for the 4-6pm time slot at Blue Mountain Cage, and 13+ year olds are set for 6-8pm. Space is limited, so register now. Cost is $40.00 per player, no refunds. Contact Larry Park via email or phone 604-421-0037.

December 5, 2009 ~ Christmas Break Clinics

CLL is proud to announce that Shawn Bowman (NY Mets) and Rene Tosoni (Minnesota Twins) will be teaming up to put on a Mini Hitting Clinic over the Christmas break. Sessions are scheduled for December 21st and 22nd, each will feature tips by these pros and will include video analysis just like in the MLB!

Ages 8-12 are set for the 4-6pm time slot at Blue Mountain Cage, and 13+ year olds are set for 6-8pm. Space is limited, so register now. Cost is $40.00 per player, no refunds.

Contact Larry Park via email or phone 604-421-0037.

November 11, 2009 ~ CLL A's Jackets
You can outfit yourself for next season with a Majestic A's jacket - the same dugout jackets worn by all the teams in the MLB playoffs! The jackets are forest green, with grey highlights. The Coquitlam script logo runs upwards along the front, in forest green with yellow highlight stitching. The A's logo is on the left sleeve, with the Coquitlam Baseballl little man logo embroidered on the right sleeve. Optional extras are : Number and name embroidered on rear neck BC flag patch with "2009 Champions" embrodered on the left forearm Canadian flag patch with "2009 Champions" embroidered on the left forearm. All in cost is $150. Any difference will go to the team slush fund so we can get more tennis balls whenever we need them. Sizing until the end of November. Last day to order is Nov. 30. The order will be delivered before Christmas. 2009 Uniforms must be returned before jackets can be ordered. For more information, contact Bruce Michael

November 11, 2009 ~ CLL A's Jackets

You can outfit yourself for next season with a Majestic A's jacket - the same dugout jackets worn by all the teams in the MLB playoffs! The jackets are forest green, with grey highlights. The Coquitlam script logo runs upwards along the front, in forest green with yellow highlight stitching. The A's logo is on the left sleeve, with the Coquitlam Baseballl little man logo embroidered on the right sleeve.

Optional extras are :
Number and name embroidered on rear neck
BC flag patch with "2009 Champions" embrodered on the left forearm
Canadian flag patch with "2009 Champions" embroidered on the left forearm.

All in cost is $150. Any difference will go to the team slush fund so we can get more tennis balls whenever we need them. Sizing until the end of November. Last day to order is Nov. 30. The order will be delivered before Christmas.

2009 Uniforms must be returned before jackets can be ordered. For more information, contact Bruce Michael

September 15, 2009 ~ 2010 Board of Directors Nominated
The 2010 Board of Directors were nominated at the AGM earlier this month. A big thank-you to the few parents that attended, your voices bring change to the league! The new Board is similar to that of the 2009 season with a couple of new-comers. CLL would like to welcome Brian Calvin as the Umpire in Chief for Mackin, as well as Tyler Olinyk as Webmaster. The league is excited to announce that the remaining Board members retained their respective positions all of which can be found on the Board of Directors page.

September 15, 2009 ~ 2010 Board of Directors Nominated

The 2010 Board of Directors were nominated at the AGM earlier this month. A big thank-you to the few parents that attended, your voices bring change to the league! The new Board is similar to that of the 2009 season with a couple of new-comers. CLL would like to welcome Brian Calvin as the Umpire in Chief for Mackin, as well as Tyler Olinyk as Webmaster. The league is excited to announce that the remaining Board members retained their respective positions all of which can be found on the Board of Directors page.