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Volunteering at Calgary West Little League
Parent participation is essential to ensuring that the baseball program is successful and registration fees are kept reasonable. Head coaches, coaches, parent managers, umpires and league officials are all volunteers
Coaching with CWLL is an opportunity to develop young players skills, character, and love for baseball. If you have already signed up as an assistant or head coach on the TeamSnap registration form, please review and complete all required steps below. If you have questions or would like to sign-up please contact our Player Agent at [email protected] and complete the required steps below.
CWLL VOLUNTEER COACH REQUIREMENTS
1. Complete the 2025 Little League Canada Volunteer Form.
2. Obtain a Police Information Check.
3. Complete one of two Child Abuse Awareness Courses.
"CLICK HERE" for detailed instructions. Please complete all required steps by April 11, 2025 to ensure full participation in on-field activities for the 2025 season. For questions about the Volunteer Coach Requirements please email our Safety Officer at [email protected].
Calgary West Little League (CWLL) is a volunteer run organization. Parent participation is essential to ensuring that the baseball program is successful and registration fees are kept reasonable. Head coaches, coaches, parent managers, umpires and league officials are all volunteers.
If you would like more information, or are interested in coaching or other volunteer roles at Calgary West Little League, please complete the "Little League Baseball Volunteer Application Form" and send to our Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected]
As a parent, you are a member of Calgary West Little League. Although game responsibilities vary slightly for each division and field assignment, every family in our membership is required to fulfill their volunteer commitment by performing parent duties at their child's games.
Game duties for the Rookie divisions and higher include:
Home Teams- Field Set-Up - Rake and line field and setup bases.
- Official Scorekeeper.
- Unofficial Pitchcounter (N/A for Rookie Ball)
- Official Pitchcounter (N/A for Rookie Ball)
- Unofficial scorekeeper.
- Field Clean-Up. Put away bases. For all diamonds except Optimist Athletic Park.
Game Duties for the Blastball and T-Ball games include:
- Home Team - Field Set-Up - Rake and line field and setup bases.
- Away Teams - Rakes field and puts away bases and equipment.
- Dugout for Both teams - Organize the players and manage batting order.Parent duties for each game will be assigned by your team Head coach or team parent manager.
CWLL has a grievance procedure that can be issued by parents to address any league related issue.
CWLL Grievance Procedure
STEP 1
Address the issue with your team’s coach or the designated coordinator of your division.
STEP 2
If the issue is not dealt with to your satisfaction; please send the details of your concerns or issues to the Player Agent via email at [email protected]. The other members of the Grievance Committee are the President and the Division VP’s.
STEP 3
If the committee finds that a person is in contravention of any of the policies, practices or procedures of CalWest Little league, then that person will be informed of such and be given an opportunity to make corrections.
STEP 4
If, after a reasonable amount of time the person refuses or will not confirm to the request of the committee, the Player Agent will take the issue to the Board of Directors who will determine the next course of action.
STEP 5
If the Board of Directors determines that the person will no longer be welcome to volunteer, play or attend at CalWest Little League, they may appeal that decision to the Grievance Committee.
STEP 6
If the Committee feels that the appeal has merit they will take it to the Board of Directors Executive for further discussion and a decision. If the Committee feels the appeal has no merit, the Committee will not accept the appeal and the decision will stand.
Please refer to the "Registration" page on the homepage for additional information and registration fees for the upcoming season.
It is MANDATORY that all players in Minor divisions and higher attend player evaluations for their age division. The player evaluation process has two primary goals: to place players in the appropriate division based on their abilities, skill level and safety considerations, and to facilitate a fair and equitable assignment of players to teams resulting in evenly matched teams in all divisions. Players who are unable to attend their evaluation session will still be placed on a team.
The evaluation session schedule will be emailed to all registered players. There are no player evaluations for the Blastball and T-Ball.
Mini-evaluation sessions will be held for Rookie Ball to assist the Division Coordinator in creating balanced teams. Dates for these sessions will be emailed.
Once evaluations are complete, league officials will use the evaluation results to determine the appropriate division for each player. Teams and schedules will be developed thereafter.
If you have questions please contact our Player Agent at [email protected]
If your player is not assigned to the division they expected, please explain that there are a number of reasons aside from skill or development differences. In many cases, there is a significant benefit to not advancing too quickly. Players provided more time at a less competitive level will gain a firmer foundation, have a greater impact, and will experience a more positive transition when they are ready for a higher division. Proper timing for advancement will build self-confidence that will last for years.
Teammate requests are accepted in the Blastball and T-Ball divisions ONLY.
Sibling requests for team placement will be considered at all levels for players eligible to play within the same division but are not guaranteed.
Practices usually start in late April after team placements are completed. League games typically run from early May to late June.
League games and practices will be added to each team's individual TeamSnap profile. Practice schedules will be set by the Division Coordinators based on diamond availability.
All players must supply their own batting helmets, baseball gloves, jocks and jills. Baseball cleats are also strongly recommended. Metal cleats are only allowed in Junior divisions and higher. Personal bats are allowed but CWLL policy dictates that any player bringing his/her own bat to a game or practice will either be the only player allowed to use his/her bat OR will allow every member of the team to use his/her personal bat. This addresses a league concern about team morale when personal bats are only shared between a few players.
Little League International has placed restrictions on the types of bats that may be used by players. Composite-barreled baseball bats are generally not allowed, however, some composite baseball bats have been approved. Before purchasing baseball bats, it is recommended that you check the Little League approved list here: Little League Approved Bats
Baseball equipment can be purchased from a variety of retail outlets. The following offer a 10% discount to all CWLL registered players.
- Tuxedo Source for Sports
The CWLL is always looking to partner with local organizations and businesses. If you know of any companies or organizations that may be interested, please contact our communications coordinator at [email protected]
Our Gold ($1000) and Silver ($500) packages are available and represent an economical way for a local business to reach over 1200 families in the Calgary area.
Any parent obtaining a Silver or Gold sponsorship for CWLL will receive an exemption for their child's registration fee that season.
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