July 2024 News

By capitolcitylittleleague | November 5, 2024

Hello Cap City Little League Families, Friends, and Fans,

Hope your summer is going well. It is hard to believe that Fall baseball and softball is just around the corner! Details below.

The DC 12U baseball All-Star tournament is happening this week, with the winner advancing to the Little League World Series East regional tournament. Keep track of our team through Cap City’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. #WeareCapCity

We are very proud of our Softball, 10U baseball, and 11U baseball teams, all of whom competed hard and represented Cap City well on the city stage in their respective tournaments. Thanks to Sara Bornstein (softball), Sam McFerran (10u), Josh Novikoff (11u), and Luke Jones (12u) for volunteering as managers, and to all of your assistant coaches and other volunteers. A special thanks to those whose groundskeeping work helped make Chevy Chase Field look pristine each night during the DC 11u tournament!

Thanks as well to Felix Lloyd for serving a second year as All Star coordinator; helping demystify the process for families and provide his sage advice as a prior 12u baseball coach to the Board and managers.

Calendar At-a-Glance

Here is the calendar of events from now through the early summer. Watch your inboxes and our Facebook and Instagram accounts for more details:

  • July 14:Last day to register and get the early bird discount.
  • July 17: Volunteer Appreciation Night at the Avenue! Details below
  • August 19:Regular registration closes and the waitlist opens
  • August 24 & 25 and Sept. 2:  Majors and AAA (Baseball) Fall Assessment. Rain dates will be Aug. 26 & 27, and Sept. 3. Details on signing up for the Fall Assessment will be sent to all players registered for Majors, AAA, and AA. Keep an eye on your inboxes in early August for more info

Volunteer Appreciation Night – July 17

Cap City is only as strong as our dedicated volunteers. Cap City volunteers (coaches, assistant coaches, commissioners, etc.) and those interested in volunteering are invited to join us at Cap City’s Volunteer Appreciation Night. Questions about volunteering? Contact Adam at president@capcityll.org

Drinks are on Cap City!

Location: The Avenue, 5540 Connecticut Ave NW

Date/Time: Wednesday, July 17 from 7:30pm to 9pm

Cap City Gear Exchange

The Cap City gear exchange Google Group is now live! We created it to provide a forum for you to buy, sell, or gift baseball or softball gear your player has outgrown. Save money and do a good thing for the planet by buying used instead of new, and give those cleats, gloves, and bats a new lease on life rather than having them take up space in your basement or closets.

To join the group, go to https://groups.google.com/g/cap-city-gear-exchange and click the, “Ask to join group” button. Once you’ve been added, you can email members of the group with what you’re looking for or what you have to sell or gift. You can also view past messages on the group page.

Please join and help us make this a useful resource!

Register NOW for Fall 2024 Season

Registration for Cap City’s Fall 2024 Baseball and Softball season is OPEN!

We encourage players to “move-up” in the Fall, so register your player for the baseball or softball division that best fits their age and skill level.

Register through Cap City’s website for baseball, softball, or the Challenger divisions.

Nationals Coaching Clinic 

Cap City coaches are invited to attend the Washington Nationals Coaches Clinic, presented in collaboration with Inova Sports Medicine, Positive Coaching Alliance, and USA Baseball! There are only 90 slots available, so registration is FIRST COME FIRST SERVED.

Here are the event details:

The clinic will include:

  • Coaches Q&A with Nationals Coaches: Gain exclusive insights and tips from the pros themselves.
  • On-Field Coaching Demonstration with Major League Baseball Player Alumni Association: Learn practical techniques directly on the field.
  • Lunch and Learn about Injury Prevention and Arm Care with Inova Sports Medicine: Discover crucial insights to keep your players healthy and performing their best.
  • Mental Aspect of Coaching Workshop with Positive Coaching Alliance: Explore the psychology of coaching for enhanced player motivation and success.
  • attendees will receive two tickets to a Nationals home game.

End of Season Survey – We Want Your Feedback!

We invite all families that played in the Spring 2024 season to participate in the Cap City end of season survey. Cap City is always looking to improve the player and family experience, and in order to do that we need your feedback.

The survey takes less than 5 minutes. At the end of the survey, put in your email address to be entered into a drawing for free Fall 2024 registration.

Please click here to access the survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jYJHJOezodejpcN6TJHDTBXnT_eYacR4HUzCo8x3kck/edit

If you have more than one player in Cap City please complete separate surveys for each player. The Cap City board will review all feedback and use it to identify areas of improvement. Thank you for your time and feedback.

Follow Cap City on Social Media

Keep up to date on all news, events, and photos from Cap City on Instagram and Facebook. Follow us on Instagram @capcityll and on Facebook at Capitol City Little League.

-Cap City Board