The NYAA 2011 Fall Season will finish next week. Many thanks to all our coaches, volunteers, parents, players and sponsors for our best fall season ever. As we finish out the fall season, your board will start working on the 2012 Spring Season -- just 4 months away. Please check this website for dates of our annual "town hall meeting", coaches meeeting, spring draft and spring season start dates. Online early registration for Spring 2012 starts Nov 15th. Register early and save!

Coaches & Parents: Below is a simplified explanation of the upcoming bat restrictions effective January 1, 2012. Now is the time to share this information with your parents (before the holiday shopping season).

2012 USSSA Baseball Bat Rules Simplified... Effective January 1, 2012...the below rules pertaining to bats shall be enforced in age divisions 14U and younger without exception.

Big Barrel Bats (larger than 2-1/4 inches in diameter) - Only those big barrel bats made by approved USSSA licensed manufacturers that are either...

(1) Made with the NEW USSSA Mark (see image); or
(2) Is a qualified BBCOR bat; or
(3) Is Wood, shall be allowed in USSSA play.

Small Barrel Bats (2-1/4 inches in diameter) - Only those small barrel bats made by approved USSSA licensed manufacturers that are either...

(1) Made with the NEW USSSA Mark; or
(2) Made with the old USSSA mark; or
(3) Is Wood, shall be allowed in USSSA play.

Small Barrel Bat Comment: The above includes Tee Ball bats that are longer than 23 inches in length. Tee Ball bats 23 inches and shorter in length from approved USSSA licensed manufacturers will continue to be allowed without the NEW or Old USSSA marks. For the complete document on bats, please click here: here

The Coweta Tomahawks won the 15 U open Tallest trophy tournament in Macon, GA held on August 27th and 28th. They went 3 -1 in the tournament , defeating the OTC Bearcats 15 -7 in the championship game, which was tied going into the 7th inning, an inning which saw the Tomahawks score 8 runs and shut out the Bearcats in their half of the inning. 3/4 of this team played in the NYAA league. The Tomahawks finished the spring 2011 campaign with a record of 22 -9.

To see team photo -----> click ----> here
Players (left to right) Reagan Thomas, Graden Treadwell, Sam Sowerbrower,Will Meyer, Matt Thomley, Cody Griffin, Austin Hernandez, Hunter Johnston, Cary Holloway, Jay Ponder, Cole Elrod and Andrew Simpson. Coaches - Blake Griffin, Kelly Thomley, Ryan Thomas and Kevin Elrod

The fall 2011 NYAA season has started and we're looking forward to a great season. Coaches & Parents, please understand that scheduling of games can be very complicated and we're doing our best to accomodate all the special requests from our coaches and players. Please be sure to refresh the game schedule weekly to make sure you have the most current information and we will try to make minimum changes.

Coaches & Parents: The fall season is set to start on schedule September 12th. The first weeks games are now posted and the rest of the season will be added in the next couple of days (click on SCHEDULES link at top of this page). Uniforms will be ready for pick up by coaches on Friday evening between 5:30 and 7:30 or Saturday morning between 10 and noon at the equipment room.

The NYAA Board of Directors has elected two new officers this month. Christine Evans is our new Vice-President and Robert Mayo is our new Treasurer. Both have been active in the league for many years and join other Executive Board Members; Tina Lark who is Secretary and Bernard Geter, President. For complete listing of all board members, click NYAA Board link on home page.

This will be the leagues largest number of teams and players ever -- so many that we have had to close the registration effective immediately. All players who are pending as of today will be assigned to teams as soon as their registrations are complete. Parents & Coaches --> we need a few more coaches to help meet our growth. Please contact webmaster@nyaa.us if you can help. Thanks!

The draft was completed yesterday and today, all the frozen and drafted players were assigned to their respective teams. Coaches and parents can now login to the NYAA website and view their entire team with all their contact information. You can also email your entire team from that login.

We've also posted the Fall Practice Schedule online, just click on the SCHEDULES link at the top of this page. If you wish to reserve other or additional dates, please send an email to webmaster@nyaa.us. We still need several coaches for the 6U, 8U and 10U divisions, so please help us and refer any prospects to any board member.

** If you find any errors, please email webmaster@nyaa.us and we'll do our best to correct any mistakes.

Parents & Coaches -- the draft for the fall 2011 season was completed yesterday and we have the most players registered in the history of NYAA fall ball. So many in fact, that we need 10 more coaches for 6U, 8U and 10U teams.

In the next 24 hours all registered players will be assigned to teams and parents and coaches can login thru the PARENT LOGIN to view their entire team. Coaches will be contacting parents to let them know when their team practices are and the master practice schedule will post on the NYAA site August 24.

If you would be interested in being a head coach or assistant for your childs team -- contact webmaster@nyaa.us today! Thanks.

If your child played in the Spring 2011 season, then you are already have an NYAA account and just need to login from the PARENTS LOGIN (left of this message) and register for the fall season. If you have forgotten your login, you can retrieve that by clicking on "forgot login" and your details will be sent instantly via email. If you are a first time user, you must first create an account. If you experience any problems, please email webmaster@nyaa.us.

The registration fee for T-Ball is $55 and all other age groups are $75. If you prefer to register in-person, you may do so any of the next three Saturdays on August 6th, 13th and 20th from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm in the Recreation Building at the ballpark

Attention all NYAA Coaches: The league had new pitching mounds built on all the upper fields yesterday August 10. These new mounds are covered while they "set". Please refrain from using these mounds for the rest of this week. As soon as they are ready for use you will be notified. The mounds were built by a professional ballpark landscaper and we want to protect the cost of this investment in our ballpark.

Going forward, we are going to ask the coaches to help us maintain the new mounds by raking them back into shape after each practice or game and then re-covering them to protect from the weather. Rakes and covers will be left in the home team dugouts for this purpose. Thanks for your cooperation.

We're just weeks away from the start of the NYAA fall baseball season. Please make note of these important dates:

--> Saturday July 30 - Online registration starts
--> Saturday August 6 (10 am till 1pm) In person registration in Rec Building at ball park
--> Tuesday August 9 (6:30 pm) Coaches Meeting in Rec Building at ball park
--> Saturday August 13 (10 am till 1pm) In person registration in Rec Building at ball park
--> Friday August 19 (before 1:00 pm) Coaches paperwork, freeze forms must be turned in
--> Saturday August 20 (10 am till 1pm) In person registration in Rec Building at ball park
--> Monday August 22 (6:30 pm) Fall Draft
--> Week of August 22 - Team practice begins (schedule will post Aug 22 or 23)
--> September 12 - Fall Season starts
--> October 28 -- Fall Season ends

All dates are tentative and subject to change as we work out all the planning details, please check back for new updates each week. Questions? Please email webmaster@nyaa.us and we'll do our best to respond as quickly as possible.

There will be an NYAA Coaches meeting on Tuesday August 9th starting at 6:30 pm in the Recreation Building at the ball park (between field 1 and the tennis courts). If you are a new first time or returning coach, please make plan to attend. Fall registration starts online next week and the fall draft tentative date is August 20th. Check back here for new updates every few days. Fall Season starts mid-September.

Are you missing baseball yet? If so, you won't have long to wait -- details on the NYAA Fall 2011 Season will be posted on this website by Sunday July 17th. Registration will start in the next couple of weeks with the fall ball pre-season starting soon thereafter. If you are planning on coaching this fall, please let us know - email webmaster@nyaa.us with your contact info and age/division you will be coaching. Online registration will start on or before August 1, 2011.

They NYAA 6U All Star team won the championship round of the USSSA State Tournament in Fayetteville last week with some exciting come from behind wins. Congratulations to a great season to our own Bombers!! To see team photo -----> click ----> here

The NYAA 9U All Star team are the state runner ups from the State Tournament held in Cuummings GA June 17-19. The NYAA squad defeated the Hopewell Hit Dogs and Hopewell Heat in the first round and then beat the Sharon Springs Spartans in the semis and won the first game against the Hopewell Heat before dropping the last two games. Congrats the entire team -- click here to see team photo --------> click ----> here

The regular season may be over, but the post-season is just getting into full gear. If your team is involved, send pictures from any playoff, tournament, or other post-season games to webmaster@nyaa.us and we'll do our best to get all submissions published in the Times-Herald. Congrats to the 6U Newnan Bombers featured in June 15 edition.

To reserve fields for individual team practices, email webmaster@nyaa.us with the day and time you want. Click on the SCHEDULES link at the top to see what days and times are available. Without reservations, fields are first come, first serve. Please keep practice length at two hour maximum. Please check schedule BEFORE sending in requests. The practice schedule posted is about 5 weeks into the future, you may book any available dates. Please be sure to re-submit requests when new weeks are added to the online schedule.

Coaches - please make arrangements to return your equipment and restroom keys on Wednesday June 8, 2011 at the NYAA Equipment Room (behind Field #5) at 6:30 pm. Thanks!

What do you think of the 2011 NYAA spring season? Where do we need to improve? How can we make the league better? What did we do right? What did we do wrong? The league is managed by unpaid volunteers elected to the NYAA board of directors. During the season some board members put in 10-20+ hours of their time every week plus have non-reimbursed expenses incurred while fufilling their league responsibilities. Like most of you, we all have full time jobs and families and are just parents who volunteer their time trying to do the best job possible. We're interested in your input, constructive feedback on how we can make things even better. The spring season is now over, so as you enjoy your summer -- please send your comments, suggestions, etc; to ---> webmaster@nyaa.us and check back here soon for details on Fall Ball!

Events start at 6:00 pm on Tuesday May 14th on Field #7 with the 12U Road Runner and Home Derby competitions. Afterwards, it's the Coaches vs Kids game at 7:00 pm -- to be followed by the closing ceremonies award and trophy presentations. Make plans to come out for a fun evening for our 12U Division!

The NYAA divisional playoffs have been updated with the pairings for Round Three on Friday. Please make sure your team is notified of their game times. Download --> SPRING PLAYOFF SCHEDULE click ----> here

We've got a full day of fun planned for Saturday May 14th starting at 10:00 am and ending with the closing ceremonies at 2:00 pm. For a complete list of activities including events for all divisions: Download --> NYAA CLOSING CEREMONIES click ----> here

It'll be a perfect evening for Major League Baseball -- 75 degrees and clear skies with zero chance of rain at the NYAA sponsored game between the Atlanta Braves & St. Louis Cardinals Friday night.

To participate in pre-game ceremonies, all players must have their NYAA team jersey's and team caps. Coaches who are participating must also wear their team jersey and cap. All teams - players and coaches only (sorry no parents) report to the Hank Aaron ramp located near aisle 129 at 6:00 pm sharp. Coaches should meet with their team ahead of that time (parking lot, gate, plaza, etc) then report to the ramp as a team. Please have a communicated plan in advance to avoid disappointing anyone because if you are late, you will miss the on field ceremony. Also --> parents who purchased the $8 upper pavilion tickets are advised to choose their seats early. That section is general admission and seats are on a first come, first serve basis. Have fun, go Braves!!

In previous seasons we have waited until the end of the season to start taking nominations for the 2011 NYAA All Star Teams. This year, to allow coaches to see each kid in action, the process starts today and coaches need to submit their nominations by the end of the week. Rec league head coaches will receive an email today with more details.

Coweta County students will be testing much of this week so there are no late games scheduled the week of April 18. Please make sure you have refreshed your teams game schedule to make sure you have the most current information.

Any games cancelled due to rain or bad weather will be rescheduled after CRCT week. Please check and refresh your game schedules early next week.

Coaches ---> Team and individual pictures are ready and can be picked up from Tina Lark at the ballfield.
Also, if you have NOT yet received your team's photo buttons, Tina has those also -- and if you have received them, please turn in the money collected to Tina today. Thanks!

Join the NYAA and the Atlanta Braves for a fun-filled evening of baseball on Friday April 29th at 7:30 pm when the Braves take on Albert Pujos and the St. Louis Cardinals at Turner Field. This special night is a fund-raiser for the league and all NYAA players in attendence will participate in a (6:00 pm) Pregame Parade on the field and post-game fireworks show!

Get a head count by Friday April 15th and then submit one order form for the entire team. Make checks payable to NYAA and combine checks with cash for total order price. Turn in your orders to Christine Evans or Bernard Geter.

Ticket orders due by Monday April 18th!

If anyone is interested in CHARTERING A BUS to go to the game, we have quotes of $18 per person (paid separately to charter service) with a minimum of 55 seats, round trip from Ashley Park to the stadium and back in a luxury coach (with designated driver). If interested, email webmaster@nyaa.us with the # of seats you wish to reserve.

Download --> BRAVES TICKET ORDER FORM click ----> here

Download --> BRAVES/NYAA FLYER click ----> here

We hope you all enjoyed your Spring Break!

NYAA baseball season resumes next week and all of the missed games and rain-outs have been rescheduled and are now posted in the Parents Portal and the NYAA website. Please make sure you refresh your game schedule as many changes have been made.

The regular season ends for most divisions the week of May 2 and playoffs begin the week of May 9 with the closing ceremonies scheduled for May 20. Lot's of baseball between now and then. See you at the ball field!

The 10U Rookies and 8U Stealth Bomberz won their championship games Sunday to win the NYAA 2011 Spring Swing Tournament. The Rookies defeated the Scorpions to win the 10U division and the Stealth Bomberz defeated the Stingers in 8U action.

The NYAA will he hosting our own tournament! For details, click on the TOURNAMENTS link on the left hand side of this site under "Site Links". Teams from the NYAA and surrounding counties are expected to participate. NYAA coaches, please support this tournament by signing up your team today! Download Commitment form click ----> here

Check out the sports section of the Times-Herald to for NYAA pictures, standings, schedules and more. We have a new partnership with the newspaper to publish and promote NYAA youth baseball. If you have some great "action pics" send them to pictures@nyaa.us along with a brief explanation of the play. Cannot guarantee every photo will be published, but will promise to get them submitted.

The NYAA Spring 2011 Season Begins Today!

We had a huge crowd Friday night for the opening ceremonies, but now it's time for BASEBALL! Over 40 teams will play Saturday and we've arranged for perfect weather.

Today is TEAM PICTURE DAY ----> times have been designated for all teams -- For details on when your team's time is, click ----> here

Coaches -->any remaining uniform needs, please email webmaster@nyaa.us and we will make sure we get them ASAP. Thanks for your patience and support.

Parent Photographers --> We have a new partnership with the Times-Herald who will be publishing NYAA photos and game accounts. If you have a great game pic, please email to pictures@nyaa.us.

Team Standings (see link at top of page) will be updated every game day, scores are reported by scorekeeper via text to the NYAA site. If you see any mistakes, email webmaster@nyaa.us.

Is your childs glove or baseball shoes too small? Don't buy new when you know they will outgrow them before they wear them out. Why not just swap them for a perfectly good pair that fit?

Zaxby's a long time NYAA supporter will be sponsoring the NYAA glove, shoe and bat exchange this Saturday at the Pavillion near the tennis courts at the ball fields. Because our kids grow so quickly, they often have baseball shoes and baseball gloves that no longer fit but are still in good enough condition that they could be used by someone else. Please gather any shoes, bats or gloves your kids can no longer use and bring them to the ballfield on Saturday.

If you have a baseball glove, pair of cleats or bat that your child has outgrown or no longer needs - please drop it off Saturday February 19 between 10 am and 2 pm and receive a free food certificate from Zaxby's -- PLUS -- we'll be having drawings for FREE BRAND NEW EQUIPMENT that you can register for!

If you need a baseball glove, pair of cleats or bat - come down and pick out anything you can use FREE between 10 am and 2 pm Saturday. Open only to NYAA players and their families and sponsored by Zaxby's Restaurants!

Our highest numbers in years -- more players, more teams -- thanks for the huge response! All teams are full and registration for the Spring 2011 season is now closed. Any pending registration fees not paid by February 21, 2011 will be cancelled.

The practice schedules for all divisions has been posted. Please click on the "Schedules" link at the top of the NYAA Home Page. Coaches will be contacting individual team members over the next few days. If you need help or have questions, please email webmaster@nyaa.us.

Everyone should now be able to view their own "Team Page" from their NYAA logins. From the "Home" tab, look under the "Actions" column and you will see 3 icons. First for uploading team pics, second icon to view "Team Home Page" and third icon to send email to team members (for Head Coaches only). We will be adding many new features over the next few weeks - so check back often and let us know how we are doing!

The tryouts Sunday were great -- hundreds of kids came out and now it's draft time for the coaches to pick players for their teams! All drafts will take place at Jefferson Parkway Elementary at 6:00 pm

6U Draft Monday February 7th
8U Draft Tuesday February 8th
10U Draft Wednesday February 9th
12U Draft Thursday February 10th

Also - NYAA coaches save 50% on Cal Ripken coaching clinic Saturday February 12 -- For details, click ----> here

Please mark your calendars with some tentative dates for Spring 2011 season:
-- Freeze Forms Due January 22
-- Registration Begins January 8
-- Tryouts Sunday February 6
-- Draft Begins February 7-11
-- Practices Begin February 12
-- Opening Day March 12 (Picture Day) -- NYAA Newnan Tournament March 25-27

Thanks to all those of you who attended the NYAA Town Hall meeting October 28, 2010. We appreciate the input and value the opinions expressed. Please visit this site often for updates on those topics discussed in our meeting.