Cooperstown Dreams Park Tourney Talk

The Greatest Tournament in America THE DREAMS PARK EXPERIENCE ... While promoting a high caliber of play, our goal is to have young players experience the purity of baseball as it was meant to be. By stepping up to the plate, regardless of outcome, all players leave with a sense of pride, dignity and accomplishment.   THE MISSION OF COOPERSTOWN DREAMS PARK Providing a cultural and life enriching experience for young boys and girls who love the game. By visiting the Village of Cooperstown and playing in the legendary home of baseball. By meeting and playing against their peers from around the country and the world. By reaching within themselves to fulfill their ultimate dream .   "America's First and Foremost Youth Baseball Experience"™  Just Imagine ... Being a part of History! Each player and coach will be immortalized by being inducted into the prestigious American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame where they will be enshrined. As a part of the Cooperstown Dreams Park experience, your team members will be awarded the coveted American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame ring - like the champions before them - and granted membership into this distinguished baseball club. All Cooperstown Dreams Park participants share this great honor. Just Imagine ... In the town where baseball began ... your place in history with baseball's greats. At no other time in the history of youth baseball has there ever been an invitational tournament quite like Cooperstown Dreams Park, with its unique baseball atmosphere ... where baseball present meets the traditional values of baseball past. Take a step back in time ... with barnstormers of baseball past. Fields cut from the same pastures that have given life to the magical myth of Abner Doubleday. Teams travel far and wide to play on these sacred fields.  Dreams Really Do Come True ... Cooperstown Dreams Park offers today's youth a chance to fulfill childhood dreams. We trust you will agree this is an opportunity of a lifetime. If you love baseball and kids, Cooperstown Dreams Park is the place to be. It is a must for America's Youth.   Proud Supporters of Cooperstown Dreams Park Home of the American Youth Baseball Hall Of Fame Reebok   The Crown Jewel of Youth Baseball COOPERSTOWN DREAMS PARK American Youth Baseball Hall Of Fame "Baseball's Finest" ™ Over 1,170 teams from America's 50 States and around the world represented. 22 lighted enclosed baseball stadiums, 104 clubhouses in a baseball village on 150 acres. All participants must bring their own bedding (pillow and blankets or sleeping bag) and toiletries (towels, toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo and soap). Security and First Aid is provided 24 hours a day. All teams 12 years old and under from all independent travel/select and sanctioned teams are invited. Eligible players may not turn 13 before May 1st. All rosters must be submitted prior to check-in. Official Certified Birth Certificates or state/national photo identification with birth date must be submitted at check-in. Each individual/team must carry liability and heath insurance. All players, coaches, and umpires stay in the baseball village for six nights and seven days. Players receive Cooperstown Dreams Park home and away uniforms (jerseys, hat, and socks). Coaches receive a polo shirt, pullover jacket and hat. Umpires receive a pullover jacket and hat. All teams need to supply their own white uniform pants, cleats (no metal), gloves, helmets, bats, catchers equipment, and other safety equipment. Cooperstown Dreams Park will supply game balls. Bring your own practice balls. Cooperstown Dreams Park is professionally managed and staffed. Our Umpires are professionally trained and supervised. Each team must bring a certified umpire. Forms are available through Cooperstown Dreams Park and will be included in your coach's kit. Three nutritional meals a day. Teams are guaranteed seven (7) games (weather permitting). All teams are seeded into the Championship Playoffs. All players, coaches, and umpires will be our guests at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. All players will have a photo session with KODAK and receive personalized baseball cards. We recommend that all teams bring community or team pins to trade with others while at the park. All players, coaches and umpires are inducted into the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame and receive the coveted American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame ring, regardless of finish. American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony and the championship game, with a spectacular fireworks display in between. Additional activities for all teams include the skills competitions: "King of Swat" home run contest, "Around the Horn Plus", "Road Runner" base running contest and "Golden Arm" throwing competition. Each weekly tournament has a A.Y.B.H.O.F. induction ceremony. New members of the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame are encouraged to leave their glove, spikes, jersey or team banner. Cooperstown Dreams Park trophies will be presented to the first and second place team. Each team photo will be displayed in the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame, an honor to all CDP youth baseball club participants. An opportunity for kids to be heroes and realize that dreams really do come true at Cooperstown Dreams Park. "Where baseball present meets the traditional values of baseball past"™ "a story to be told... about feelings... a place in time... a time you never want to end... don't let it pass you by... Cooperstown Dreams Park, a place where traditional values live...a place where champions are born."   The Crown Jewel of Youth Baseball COOPERSTOWN DREAMS PARK  American Youth Baseball Hall Of Fame "Baseball's Finest"™ At no other time in the history of youth baseball has there ever been an invitational tournament quite like Cooperstown Dreams Park, with its unique baseball atmosphere ... "where the baseball present meets the traditional values of baseball past."  "A place where Champions Are Born"™ Take a step back in time ... with barnstormers of baseball past. Fields cut from the same pastures that have given life to the magical myth of Abner Doubleday. Teams travel far and wide to play ball on these sacred fields.   "The Statue of Liberty of Baseball" Cooperstown Dreams Park ... where independent travel/select and sanctioned teams are unrestricted to play baseball as it was meant to be played ... feel the presence of Ruth and Gehrig ... Cobb and Robinson ... Shoeless Joe and Moonlight Graham ... and all the other great legends.    For the first time in Youth Baseball, Cooperstown Dreams Park recaptures baseball tradition. In the most unique tournament available today, Cooperstown Dreams Park plays host to teams from across the globe, who experience our National Pastime by playing in the Magical Mythical Home of Baseball ... Cooperstown, New York. Cooperstown Dreams Park   American Youth Baseball Hall Of Fame Cooperstown Little Majors ® COOPERSTOWN DREAMS PARK American Youth Baseball Hall Of Fame "Baseball's Finest" ™ "WHERE BASEBALL PRESENT MEETS THE TRADITIONAL VALUES OF BASEBALL PAST"™  "Believe in the Dream" "Believe in Yourself"   BECOME A PART OF THE COOPERSTOWN DREAMS PARK FAMILY The Greatest Tournament In America COME SEE WHAT THE REST OF THE WORLD IS TALKING ABOUT BECOME A PART OF HISTORY COOPERSTOWN DREAMS PARK American Youth Baseball Hall Of Fame "Baseball's Finest" ™ COACH STOP! LOOK! YOU DECIDE...   Take a positive approach to your team's "DREAMS." Play in the Greatest Tournament in America, against teams from all over the world, in Cooperstown, New York, the legendary home of baseball. Give your players and coaches a definite goal. Parents, players, and coaches know seven months in advance that they are playing in a National Invitational Tournament. Let your kids compete in the most prestigious Youth Baseball Experience. Be inducted into the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame. Take advantage of a once in a lifetime opportunity!! You are guaranteed 7 Games (weather permitting). In other qualifying tournaments, you lose two and have a Bar-B-Que. Bring your team to the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame Invitational Tournament for 7 days of cultural exchange and life enrichment where your players become heroes. Cooperstown Dreams Park … America's First and Foremost Youth Experience and Baseball Facility! THIS MAKES SENSE Don't wait until all Thirteen weeks are filled up and your team is left out! Make this season an "UNFORGETTABLE" experience and be a part of Cooperstown Dreams Park! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER CLICK HERE TO E-MAIL US

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