Transcript Parent Prospectus

Cooperstown
Dreams Park
2010
Parent Prospectus
Cooperstown: The Beauty
Located in the legendary home of baseball,
Cooperstown Dreams Park (CDP) is a premier
22-field youth baseball tournament facility. Since
1996, the Cooperstown Dreams Park Experience
offers more than baseball. This cultural and lifeenriching experience for both team and family
members will create memories that will last a
lifetime.
Cooperstown Dreams Park offers players a
chance to succeed, to savor their moment in the
spotlight and to feel the excitement of success.
Cooperstown Dreams Park promotes a healthy
spirit of competition, while at the same time
always maintaining traditional values and
integrity of the game.
Many coaches and parents have described their
week at Cooperstown Dreams Park as the
highlight of their child's life. It is that spirit that
has made Cooperstown Dreams Park the
"Crown Jewel of Youth Baseball." Cooperstown
Dreams Park takes pride in keeping the tradition
of America's game, baseball,in its purest form.
Cooperstown: The Basics
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Teams from across the nation and around the world gather here each year to
participate in this, “The Greatest Tournament in America.”
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Teams, their coaches and the umpires stay in the Baseball Village (similar to
an “Olympic Village”) for six nights and seven days. Athletes are chaperoned
by their coaches at all times. Families stay separately from the team.
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Cooperstown Dreams Park provides an “All-Inclusive” package for each
coach and player during their stay at the park.
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Tournaments run each week from June 2– August 31, 2012. Each tournament
week begins on Saturday and ends on Friday of the following week.
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Our team is guaranteed a minimum of 7 games during our tournament week
(weather permitting). Games usually commence on Sunday.
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All teams are seeded into the Championship Playoffs which usually commence
on Wednesday.
Cooperstown: The Benefits
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All team players, coaches and umpires are inducted into the American Youth
Baseball Hall of Fame during their stay at Cooperstown Dreams Park. They
will also each receive the coveted American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame ring,
regardless of their finish in the tournament.
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All team players, coaches and umpires will receive complimentary admission
tickets to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Farmers’ and the Fenimore Art
Museums along with a pass to ride the Cooperstown/Charlotte Valley Railroad.
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Each player will have a photo session with KODAK and receive personalized
baseball cards. They will also receive a DVD of the Team Webcast Game and
Weekly Highlights. In addition, each player will be provided with 104 Custom
Team Logo pins for trading with other teams/players at the park.
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Players, Coaches and Umpires will also receive official Cooperstown Dreams
Park game gear (both Home and Away) for the games during their camp stay.
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Team players have the opportunity to participate in the skills competitions
including: “King of Swat,” “Around the Horn Plus,” “Road Runner,” and
“Golden Arm.”
Cooperstown: The Team Budget
The Cooperstown Dreams Park Experience is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most. It is
a week-long youth camp/tournament that encompasses the spirit of youth baseball today.
As such, it does take an investment on the part of each player, coach, family and team to
make this trip a successful one.
Following is an ESTIMATED breakdown and total of the costs of the trip for each player
that commits to traveling to Cooperstown Dream Park in 2012:
$750
Player “All-Inclusive” Package at Cooperstown Dream Park (meals,
accommodations, uniforms, secondary insurance, plus more…)
$500
Round Trip Airfare per Person
$355
Each Player’s Share of Coaches’ (chaperones*) and Umpire’s trip expenses
($4,2500 total for 3 coaches/chaperones plus one required umpire divided by
the 12 players that are planned to go on the trip.)
$325
Each Player for Other Trip Expenses including: Ground Transportation,
Shipping,
Team Banner, Baseball Pants, Off-Field Team Gear, etc.
$1,930
Total Estimated Cost for Each Player for the Cooperstown Trip
*Chaperones are at a 4 to1 ratio (1 adult for every 5 players)
Cooperstown: The Family Budget
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It has been estimated using current costs and information given to us by
previous families who have taken the trip, that it will cost approximately $5,000
per family of four (4) to make the Cooperstown trip. This includes one player
($2,000) and three family members. Please note that airfares have gone up
steadily in recent months and this is a large factor in the pricing of a crosscountry trip.
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Families are a big part of the Cooperstown experience, but remember, you will
be FANS for the week. Your players will not be in your care or staying with you
during the week. They will be housed in the Baseball Village along with their
Coaches/Chaperones.
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Families of previous teams have encouraged the players’ families that make the
trip to stay together while at Cooperstown. There are several options for that.
We will need to have a plan to make reservations ASAP (using the information of
which weeks we have opted to go to NY) for those family members who will
accompany the team.
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Please be sure to consider meals, extra activities, sightseeing and souvenirs in
addition to your transportation and housing when planning your personal family
budget.
Cooperstown: The Bottom Line
In order for us to have a successful trip, we must each do two things:
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Make the commitment to get each member of our team there.
Work together to make that commitment a reality.
We are going to need everyone’s participation in the commitment and the execution
of our commitment in order to give our boys and their coaches the best chance
possible to meet our team goals for Cooperstown 2012 which are:
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Make this an “Experience of a Lifetime” for everyone on the team!
Play every game as if it were our last.
Leave with no regrets.
Make all of our family and friends proud.
We will need parents to lead and assist in the following areas:
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Team Fundraising
Team Travel & Shipping Arrangements
Family Travel & Housing Arrangements
Team Gear, Pins and Banner