Update:  All Players who register now will be waitlisted until we receive confirmation from the city that we can play. No payment is due at this time.  More updates to Come Soon! 

Greetings Friends and Families –

We hope all of you are having a safe and healthy summer. Scottsdale Cal Ripken is actively preparing for a Fall 2020 season!  As we are all aware, Arizona has become one of the hotspots in the country for COVID-19 infections.  With that said, we are preparing our return to play guidelines with safety in mind and following state protocols.  In the next week to 10 days, please look to SCR registration “soft” opening.  We will waitlist all players intending to play in the Fall, with no payment required at time of initial registration.  Once we have a feel for the headcount of our players, we will develop the schedule - the goal to return to play in early September.  

Thank you for your continued support and patience with us as we monitor this pandemic to ensure the health and safety of our kids, while getting them back to the game we all love!

SCR Board of Directors

07.25.2020

Good Afternoon SCR Players, Coaches, Family and Friends,

We hope you all are doing well and know you are missing baseball like all of us!  We wanted to make you aware of an exclusive SCR opportunity courtesy of our valued partners at Rijo Athletics.  Rijo Athletics AZ facility is NOW OPEN and would like to offer their Complimentary Skills Evaluation to all SCR Players.  It’s a great time to put in the work and get ready for the Fall 2020 season!

In addition to making everyone aware of the complimentary skills evaluation, we would like to personally thank Rijo Athletics for their time and dedication to Scottsdale Cal Ripken. The spring break clinics Rijo Athletics offered to SCR players were a fun and rewarding experience for all players who participated and the Zoom meetings had maximum participant capacity with great baseball fundamentals, tips, drills and positive messages for everyone who participated.   Thank you Rijo Athletics!

Details of Rijo Athletics skills evaluation is listed below as well as a great highlight video of their services offered.  Registration for SCR Fall ball will be opening soon and we cannot wait to see everyone on the field!

Have a great summer and thank you!

Scottsdale Cal Ripken Baseball League

Rijo Athletics

Get Your Complimentary Skills Evaluation from Rijo Athletics! 

Start the Spring 2020 Season off with Rijo Athletics.  Rijo Athletics is currently offering a FREE one-hour skills evaluation. The following areas will be included in the player evaluation:  

·         Fielding 

·         Hitting 

·         Pitching 

·         Speed 

·         Arm Control 

·         Stretching 

·         Body Mechanics 

·         Conditioning 

·         Weight Training  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call or Text Rijo Athletics at the AZ Office: 623-556-7774 to schedule your training session and evaluation today!  

Hours:  Monday – Friday: 8:00 am to 8:00 pm & Saturday:  9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Rijo Athletics - Worldwide Leader in Player Development and Mentorship

website: www.rijoathletics.com 
website: www.rijoselect.org

SCR's weather policy can be viewed online or by clicking here.  As it relates to lightning, we suggest using the WeatherBug App as they have a feature called Spark which shows the current lightning activity in the area. As a rule of thumb, if lighting is within a 10-mile radius you should suspend play/practice and take shelter.  Typically, you should wait at least 30 minutes after the last lightning flash or sound of thunder -- or wait until the nearest lightning strike is 10-miles or more away -- prior to resuming activity.

Parents, please be in touch with your coaches. Coaches, please be in touch with your division's commissioner and the league will notify the coaches of any delays or closures but sometimes you will have to make a judgement call on when to play and when to seek shelter.  Thanks!

WeatherBug App Download Link:  https://www.weatherbug.com/appdownload/

SCR Weather Policy:  https://leagueathletics.com/Page.asp?n=52995&org=scottsdalecalripken.com

Thank You!

SCR Baseball

Bats must have the appropriate USA Baseball stamp to be used in Scottsdale Cal Ripken. These bats can have up to a 2 5/8 barrel but must include the USA Baseball logo.  BBCOR is not allowed.  Wood bats that adhere to the national Cal Ripken rules are also allowed. Only Tball and AA divisions are allowed to use Tball bats.

Click here to read more about this new bat national standard for Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken baseball.

*Please refer to your division's rules for further clarification or contact your commissioner.