INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR CAPE SELECT FAMILY?
CAPE SELECT WAS FOUNDED BY A GROUP OF EXCELLENT COACHES COMMITTED TO PLAYER DEVELOPMENT ABOVE ALL ELSE. WE ARE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING OUR ATHLETES WHILE PROVIDING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY AT A HIGHER LEVEL.
WHAT STARTED AS ONE 9U TEAM IN THE FALL OF 2022 HAS NOW EVOLVED INTO AN ENTIRE ORGANIZATION WITH TEAMS AGING FROM 8U THROUGH 12U.
WHILE OUR SELECT PROGRAM IS HOSTED BY CAPE AMERICAN BASEBALL, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE ARE A SEPARATE, INDEPENDENT ENTITY. PLACEMENT ON A SELECT TEAM DOES NOT GUARANTEE A SPOT ON ANY CAPE AMERICAN ALL STAR TEAM.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP OUR ATHLETES, NOT ONLY INDIVIDUALLY, BUT AS A TEAM WHILE PROVIDING A LOW COST TRAVEL BALL EXPERIENCE TO OUR FAMILIES. WE ARE A FAMILY ABOVE ALL ELSE. A REQUIREMENT OF OUR PROGRAM IS THE ENROLLMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN THE SPRING 2026 CAPE AMERICAN BASEBALL SEASON. DURING THIS TIME ALL PLAYERS MUST ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN ALL GAMES AND PRACTICES SCHEDULED FOR THEIR REC TEAMS. SELECT PRACTICES WILL BE HELD ON DAYS THAT WILL NOT CONFLICT WITH REGULAR LEAGUE PLAY.
EACH TEAM WILL BE CAPPED AT 13 PLAYERS. ALL RETURNING PLAYERS MUST TRYOUT AGAIN TO BE PLACED ON A TEAM THIS SPRING. PARTICIPATION IN THE FALL SEASON DOES NOT GUARANTEE A SPOT ON ANY TEAM THIS SPRING.
THE COST OF EACH TOURNAMENT IS SPLIT BETWEEN ALL PLAYERS AND DEPENDING ON THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE ROUGHLY AROUND $60.00. WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING SPONSORSHIPS FOR OUR SPRING SEASON, HOWEVER EACH TEAM WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FUNDRAISE, SHOULD THEY WISH, TO HELP OFFSET THE COST OF EACH TOURNAMENT. EACH PLAYER MUST BE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO AND FROM TOURNAMENTS, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE IN THE SWFL AREA FROM TAMPA DOWN. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND EACH TEAM WILL PARTICIPATE IN DIFFERENT TOURNAMENTS IN DIFFERENT AREAS.