I think overall this was a positive. We organized a team banquet Thursday at a nearby put-put and laser tag place, as a chance to spend some time with all the families together before heading home. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. The 12-under Arlington Storm baseball team capped its summer travel season and careers in Arlington Babe Ruth with a recent trip to Cooperstown Dreams Park. The park itself is spotless. After check in Friday night and Saturday morning, there are a bunch of painful orientation type activities. Families and fans are supposed to return all of the stray balls to baseball operations. What hotels are near Cooperstown Dreams Park? 4550 State Highway 28, Milford, NY 13807. If you are home team, you’ll be responsible for a score sheet, which you turn in at the end to the baseball operations personnel (they will come to get it from you). We brought a football, and wiffle ball sets. Many teams clearly recruit and bring extra pitching talent. Over 350 family rentals to choose from. You can easily get overwhelmed with the need to keep track of all the kids, make sure they get where they need to on time, keep track of getting the laundry done (which is very efficient and relatively easy), make sure you get water and gear to warm-ups and to the games, make sure your kids are in the right uniforms, etc., etc. Everybody there is serious about baseball, but we did not run into anybody who was overly intense or inappropriate.  The caliber of play was very high. Kids can also be signed out overnight by a coach and a parent so they can catch up on rest enjoy a cool hotel room and good meal before coming back (plus one less kid for the coaches to worry about). My son came to Cooperstown Dreams Park for week 9 with his team. Otherwise, just bring your team and be prepared to play some high-level baseball. Most teams have all kids (11-12) batting in the lineup. Use New York State Thruway (I-90) Exit 29 at Canajoharie, take Routes 10, 20, and 80 into Cooperstown. I have been here before and my brother has played here before. 110 Pheasant Run Road PO Box 174 Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-1381 Cooperstown Dreams Park. I love this baseball field. For the actual on-field baseball experience (fields, umpires, game organization, fairness, quality of play), this tournament can’t be beat. 110 Pheasant Run Road PO Box 174 Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-1381 The concession stands which were much needed and used,... Great experience for my son and the whole family. Most teams do not attend. NEWLY RENOVATED AND NEWLY FURNISHED HOUSE! DREAMS PARK NEWS. It is a must for America’s youth. Be sure to include your team name, and coach's name on the package. The cages are first come-first serve, so you want to get there at least an hour before your game start time. Also, we split a house with twother families that was on 200 acres with a spring fed pond. So we had lots of snacks and drinks in the barracks. We only had two coaches in the barracks, and we were completely overwhelmed.  Some teams seemed to rotate adults in, which worked well. I have been a PE teacher, coach and avid softball player as well as baseball fan. The Copperheads will field teams at the 9U, 10U, 11U, and 12U levels, and each team will hold an open tryout to fill every roster slot. It was a great way to end our team's travel season and provided the boys with great experiences and memories. Overall they were fairly consistent and reasonable for all of our games. Help! If that is your goal, you should follow suit. Apparently they never received our registration and the boys are dying to go. It is a well run baseball tournament. GameChanger is the best free mobile Baseball scorekeeping application, used by teams like the Warriors Black for full, detailed and accurate season and player statistics. Baseball Uniform Cooperstown Dreams Park provides each player with a home and away jersey (red for home and navy blue for away), hat, red and navy socks, long and short-sleeved mock t-shirts, and a windbreaker jacket. DREAMS PARK NEWS. Stolen bases were a premium, not a given. Is this a must-do if you are traveling with a, Are the prices for this place or activity, Is this a place or activity you would suggest for, Is this a place or activity you would go to on a, Is this attraction a good place to visit on a, If you ever have the chance to experience Cooperstown Dreams Park, please take advantage of this opportunity. Explore an array of Cooperstown Dreams Park, Milford vacation rentals, including houses, cabins & more bookable online. When you are home team, you will be in the red jersey with the red belt and red socks. It is perfectly adequate, and there are lots of concession stands if you want to eat something else. Prior to each game, you will exchange lineup cards with the other team and the umpires. Attractions near Cooperstown Dreams Park: Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the date(s) you selected. Fernwood Guesthouse is an ideal choice for travelers seeking a quiet country setting convenient to the Dreams Park which is about a ten minute drive. Menu & Reservations Make Reservations . When they are not headed to/from a game however, they can wear anything they want within reason. You have to budget your arms. For the most part, the umpires had a pretty wide strike zone, and seemed to call close plays as outs to keep things moving. We also came close to a late comeback win in our second single-elimination game. You always have the option of buying pizzas for the team at the concession stand. That allows the coaches to rotate out to get a hot shower and some decent sleep and food. Register for the summer of 2021 here Please choose a different date. Would love to see a game there. Very Competitive Baseball on Spectacular Fields. Right now the front of the park is a disaster with construction and mud. This worked fairly well. Most teams have at least one or two kids who are taller than me (and I am not short). If you intend to be competitive at CDP, you need to be an elite-caliber A team. Claim this business. They are very inefficient, and their staff take a bunch of time looking at each form by hand at a bunch of different stations. Cooperstown Dreams Park 4550 State Highway 28 , Milford, NY 13807 Cooperstown Dreams Park 330 S Main St , Salisbury, NC 28144 Our son's 12U travel team visited Dreams Park the 4th week (June 21-28) of the 2019 tournament season and loved it. Coaches are issued red and blue polo shirts for home and away games respectively, and can wear any kind of shorts or pants, other than jeans. Fortunately, this rule is not particularly enforced. Bare Bones Accommodations. If you have four people signed up as coaches, you can have at least two living in the barracks at any time. Indiana Scorpions. It is safe, provides a pretty good view to the game, and it is far enough away from the game that crazy/emotional parents are sequestered from the team. 2021 Baseball Ambassador For A Day "Coach" Dedication; 2021 Registration Forms Are you interested in having your 12U team play in the legendary home of baseball? Other than for check-in, they will not allow parents into the player village area (barracks, dining area, and warm-up area). There’s not as much downtime as you might think.  The kids did spend a fair bit of time at the arcade, so make sure you bring cash for this. All games and results for Warriors Black in Spring 2018. 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