Open registration for Little League Baseball and Girls Softball is under way. Preprinted applications were mailed to all participants who played last spring. Additional applications are available at the Garden City Recreation Department in Village Hall and St. Paul's or may be printed from the website http://www.gc-aa.com

The deadline for open registration is Feb. 15. Applications postmarked after Feb. 15, will require a late fee of $25 in addition to the applicable league fee and will be accepted on the condition that if no position is available in the correct league, your application will be rejected and all registration fees returned.

2nd and 3rd Grade Baseball Clinic - Led by members of Clutch Hitting Baseball and Softball Academy on Tuesdays from 7:30 - 8:45 p.m. on Feb. 12, 26 and March 5 in St. Paul's field house. Registration will be conducted at the clinics. The clinic registration fee is $25. Limited professional coaching is provided therefore parent volunteers and participation are needed and expected at this clinic.

Applications for youth umpires for our 8/9-year-old divisions are currently being accepted. Candidates must be 13 or over. Applications may be picked up at the GC Recreation Office, St. Paul's or can be printed from the website.

The Garden City Centennial Soccer Club, Garden City Rams Lacrosse and the Garden City Athletic Association formed a cooperative group together with Garden City resident Dr. Joe Pando of Sport Psychology Consulting. The group's objective is to define and communicate appropriate goals, objectives and model behavior for coaches and parents, to keep youth sports in the proper perspective for the benefit of the children, coaches and parents in all our programs. Please take a moment to read the information provided by the Garden City Sports Consortium, which can be found at www.gc_aa.com/gcsc.htm

Visit the GCAA website at www.gc-aa.com for information on all the programs and to register for periodic e-mail updates of important dates and events. Any questions or comments may be sent via e-mail to gcss@gc-aa.com. We welcome and greatly appreciate your feedback.

There is re-scheduling for the regular season to end on Saturday, March 2.

Games that were scheduled for Saturday, March 9 are being moved to Saturday, Feb. 16. There will be no second grade clinic on Feb. 16.

There will be additional third/fourth grade boys games played on Saturday, March 16 where the east teams will play the west teams. Each team will be assigned a game from either noon to 1 p.m. or 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The coach will notify you of the team's game time.

The schedule remains as:

* Boys/girls second grade clinic 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

* Girls third/fourth grade games check the schedule. Normally the games are from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

(There is one third/fourth grade girl's game from 11 a.m. to noon each week.)

* Girls fifth/sixth grade games 11 a.m. to noon.

* Boys third/fourth grade East (of Rockaway Ave.) games are noon to 1 p.m.

* Boys third/fourth grade west (of Rockaway Ave.) games are 1 to 2 p.m.

* Boys fifth/sixth grade games are 2 to 3 p.m.

If you have nay questions you may contact one of the coordinators.

Boys third/fourth grade east of Rockaway: Greg Raphael 877-5912

Boys third/fourth grade West of Rockaway: Bob O'Brien 328-6206 or Dan Dignam 741-0989

Boys fifth/sixth grade: Don Pfail 739-3252

Girl third through sixth grades Paul McDougal 747-8369

Boys/girls second grade is a clinic with no team assignments: John Skramko 746-9659

If there are any basketball questions please contact John Skramko at 746-9659 or Paul DeGrazia at 747-5695.

Visit them on the web at www.gc-aa.com for information on all the programs. Register to receive periodic e-mail updates of important dates and events. Any questions or comments may be sent to gcaa@gc-aa.com via e-mail. They welcome and greatly appreciate your feedback.