SSAA Information
This page is meant to provide the General Membership with information about what and how the SSAA Board operates. Specifically, what do we do and execute at the park that pertains to the Baseball and Softball leagues and the physical infrastructure of the park.
 
Registration Fees
Below is a chart in regards to the breakdown of the registration fees collected to play in a league at SSAA. We would point out that the fee of $150/player was just raised this year from $140/player.  The increase this past year was the first increase in 4 years.  Also note that any family with more than one child playing in our program pays $125/player after the initial $150 for their first child registered.
Uniform $65.00
Equipment $20.00
County Bill $45.00
Maintenance $20.00
 
Capital Improvements
Over the years, SSAA has made several captial improvements to the park. These are benefits and needs provided for the constituents of our program and not funded by the county. These improvements are paid for by the fundraising activity within SSAA. This funding comes from various activities such as Pictures, Banners, Donations, Sponserships, and the SSAA Golf Tournament. Without those activities, we would not be able to accomplish what we have done to date.
Below is a short list(not all inclusive) to what we as a Board have accomplished over the past several years:
  • Bleachers at the lower fields
  • Updated Bullpens for lower fields
  • New L Screens for batting cages(some of which have been destroyed by players not being controlled by coaches)
  • batting cages built for Joint Venture PArk
  • concrete for lower batting cages at Sharon Springs
  • Pitching Bullpen fencing on upper fields(and previously at lower fields)
  • fence maintenance at both parks
  • concession stand maintenance at both parks
  • scoreboards for Sharon Springs
  • Poles and canopy on upper fields(and previously on lower fields) at Sharon Springs
  • netting and covers for dugouts at Sharon Springs
  • bleacher seating on lowerfields at Sharon Springs(2008)
  • Lightening Detection System at both parks
  • Soft Toss areas
  • Yellow piping for fencing
  • Sodding on lower fields(now removed at request of county commissioner)
  • The requirement to move upper field batting cages immediately after the 2008 season due to change of Field#2 fencing distance.
Listed below is a sample of the costs incurred SSAA for Capital Improvements at the park over the past 24-36 months:

Scoreboards

 $  23,000.00

Batting Cages

 $  35,000.00

Canopies for Stands

 $  10,000.00

Canopy Netting

 $  45,000.00

Concrete lower batting cages

 $  20,000.00

 
 These captial improvements are funded by Fund Raising events and a portion of the registration fees.
 
League Expenses
Each season, we incur expenses which we feel will benefit the coaches and players of our program. These are meant to improve the Coaching and Player experience at this park. Below are items which SSAA incurs expenses to perform for each season.
  • usssa fees (Used to be Dizzy Dean Fees)
  • coaches certification
  • coaches clinics
  • player clinics
 
League Schedules
The schedule for each team within each league is created and managed by Forsyth County Park and Rec. They go thru a tremendous effort in creating these schedules for each league within each park for the county. We, as an association, do not schedule the game nor the rain out make ups. But we do provide input as required for certain age groups and some of the rain out makeups.
In addition to the League Schedules, the Park and Rec Dept also manages the coordination of umpires to cover the schedule. This too is a tremendous effort to coordinate throughout the county.
Both of these efforts consume a large number of Forsyth County Park and Rec man hours. and we, as a Board, believe that their efforts have contributed to a very successful season.