1. National High School Baseball Coaches Association (BCA)
   1. $1 Million liability insurance policy which covers each member at anytime you are on the baseball field, conducting duties as a baseball coach in the season, during the summer or in camp situations.
   2. National publications 7 times per year. (4 Scorecards & 3 Dugouts)
   3. National BCA Convention each Year. (Raleigh, NC in 2011)
   4. Chance to nominate your players for the BCA District 7 Team and the BCA All-American Team.
   5. Field of the Year & awards are given at both district level and the national level.
   6. Years coached recognition and nominations for coach of the year awards at the district and national level.
   7. Assistant coach of the year awards at the district and national level.
2. Arizona Baseball Coaches Association (AzBCA)
   1. Free admission into the annual state clinic in January of each year.
   2. Nominate players for All-State Teams selected each May.
   3. Nominate players for the All-Star Games held each June.
   4. Free admission into the All-Star Games for members.
   5. Opportunity to coach in the All-Star Games.
   6. Hall of Fame recognition for deserving coaches.
   7. Nominate players for the Sun Belt Tournaments.
      1. Jr. Sun Belt Tournament held in McAlester, Oklahoma.
      2. Heartland Classic Tournament held in Norman, Oklahoma.
   8. Opportunity to coach with the AzBCA Summer Teams  in either the Heartland Classic or Junior Sun Belt.
   9. Field of the Year and Most Improved Field of the Year Awards for each region, conference and state levels.
   10. Coach of the Year Awards at each conference level.
   11. Opportunity to continue to build a network of information and to meet others who share the same interest in baseball.

All of these benefits are available to each individual member of the AzBCA, and I encourage your participation in the organization.  I would also encourage you as a head coach to get your assistants involved, sometimes the best thing we can do for young coaches is to show them the values in supporting their coaching organizations.  Bring them to the clinic and to the All-Star games, help them to understand all the possibilities that are out there for them.  Together we can continue to put Arizona High School Baseball on the national map.

If you have any questions please contact Garye Lafevers at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by phone 480-688-2458