--- title: "Fort Caroline Athletic Association" url: https://stacklist.com/card/589013cd-4e65-4755-b6b0-2a6da54ead5e source_url: "https://www.gofcaa.org/" stack: https://stacklist.com/c/sports/stack/527dd5d5-b0fd-4601-96db-3522c08a3285 summary: "Fort Caroline Athletic Association provides details on Fall 2026 registration for baseball and softball, including important dates for evaluations, practices, opening day, and end-of-season tournaments. The page also covers park upgrade announcements, volunteer badge requirements, background screening processes, and coaching membership information." tags: "youth-sports, baseball, softball, registration, volunteer, jacksonville, athletic-association" key_entities: "Fort Caroline Athletic Association (organization), Babe Ruth League (organization), Ed Austin Park (location), Mike Gay (person), Jacksonville (location), City of Jacksonville (organization), SportsEngine (technology), Fall 2026 Registration (event), Jax Indians Elite Baseball Program (organization), Cooperstown (event)" classification: "reference" content_hash: "sha256:df81c88ee649abadd53044020da2cb7e4240433c97cd979237e732bd27141383" acp_version: "0.2" token_counts_approximate: 1350 visibility: public agent_accessible: true status: "final" --- # Fort Caroline Athletic Association tag --> Login Create an Account SportsEngine skip navigation Fort Caroline Athletic Association Search Search 2026 FALL REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FCAA SPIRIT SHOP FCAA SNACK SHACK JAX INDIANS ELITE BASEBALL PROGRAM FALL 2026 IMPORTANT DATES * August 16 – Fall Registration Closed * August 21- 6:00-8:00pm Rec Ball Evals (Baseball and Softball) * August 22 - 9:00-11:00am Rec Ball Evals (Baseball and Softball) * August 24 - Practices Begin * September 12 - 8:00-12:00 Park Work Day * September 18- 5:30 Night at the Park * September 19 - Opening Day * September 20 - 5:30-7:00pm Prospective Cooperstown Parent Meeting * September 23 - 6:30pm 12u Advanced Baseball/Cooperstown Mandatory Player evaluation * September 25 - 6:30pm 12u Advanced Baseball/Cooperstown Mandatory Player evaluation * September 26 - 6:30pm 12u Advanced Baseball/Cooperstown Mandatory Player evaluation * October 24 – End of regular season Baseball * October 26 - Single Elimination end of season tournament begins (Start Monday and finish the following week) * October 31-Nov 1st – No Rec Ball Register: Fall 2026 Baseball and Softball Registration EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT FCAA Board Members attended a town hall meeting 6/2026 and we received the news via Councilman Mike Gay Ed Austin is set to receive a few million dollar park upgrades coming soon!   1. Baseball Fields - all field lights replaced with LEDs  2. Pickle Ball Court  3. Football Field - turf installation   This is HUGE news for the best park in Jax!  Volunteer Badges ALL Coaches, Assistant Coaches , and T eam Parent(s) must be listed on a Team Roster to apply for a COJ Volunteer Badge. The City of Jacksonville and FCAA requires all Coaches, Assistant Coaches, and Team Parent(s) to have a COJ Volunteer Badge each year. If you plan on coaching, being assistant coach and/or anticipate helping on the field during practice, in the dugout or on the field during the season you must be listed on a team's roster to receive a 2025 COJ Badge. Badges will be picked up by the a FCAA representative and handed out. Once you receive your badge it must be worn at all times when interacting with players.  Click the link below to download the Forms. Volunteer Badge Information for 2026 •.     Any volunteer aged 18+ entering the dugout or on the field MUST have a valid badge for 2026.  Each team will be granted 3 badges. T-Ball and 6U Softball Teams will get 4 badges per team. You must be rostered with your team to apply for a badge. Your head coach will submit names to the league director.  Beginning Opening Day - February 21, 2026 - volunteers without a valid 2026 badge will be unable to enter dugouts or fields.  If you had a Fort Caroline Athletic Association badge in 2025: Complete the COJ Continuation Form - Badge day was 01/31/2026. If you still need this completed, please email  FCAACoachForms@gmail.com  to schedule a time for paperwork to be collected. The cost for this screening will be covered by the park.  Please refer to the badge limits per team and make sure you are rostered with a team to receive a badge.  Click on this link and 'claim' your membership type. If you are a coach, claim the coach membership, if you are a non-coach volunteer, please claim that membership type.  https://memberships.sportsengine.com/org/babe-ruth-league/affiliation/fort-caroline-athletic-association   Complete the Sexual Abuse Prevention Certificate - it is valid for 2 years. Cost - $0.00 when completed in your SportsEngine Profile. If you have a valid certificate on your profile, you do not need to complete this again until it expires.  Complete the Background Screening process in SportsEngine. It is valid for 2 seasons. Cost - $26. This is the responsibility of the volunteer.   *Note*  There are two separate background screenings - SportsEngine ($26)- required by Babe Ruth and COJ (covered by park) required by the City of Jacksonville.    If you did not have a Fort Caroline Athletic Association badge in 2025: Complete the COJ New Badge waiver Form - Badge day was 01/31/2026. If you still need this completed, please email  FCAACoachForms@gmail.com  to schedule a time for paperwork to be collected. The cost for this screening will be covered by the park.  Please refer to the badge limits per team and make sure you are rostered with a team to receive a badge.     Click on this link and 'claim' your membership type. If you are a coach, claim the coach membership, if you are a non-coach volunteer, please claim that membership type.  Complete the Sexual Abuse Prevention Certificate - it is valid for 2 years. Cost - $0.00 when completed in your SportsEngine Profile.  Complete the Background Screening process in SportsEngine. It is valid for 2 seasons. Cost - $26. This is the responsibility of the volunteer.  *Note*  There are two separate background screenings - SportsEngine ($26)- required by Babe Ruth and COJ (covered by park) required by the City of Jacksonville.  Badges will not be released until all steps are completed - if you have any questions, please reach out to us at  FCAACoachForms@gmail.com 2026 Waiver of Consent COJ Badge Form FCAA Location Map Page Search