Purpose of meeting:

1. To meet each other!

2. Expectations for the season for both players & parents.

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL.
IMPROVE YOURSELF IN BOTH BASEBALL AND IN LIFE.

All times - Games & Practices
Snacks & Water: weekly assignment to parents- click here for info & schedule.

Behavior - parent presence to help keep kids focused.
The practices and games are a time for baseball. The people we are with are our team mates and we want to help each other.
Put aside other things.
Behavior Contract - click / right click here to download .pdf of behavior contract

Practice Expections
What to bring to practice: Hat, Glove, Athletic Supporter (cup).
Please call Clyde if you can't make practice or game. Contact info, click here.

Before the official start of practice: warm-up safety: the throwing grid : one kid next to the other. Light starts to warm up arm. Close throwing.

Game Day Expectations (parent - support signup sheet )

Winning: the idea of playing another team is not to win. It is to improve yourself. So, winning can be a fun goal. I love winning. I care about winning. If you try hard, if you give your best, then you never lose.

Dugout Life:
keep your eye on the ball - safety
Activity Folders from Rebecca
Seat Assignments
Attention on the player at bat

Parent Support Needed:
Every game - scorekeeper (Mimi)
Every home game - concessions , lines on field, post-game field Raking, carrying gear back to Clyde's Truck

Additional Coaches - now and for next year!

What the league needs
Field Maintenance! This is an ongoing challenge and is very much needed.

What you can do at home: play catch! inside and out.
It's not about throwing hard, it's about exchanging WELL. Speed, hard, etc. comes with repeated doing it well.

First Practice:
about the game. basic rules.
equipment intro, catching, how to hold a bat.
What we will cover
Basics - how the game is played.
Fielding / Hitting (offense - defense)