2015 Baseball Overview2015 Baseball Overviewwww.dybsa.comwww.dybsa.com

• Safety• Development• Fun

Bill Peterson – President JT Bruett - Vice President

Laura Weber - Treasurer Kevin Koehler - Secretary

Chris Hart - Director Daren Stigman - Director

Darren Knight - Director Jason Griep - Director

Dan Rasmussen - Director Todd York - Director

Kary Oeffling - Director Eric Snoke - Director

Megan Danielson - Director

Baseball Coordinators Softball Coordinators Other Contacts

     

Mark Purkey - Teeball Rebecca Danielson - 8U Isaac Wales - Field Scheduler

     

JT Bruett - Coach Pitch Megan Danielson - 10U Mike Kalthoff - Website

     

Daren Stigman - 10U Todd York - 12U Volunteer Coordinator - Open

     

Darren Knight - 10U Eric Snoke - 14U Kary Oeffling - Concessions

     

Dan Rasmussen - 10U Bill Peterson - 16U Jeff Marciniak - Training

     

12U Baseball Coordinator - Open Jim Vancura - HS Softball Coach JT Bruett - Training

     

Kevin Koehler - 14U   Daren Stigman - Tournament

     

Jason Griep - 16U   Dan Rasmussen - Tournament

     

Dan Paulson - HS Head Coach   Jeanie Stigman - Registration

     

    Megan Danielson - Registration

     

    Laura Weber - Registration

• Not enough practice time before or during the season.

• Coaching at some levels seem to be lacking

• Travel Team Selection seems to be unfair and flawed.

• Teams not playing at the correct level given the talent.

• Fee’s getting too expensive

• Gopher State League - Traveling• 13AAA, 14AAA,• 1 Delano tournament and 2 away tournaments• Possible State(s) Tournaments in July

• 13AA\14A Crow River League - Traveling• Mix of 13 and 14 year olds• 1 Crow River tournament and 2 away tournaments• Possible State tournament in July

• 14U Sandy Koufax- Crow River League • Generally 2 teams of 13 and 14 year olds mixed• Practice and Games Tuesday\Thursday

• Crow River Tournament

• May 1May 1stst –– 13\14 School ball evaluations completed13\14 School ball evaluations completed

• May 4May 4thth – Teams Posted

• Week of May 11Week of May 11thth – 13AAA and 14AAA Gopher State games can begin

• Week of May 18eek of May 18thth– Crow River – Crow River League Games Begin

• June 19-21June 19-21stst – 11AAA\13AAA\14AAA Tournament – 11AAA\13AAA\14AAA Tournament

• Delano Hosted TournamentDelano Hosted Tournament

• July 17-19th – 14B Crow River League Tournament

• Delano Hosted Tournament

• No Delano Hosted Tournament for 13AA\14A Crow River Team

• For those playing school ball – evaluated during the For those playing school ball – evaluated during the school ball baseball season during April.school ball baseball season during April.

• For those not playing school ball – evaluated in the For those not playing school ball – evaluated in the TAC in mid March.TAC in mid March.

• Evaluated On:Evaluated On:– Live Hitting, Tees\Soft Toss, Infield, Outfield, Pitching, Live Hitting, Tees\Soft Toss, Infield, Outfield, Pitching,

CoachabilityCoachability– Evaluators are the MS and HS Baseball coachesEvaluators are the MS and HS Baseball coaches

• DYBSA Challenge – integrating the results for the two different groups.

• Selection Process

This is not meant to take anything away from school This is not meant to take anything away from school ball. It’s a compromise between DYBSA and Delano ball. It’s a compromise between DYBSA and Delano Middle School Baseball. If abused it will be taken Middle School Baseball. If abused it will be taken away.away.

Gopher State games to begin the week of May 11th•13AAA and 14AAA•Allows these teams to start earlier, not having to cram 16 games and 3 tournaments into a 5 week period.

• Provides for more practices during the season• Health Benefits• Family time• Allows non Gopher State school ball players to get more games in

How it will work•All 14U teams posted May 4th

•GS Players will not play school ball games after May 8th (TBD)•School ball teams will be reconfigured for game purposes only.•GS players will still practice with school ball.

Expectations and Rules…• Gopher State players are expected to be at school ball

practices• Gopher State players are expected to participate in

scrimmages as long as there are no conflicts with a game.• Players are expected to play, act, participate, etc as though

the summer ball season has yet to begin…give 100%+• Gopher State coaches cannot schedule practices during the

week when school ball is in season. Weekends are fine.

Failure to follow the above rules can\may result in loss of game time and\or modifying the team assignment of the player. This decision will be at the discretion of the school ball coaches and DYBSA.

• Minimum of 4 hours required per family.Minimum of 4 hours required per family.• Additionally, all families with Travel Team or Additionally, all families with Travel Team or

Tier 1 players are required to volunteer a Tier 1 players are required to volunteer a minimum of 6 hours.minimum of 6 hours.– 4 of which must be worked during a Delano 4 of which must be worked during a Delano

hosted tournament.hosted tournament.• Volunteer Examples include…Volunteer Examples include…

– Spring clean upSpring clean up– Coaching/Assistant Coach (Including Skills Coaching/Assistant Coach (Including Skills

Development Practices)Development Practices)– ConcessionsConcessions– Tournament help – Field Maintenance, Hosting, Tournament help – Field Maintenance, Hosting,

First Aid, PrepFirst Aid, Prep

DYBSA Wants your Time and Talents not your Volunteer Check

Not enough practice time before or during the season.•Limited number of fields in Delano for amount of teams playing•Number of players dictate number of teams•Have to juggle baseball, softball, teeball, coach pitch•HS Sports have priority for fields•Need to pay for field use – impacts player fee’s•DYBSA will not intentionally interfere with fall or winter sports.

Resolution…• Use Other Towns Fields???? – Price and availability issues• Schedule group practices• Rent field on weekends – Fee increase and weekends• DASA (Ice Rink) – have rented out for indoor practices starting

April• Pre-season Skill Clinics – February clinic a hug success

Coaching at some levels seem to be lacking•Players numbers are very high – this is a good thing•More players = more teams = more coaches needed•Have more teams then coaches volunteering•Take what we can get – not ideal, but necessary

Resolution…• DYBSA to conduct mandatory coaches training• Will need to go through training in order to coach• Non-parent coaches

Travel Team Selection seems to be unfair and flawed.•No free passes from one year to the next •Evaluation conducted by the HS baseball coaches - unbiased•Non HS coaches brought in only in the event of resource issues•Outside ball field evaluations ideal but has limitations…

• Weather issues• Season start dates

•DYBSA Selection Process

Resolution…•Added a second night of tryouts – give evaluators a second look• 13\14 Evaluations done during school ball• Board has to approve teams – this provides checks & balances

Teams not playing at the correct level given the talent.•Association asked for more travel teams•“Caught in the middle” – DYBSA limited by league choices and rules

• Not a DYBSA decision to move teams up a level• DYBSA is a small association but has had good success• Gopher State\MBT – have rules that dictate level play based on prior

years performance. May have to move up to AAA.• Crow River League – not enough competition for first travel team and too

much for second travel team.

Resolution…• For 10A and 12A Travel – move to Crow River B and GS A• Gopher State to add a level between AA and AAA – we have

no control over this.• More Crow River Teams coming to Gopher State• Start our own league???

• DYBSA is a non-profit organization - budget based on DYBSA is a non-profit organization - budget based on expected costs for each seasonexpected costs for each season– Total of player fees = total costs to run associationTotal of player fees = total costs to run association

• General fees for all playersGeneral fees for all players– Field UsageField Usage, Insurance, Equipment, Uniforms, , Insurance, Equipment, Uniforms,

AdministrativeAdministrative

• Additional fees for older players and travel team Additional fees for older players and travel team playersplayers– Umpire fees, Tournament fees, League fees, Umpire fees, Tournament fees, League fees,

Coach stipendCoach stipend

• Travel team fees are charged once teams are Travel team fees are charged once teams are selected and due by May 1, 2015. selected and due by May 1, 2015. – Uniforms will not be distributed until fee is paid.Uniforms will not be distributed until fee is paid.

Fee’s getting too expensive

Applies to Everyone - Coaches\Parents\Applies to Everyone - Coaches\Parents\PlayersPlayers •Demonstrate a positive attitudeDemonstrate a positive attitude•Treat coaches, umpires, & opponents with Treat coaches, umpires, & opponents with respectrespect•Place player well-being ahead of winning Place player well-being ahead of winning and competitionand competition•Address differences with coaches, other Address differences with coaches, other parents, and board respectfullyparents, and board respectfully

Detailed Code of Conduct on Website and signed during registration.

• Attempt to resolve differences Attempt to resolve differences privately with coach or within teamprivately with coach or within team

• Contact board member if further Contact board member if further resolution is neededresolution is needed– Be specific about any concernBe specific about any concern– List any witnesses List any witnesses

• Address the issue “real time” – don’t Address the issue “real time” – don’t waitwait