2015 P.L.A.Y. In-House Baseball Opening Day MeetingPre-K – 1st Grade

April 20th, 2015

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Agenda1 P.L.A.Y. – Overview2 Positive Coaching Alliance

(PCA)3 Grade Level Specifics4 Important Dates5 Equipment6 P.L.A.Y. Code of Conduct7 Questions and Answers8 Team Rosters

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P.L.A.Y. - Overview

Prior Lake Athletics for Youth, serves the Prior Lake/Savage School District, to provide competitive yet fun athletic opportunities for kids. Our priority is safety, skills development, and the teaching of life lessons through sports.

Our program promotes the importance of sportsmanship, teamwork, leadership, and integrity. We believe learning both success and failure through competition will benefit our future generations.

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In-House Baseball - Board

• Administrative Director – Randy Geister• VP Spring/Summer Sports – Mike Murray• VP Baseball – Bruce Goodwin• Director – In-House Baseball – Chris Fleek

• Sports Culture Representative – Dave Schultz• PLHS Varsity Baseball Coach – Greg Nesbitt

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Grade Level Managers

• Pre-K, K and 1st Grade Manager – Shreve Parsley• 2nd Grade Manager – Karen Leutner• 3rd Grade Manager – Bart Kons• 4th – 7th Grade Manager – Bryan Tucker• 4th – 7th Grade Assistant Manager – Dan Dwyer

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Board Members - Continued

• Assistant Director –Bryan Tucker• Field Maintenance Manager – Tommy Thompson• Picture Manager – Robin Zellner• Uniform Manager – Darren Stich• Year-end Tournament Manager – Tanya O’Brien• Equipment Manager – Open• Schedule Manager – Matt Malinosky• Umpire Manager – Roxanne McIntosh

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P.L.A.Y. In-House Baseball - 2015Pre-K 79 registered 8 TeamsKindergarten 108 registered 11 Teams1st Grade 131 registered 13 Teams2nd Grade 150 registered 13 Teams3rd Grade 126 registered 11 Teams4th Grade 44 registered 4 Teams5th Grade 40 registered 3 Teams6th/7th Grade 48 registered 4 Teams

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I.M.P.A.C.T. = I Make Positive Actions Count Today!!

“The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders. ~Vince Lombardi”

PCA Minnesota & P.L.A.Y.• Support for Teaching Points• Support for Communication• Support for Education/Workshops• I.M.P.A.C.T. representatives – Sports Culture

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Pre-K

• T-Ball – Tuesday/Thursday & Sat AM through June 6th– Teams by random assignment– Batters hit off Tee first four games– Batters can hit off coach pitch beginning game #5

• Batter gets only 3 pitches from coach; then must use tee • Coach pitching from one knee, underhand

– Each player bats; all players take one base (single)– Last batter hits “home run”– All players in field; No catcher– Coaches on field to help direct players

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Kindergarten

• Coach Pitch - Tuesday/Thursday & Sat AM through June 6th– Teams by random assignment– Coach pitching from one knee, underhand– 5 pitches to hit; then hit off tee– Each player bats but “outs” send player to bench– Last batter hits “home run”– All players in field; no catcher– Coaches on field to help direct players

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1st Grade

• Coach Pitch – Monday/Wednesday & Sat AM through June 6th– Teams by random assignment– Coach pitching underhand OR overhand from a knee

and – either way, must be on a flat plane– 7 pitches to hit– Each player bats but “outs” send player to bench– Last batter hits “home run”– 10 players in field on defense– Coaches on field to help direct players

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Important Dates

• Week of May 11th – Opening week for Pre-K – 3rd Grade

• Picture Nights – Wednesday and Thursday, May 13th and 14th

• Tuesday, July 1st – Season end for Pre-K – 1st Grade

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Equipment• Shoes

– Tennis shoes OK for Pre-K – 1st

• Cleats for 2nd grade and up preferred (no metal spikes)• Glove (11 inch glove typical)• Helmet

• Must have NOCSAE stamp/approval• Navy preferred

• Pants • Shorts or sweats ok for Pre-K – 1st

• Baseball pants required 2nd grade and up – gray

• Bat

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P.L.A.Y. Code of Conduct

• Signed during the Registration Process• Players will make mistakes• Coaches will make mistakes• Umpires will make mistakes• You are responsible for family members

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Questions

• Thank you for your support!