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PARENT INFORMATION MEETING – MAY 17, 2015FALL / WINTER CLUB TEAM FOR 15U & 16U BASEBALL PLAYERS

Twin Cities

TITANS

2TC Titans Overview

Club Baseball Teams sponsored by Prior Lake Athletics for Youth Given approval for Pilot Program in 2015/16

Objective is to provide a reasonably priced fall/winter club option for Prior Lake and neighboring community baseball players in grades 9 & 10

Expectation is to field competitive teams at 15U and 16U that are placed at the right level in national tournaments to support player development and game success No pre-determined number of ISD 719 players but expect there to be

at least 5-6 assuming there is enough interest

3Fall Season Overview

Teams will play in the AFBL – Advanced Fall Baseball League Sunday Doubleheaders starting in early September

Concludes with a league tournament in early October

Teams will play in the Las Vegas Tournament Last Weekend in October

Teams will have two practices per week Practices will begin last week of August

Tue & Thu Nights: 6pm – 8pm

Either Ponds 7, Ryan 1 or Memorial – TBD Savage Dome last two weeks of October

Potential Pre-Season Tournament in August If enough interest – would be small incremental cost

Driving Distance: WI Dells, Iowa, ???

4Winter Season Overview

Will take months of November and December off from throwing Looking into possibility of an optional conditioning program

8 Weeks probably on Tue nights

Fall Season players also welcome to participate

Practices will begin after New Year’s (Jan 5th) Tue – Savage Sports Center: 5pm-7pm or 7pm-9pm

Thu – P2P Burnsville or other location: 5pm-7pm or 7pm-9pm

Optional hitting sessions will be available starting after Thanksgiving Targeting Thu nights: P2P Burnsville or other location

Teams will play in President’s Day Weekend Tournament Vero Beach or St George, UT

Teams will play 2nd tournament the first weekend in March Phoenix

5Coaching

15U Team Coached in Tournaments by Erik Plaisted and Mike Murray

Will hire expert coaches to work on specific skills during weekly practices

Planning to have PL High School coaches involved

16U Team Coaching approach to be determined

6Program Fees

Tryout Fee $25 + 1st Monthly Payment (see below)

If not selected for a team 1st Monthly Payment will be refunded

Season Fees Fall & Winter Option: $2,450 ($306.25/mo for 8 months – Jul thru Feb)

Fall Only Option: $1,250 ($312.50/mo for 4 months – Jul thru Oct)

Winter Only Option: $1,550 ($310/mo for 5 months – Jul thru Nov)

Payments would begin Aug 1 for all options (Jul payment will have already been made when signing up)

Pitcher-Only Option Some Club Teams have started to make this an offering

Would there be interest? Fall & Winter: $1,000 ($125/mo for 8 months)

Fall Only: $500 ($125/mo for 4 months)

Winter Only: $650 ($130/mo for 5 months)

7What’s Covered by Fees

Player Uniforms 2 Jerseys, 2 Pants (1 if Fall-only or Winter-only) , Hat, Belt, Socks, Helmet, Warmup

Jacket

Coach Uniforms (4 per team) Shirt, Hat, Warmup Jacket

Tournament Entry Fees

P2P Fall/Winter Membership Program Pitcher-Only Option not included

Team Equipment

Facility Rental Savage Sports Center, P2P Burnsville (or similar batting cage facility)

Coach Stipends – Practice Coaches Erik Plaisted & Mike Murray are not being paid

8What’s Not Covered by Fees

Transportation to/from Tournaments

Lodging at Tournament Locations

Food at Tournament Locations We have budgeted to have 1 Team Dinner @ Each Out-of-Town

Tournament

9Tryouts

Date: Friday, June 12th 10AM – 2PM

Location: Ponds 7

Will be looking to select players that will create the best team Players will be asked to identify their two best positions during tryout

registration

10Playing Time / Player Development Philosophy

Want to give each player the best possible chance to develop and prepare himself for his high school season

Development will be the focus of the practices

Execution and Fun will be the focus of the games

Game Statistics will be collected and shared with players and families throughout each season Intended to be used to measure progress towards achieving

developmental goals

“Open Door” Policy We will all be paying a lot of money so everyone is entitled to have

input

11Team Logo Options

12Team Logo Options

13Team Logo Options

14Team Logo Options

15Proposed Uniform Style – Option 1

16Proposed Uniform Style – Option 2

17Proposed Pants Options

18Proposed Warmup Jacket Options

19Proposed Batting Helmet Options

20Proposed Batting Helmet Options

21Questions?

We know there will be things we will still be figuring out as we move forward, but we’ll do our best to answer any questions you have now or jot them down and come up with an answer after the meeting that we’ll send out to anyone who is interested

If something comes up after the meeting, please reach out to:

Mike Murray – mpmurray@outlook.com

Erik Plaisted – eplaisted@sterlingstatebank.com

Bruce Goodwin – Bruce.Goodwin@spps.org