1. 2016 Spring Parent Meeting

2. 2015 Rosemount Baseball Spring Parent Meeting

3. Irish Baseball Coaches Junior Varsity Staff Coach Elioff Coach Peters Varsity Staff Coach Swansson Coach Wahl Coach Nesler

4. Irish Baseball Staff Freshman Staff Scott Howard Trevor Tromble Dustin Dale Danny Glass Sophomore Staff Jason Burdick Paul Henderson

5. Coaching/Team Philosophy Core Covenant Don’t let your teammates down. http://youtu.be/rBcf WBWHkcA Coaching Philosophy To give all players a great team experience, the opportunity to become better baseball players, and even better young men.

6. Give Back Day! On Friday, March 11th we are offering our 1st annual “Give Back Day”. We are offering the opportunity to all of our 9-12 baseball players to volunteer at Feed My Starving Children in Eagan. Students are not in school this day, so it is the perfect opportunity to spend time with teammates, while helping a great cause. Any players that are interested in participating should register using the following link. Please register by March 10th so we can give an accurate number to the facility. Registration Link: http://goo.gl/forms/XmbyHQmfgU We will meet at 2:25 pm at the Feed My Starving Children building and stay until 4:30 pm. Location address: 990 Lone Oak Rd #136, Eagan, MN 55121

7. Expectations of Coaches  Model and teach our players to Honor the Game of Baseball.  Help our players to improve their baseball skills.  Use encouragement and positive reinforcement as our primary method of motivation.  Communicate with players everyday.  Teach our players to be more self-aware. What does this look like? Reward a successful process not just an outcome. Praise tremendous effort and positive attitude. Use concrete examples to teach expectations. Explain the why of a decision or skill. Use goals setting to challenge players to reach their potential. Teach players through activities to deal with failure. Be comfortable in uncomfortable situations.

8. Expectations of Parents  Use baseball to teach your son life lessons.  Fill your sons emotional tank.  Encourage your son to use maximum effort.  Refrain from negative comments about your sons coaches, teammates, opponents, or umpires. What does this look like? Talk with your son about their goals and plan to achieve it. Ask your son what their “flush” is. Talk with your son about overcoming adversity in baseball and life. Encourage your son to do everything they can to make others better. Ask them what they do to create a positive team culture? Remind them to not focus on outcome but the process/journey.

9. Communication Process of Communication Player and Coach Player, Parent, and Coach Player, Parent, Position/Grade Level Coach, and Coach Swansson Player, Parent, Coach Swansson, and Mr. Manning. RHS Baseball List Serve Rosemountbaseball.com Chris.swansson@district196.org Chris.swansson@district196.org Rosemount High School Athletics Calendar

10. Tryouts Freshman Tryouts: March 14 th – 18 th 2:45-5:00 at Irish Dome. Sophomore-Seniors Tryouts: March 28 th -30 th at Irish Dome 2:45-5:30. Individual Player Meetings Grade 10-12. Wednesday, March 30 th 6:00-8:30 PM. What are we looking for? Player Qualities:  Coachable  Enthusiastic  Hard Worker  Baseball Skill Set  Great Teammate  Passionate Team Development: Varsity: Most Competitive Team Junior Varsity: Second Most Competitive Team in our program. Sophomore: Begin developing specific skills sets. Freshman: Introduction of high school team concepts and individual skill sets.

11. Tryout Information Position Needs 1. OF 2. OF 3. OF 4. OF 5. Catcher 6. Catcher 7. 1 st 8. 1 st 9. SS/2 nd 10. SS/2 nd 11. SS/2 nd 12. 3 rd 13. 3 rd 14. Pitcher Only 15. Potentially Specialists

12. Clothing Refund Policy Clothing Refundable Clothing: Pinstripe Pants Green undershirts Green Baseball Socks Navy Belt All clothes will need to be accompanied by a receipt and tags must still be attached to the item for a refund. *Baseball hats are non refundable.

13. Daily Details Bus Transportation Practice Schedules Spring Training Times Practice Locations Banquets: Varsity/JV Sunday, May 22 nd Clothing Booster Club Members

14. Fundraising Shenanigans Bingo Volunteers Salt Fundraiser Assessment Checks Rosemount Baseball Day Wiffle Ball Tournament Budgetary Needs:  Baseballs  Assistant Coaches at each level  Teaching Tools (Tees, screens, etc.)  Practice Attire  Field Maintenance/Improvement  Banquets/Events  Website (Communication)  Staff Development  Team Building

15. Fundraisers This is a tremendous help to our program! Thank you! Shenanigans Bingo All Families are expected to volunteer one night during the year. We only have 12 spots still to fill.

16. Fundraisers Rosemount Baseball Day! Monday, May 23 rd All RAAA baseball players are welcome to participate in the contest. $10/player. We will need some parent volunteers, but this is a fun event! Salt Fundraisers Each player is expected to sell and deliver 55 bags of soft water salt. Blitz Night: Thursday, April 7 th. Delivery Date: Saturday, April 30 th at Rosemount Cub Foods. 9am-11am. Buyout: $200.00 Additional bags in increments of 10 will take $20.00 off your summer baseball cost/assessment refund.

17. 2 Legion Team Rationale Why not just have 3 teams? Amount of players that are needed for each team. Senior Commitment. Winter Scheduling VFW and 3 rd tier league. Injury/pitching/quitting Program Development vs. Participation Nearly every team in our conference will be doing the same this year.

18. Summer Baseball Green Legion Team Blue Legion Team Legion Coaches Game Schedule Practice Schedule Tournaments Cost Tryout Process 50% of Registration Fee “Other Traveling Baseball Teams” Register on Fee Pay.

19. Spring Training 2016 Location: St. Petersburg Expectation: Don’t let your teammates down. We do have a curfew. Always travel in pairs. Baseball Experience: Each player will practice and participate in a scrimmage each day along with a practice. Lodging: Dolphin Bay Resort Food: All you can eat buffet for breakfast and dinner. Lunch will be at the field or a “fast food” option. Team Building: Thursday night event. Room Assignments already determined. 5 Mini Vans

20. 2016 Spring Training Schedule Mon. 3/21 Flight arrives Tampa Int'l Airport 1p Stop for lunch Check in at Dolphin Beach Resort 3p 4p-6p Practice at Walter Fuller Complex, Field #3 + #4 (Sunset is about 7:30p) Tues. 3/22 8:30a Breakfast at Eckerd College 10a-12p Practice at Walter Fuller Complex on mini-field + Field #1 1p JV Game v. Principia (MO) at Walter Fuller Complex, Field #1 4p JV Game v. White Plains "B" (NY) at Walter Fuller Complex, Field #2 4p Varsity Game v. Bryant (AR) at Walter Fuller Complex, Field #1 7p Dinner at Eckerd College Wed. 3/23 7:15a Breakfast at Eckerd College 10a-12p Practice on mini-field + indoor cages at Walter Fuller Complex? 1p Varsity Game v. Yorktown (NY) at Walter Fuller Complex, Field #1 1p JV Game v. Yorktown "B" (NY) at Walter Fuller Complex, Field #4 4p JV Game v. Seminole "B" (FL) at Walter Fuller Complex, Field #5 7p Dinner at Eckerd College Thurs. 3/24 8a Breakfast at Eckerd College 9a-11a Practice at Eckerd College 1p JV Game v. Absolute (CAN) at Walter Fuller Complex, Field #1 4p JV Game v. Absolute (CAN) at Walter Fuller Complex, Field #1 4p Varsity Game v. Canisius (NY) at Walter Fuller Complex, Field #4 7p Dinner at Eckerd College Fri. 3/25 Check out at Dolphin Beach Resort 9a Breakfast at Eckerd College Pre-game hitting in cages at Walter Fuller Complex 12p JV Game v. Taft (CT) at Walter Fuller Complex, Field #2 12p Varsity Game v. Yorktown (NY) at Walter Fuller Complex, Field #3 Shower/change in clubhouse at Walter Fuller Complex Flight leaves Tampa Int'l Airport 6:15p