2015 P.L.A.Y. In-House Baseball Opening Day Meeting Pre-K – 1 st Grade April 20 th, 2015

Agenda 2 1 P.L.A.Y. – Overview 2 Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) 3 Grade Level Specifics 4 Important Dates 5 Equipment 6 P.L.A.Y. Code of Conduct 7 Questions and Answers 8 Team Rosters

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. 3

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 4

Grade Level Managers Pre-K, K and 1 st Grade Manager – Shreve Parsley 2 nd Grade Manager – Karen Leutner 3 rd Grade Manager – Bart Kons 4 th – 7 th Grade Manager – Bryan Tucker 4 th – 7 th Grade Assistant Manager – Dan Dwyer 5

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 6

P.L.A.Y. In-House Baseball Pre-K79 registered 8 Teams Kindergarten108 registered11 Teams 1 st Grade 131 registered13 Teams 2 nd Grade150 registered 13 Teams 3 rd Grade 126 registered 11 Teams 4 th Grade44 registered4 Teams 5 th Grade40 registered3 Teams 6 th /7 th Grade48 registered4 Teams 7

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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 11

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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 13

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 14

1 st 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 15

Important Dates Week of May 11 th – Opening week for Pre-K – 3 rd Grade Picture Nights – Wednesday and Thursday, May 13 th and 14th Tuesday, July 1 st – Season end for Pre-K – 1 st Grade 16

Equipment Shoes – Tennis shoes OK for Pre-K – 1 st Cleats for 2 nd 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 – 1 st Baseball pants required 2 nd grade and up – gray Bat 17

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 18

Questions Thank you for your support! 19