1. Carmel Dads Club 2014 Spring Rec Plus Program

2. Overview 2013 was the first year of the new program Responding to requests for opportunity to play more baseball but not the equivalent of travel – Maintain level of play of traditional Rec leagues Play teams of like talent Other Hamilton County Program Participants: – Westfield – Noblesville

3. General Structure 1 st and 2 nd grade combined – At least 2 Rec Plus teams – Westfield and Noblesville plan to limit their teams to 2 nd grade only but CDC has traditionally allowed 1 st grade to play Rec Plus 3 rd and 4 th grades (separate teams) – Number of teams to be determined after try outs Up to 12 players per team

4. General Structure Players who make a Rec Plus team will also play on a Rec team – Rec Plus players will have Rec league participation requirements in order to be eligible to play in Rec Plus games Cost - $125 (in addition to Rec league fees) – Covers: 2 uniforms, umpires, field maintenance, etc.

5. Tryouts Where: Carmel High School Field house When: Sunday, March 2 – 1 st and 2 nd grade: 2-4 PM – 3 rd and 4 th grade: 4-6 PM Skills to be assessed: – Hitting – both off tee and live pitching – Fielding – Catching – Throwing

6. Teams Notification of selection: TBD Coaches: – Son must be selected to Rec Plus team – Prospective Coaches to meet with commissioners on Sunday February 16 th, 7:00pm at CDC. Skill level will be distributed evenly among teams – No “A” or “B” team

7. Regular Season Rec Plus players will practice with their Rec teams during the week (1 practice per week) – Rec league practices start week of April 14 (after Spring Break) – Rec Plus teams may have some practices before Spring Break if there is facility space available. Days and times TBD. Rec league games on Saturdays - starting April 26 Rec Plus teams will practice on Sunday April 20 and 27. – No scheduled Rec Plus practices once season starts. Rec Plus games to begin Sunday May 4. – 7 games (all on Sunday). There may be one double header. – No Game Memorial Day Weekend Season Ends June 29 with a County Tournament – Seeding determined on blind draw Carmel hosted games at Wodock Facility. Each team will be allowed to play in one travel tournament in July selected by coach

8. Questions? Contact: – Jeff Greene: CDC Rec Baseball General Commissioner. jeffry.greene@anthem.com jeffry.greene@anthem.com – Chris Cossell – Minor Leagues (Pre K-2 nd Grades) General Commissioner and Rec Plus Commissioner. ccossell@firstmerchants.com ccossell@firstmerchants.com – Pete Iskander: Major Leagues (3 rd – 6th Grades) Rec General Commissioner. pete.iskander@gmail.com