1. 2015 P.L.A.Y. In-House Baseball Opening Day Meeting 2 nd and 3 rd Grade April 20 th, 2015

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. P.L.A.Y. In-House Baseball - 2015 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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11. 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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13. 2 nd Grade Machine Pitch – Monday/Wednesday & Sat AM in May – Teams assigned selected via Coach Draft – Machine at 42 feet (37-40 mph) – Pre-June 1st = 7 pitches; can swing at all – Post-June 1st = 5 pitches or 3 strikes – 3 outs or 5 runs = end of half inning – All players bat; continuous batting order – 10 players in field; coach on field until Memorial Day – “Evening at Ponds; Year-End Tournament 13

14. 3 rd Grade Player Pitch – Tuesday/Thursday & Sat AM in May – Teams selected via Coach Draft – Pitch from 42 feet – 3 outs or 6 runs = end of half inning – All players bat; continuous batting order – 10 players in field; No coaches on field – “Evening at Ponds”; Year-End Tournament 14

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 14 th “Evening at Ponds” – Saturday, June 6th July 24-26 – Year-end tournament – Pool Play – Double-Elim 15

16. Equipment 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 Baseball pants required 2 nd grade and up – gray Bat Protective Cup strongly encouraged 16

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 17

18. Questions Thank you for your support! 18