Transcript STLWest Athletic Association

Pond Athletic Association
http://www.pondathletic.com
STLWAA Association
• Structure of Organization (Working agreement
amongst PAA, BAA, and EAA)
Boys Levels
• Stl West Blue- Highly competitive
• Stl West Red- Competitive
• Stl West Green- Semi-competitve
Baseball
Justin Bobbitt (Overall Boys Coordinator)
Ranking/Level meeting earlier today
• 8U Boy’s Coordinator – Open
• 9U Boy's Coordinator - Angela and Andy
Lochmann
• 10U Boy's Coordinator - Andrew Burns
• 11U Boy’s Coordinator – Justin Bobbitt
• 12/13U Boy's Coordinator - Garrett Cizek
• 14U Boys’ Coordinator - Brent Beeler
• High School Coordinator - Open
Girls Levels
• Stl West Blue – Advanced
• Stl West Red- Intermediate
• Stl West White – Rec level
Softball
Keith Ellis (Overall Girls Coordinator)
Ranking/Level meeting earlier today
• 8U Girl's Coordinator- Angela and Andy
Lochmann
• 9U Girl's Coordinator - Pat Steinlage
• 10U Girl's Coordinator - Bob Kraemer
• 11/12/13/14U Girl's Coordinator – Tim Sommer
• High School Coordinator – Keith Ellis
Bat Rules
Baseball
• Wood bats are allowed
• BBCOR bats are acceptable
Softball
• Bats must note Softball, no Baseball bats
permitted
Playing on Multiple Teams
• Out of age group:
• Cannot play down an age group
• If playing up an age group…skill level does not
matter
• Full teams can play UP an age group but will
be ranked accordingly for skill level for each of
those age groups
Scheduling For 2015
• Schedule process allows managers to view home & away schedule and
league standings from their “Manager’s Home Page”.
• Scheduling of away games is performed automatically. Games are no
longer scheduled during Scheduling Meeting with all manager’s in
attendance as was the process in the past.
• Schedules will still have “conflicts” that need to be resolved. Home
managers are responsible for rescheduling game conflicts through their
home association’s scheduler.
• Two new, as of 2014, menu options available from the “Manager’s Home
Page”
1) STLW Sched
2) STLW Stand
STLW Schedule Page
For Manager’s
with more than
one team, select
team from
dropdown on
Manager’s
Home Page to
switch between
teams.
Click “Record” to
enter game results
(option is disabled
until the date of
game)
Includes
opposing
managers
contact
information
Website
• You will be able to access your scheduling
information at the Pond AA Website.
http://www.pondathletic.com
Reschedule Fee
• Game rescheduled with 3-10 days could have
a reschedule fee of up to $25 to do this.
• Games cannot be rescheduled within 3 days of
playing except in extreme emergencies.
STLW Standings Page
Notes:
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Opposing manager is sent email confirmation of game reschedule notice, but
home manager is still responsible for confirming opposing manager’s
acknowledgement. Suggest opposing manager’s reply to reschedule notice.
(No email confirmations are sent when a game date is changed by the
Scheduler – as done during Schedule Conflict Resolution meetings)
Manager’s are responsible for entering games results. Either Home or Away
manager can record game results (or assistant managers if they are entered
into system and given “manager’s home page” access by primary manager). A
confirmation email is sent when a game score is entered.
There is a slight delay between a game reschedule and the time it appears on
the opposing manager’s schedule. If the changes is not posted within 30
minutes please contact the League Administrator.
If your contact information changes during the season, contact your scheduler
so they can make sure your new information is propagated to the opposing
managers.
Umpires
• Umpire treatment and training
• Your son or daughter may be an umpire
someday. How would you like them to be
treated?
Umpires
• Unacceptable actions
– Yelling at umpires
– Intimidating umpires
– Hostilities toward other team
• coaches, players, parents, or other fans
– Vulgar language
– Disrespect of the game
• Managers are responsible for their
coaches, players and parents
Practices
Tim Sommer - Coordinator
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Thank you for coaching this year. We truly appreciate all the time and energy you put into your respective teams. This email is about pre-season
practices.
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As you probably know, Pond is one of the few ballparks that does allow teams to practice before the season begins. This year our pre-season lasts
until April 5. If your team would like to reserve practice time, please email [email protected] with your requested time slot. Once the season
begins, you can reserve practice time but we will not have recurring practice slots due to limited field availability.
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In the pre-season, you may request one recurring weekday and one recurring weekend practice slot per team. This is on a first come/first served
basis. Please keep in mind that all game activity supersedes any practice time so it is imperative that you check the park schedule on the website
(especially on weekends) before heading to the park. I have tried to mark in the “Notes” field on the attached document when there might be
conflicts. The attached will explain what slots are currently available. This is on a first come, first served basis so please email
[email protected] if you want a practice slot. Some slots are already reserved by Pond Board Members, who do receive that privilege for
their volunteer efforts at the park.
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For those that are new to this process, here are a few key things to keep in mind about practicing at Pond.
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Lights, pitching machines, bases, etc. are only available to teams who have a board member present. Fields 1-3 do have lights. All other fields do not.
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Depending on field availability and volume of requests, you may need to share one of the larger fields with another team in the pre-season. Training
league fields are not shared, but are typically only reserved for 7U and some softball teams.
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Make sure to look at potential conflicts in the “Notes” field on the attached. Training league fields should only be minimally impacted by the dates on
the sheet.
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Pre-season practices may begin whenever fields/weather permit and will end on April 5. After April 5, we will schedule practices using the normal
practice scheduling rather than recurring.
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If you do cancel a practice, please make sure to email [email protected]. It is important to let me know when practices are cancelled. Based
upon discussion, we will monitor non-use without notice, and teams may lose privileges.
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If you have questions, please call me or email me at [email protected].
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Tim Sommer
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Pond Board Member
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314-578-7672
PAA Manager/Coach Background
Screening
Jeff Bievenue - Coordinator
Background checks for managers are mandatory
and must be completed.
Protect U Sports
Important dates
• Conflict scheduling March 7th (Ballwin VFW Hall)
• Work Day – March 7th, March 14th, March 21st
• PAA Trivia Night - February 28th (EAT, Equine Assisted
Therapy)
• Equipment handout date – March 14th, 10:00-12:00
• Season starts on Monday, April 14th (PAA Home dates 4/15)
• Season ends July 26th
• 6/1/15-8/2/15 - STLWAA High School season
• PAA Golf Tournament
STLWAA PAA Picture ID’s / Rosters
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It is now a STLWAA rule that players must have an ID card. PAA will have a table at the location to
check the birth certificate for each player to verify DOB, then send them over to get their picture
taken. Trotter will print the cards, then we will distribute them to the managers. The ID cards will
be used to verify rosters going forward. We will no longer have to get players signatures on rosters,
just the managers. The manager will verify that the right kids are on their pre-printed roster, sign it,
keep one copy for themselves, and then turn in two copies. One copy stays with Pond and the
other copy is forwarded to the STLWAA baseball or softball coordinator. If there is every a roster
called into question, the coach will just need to supply a copy of his roster. The player in question
will need to show his ID and then the ump can check to make sure the player is actually on that
roster. I would suggest that the MANAGER holds onto all of the ID's during the season so that he
knows they will be available during the game if ever needed. The manager can then pass them
back to the players after the season. That way, in case the player changes teams in 2016, manager
quits coaching, etc. the players will have their own cards back for NEXT year. ID cards will be good
for at least three seasons from the issue date, so anyone that gets one this season will not need to
get a new one for 2016 or 2017 seasons.
Picture ID: by Trotter Photo
Location: TBD
Dates: March 7th & March 28th
Times: 9:00am – 2:00pm
March 7th schedule conflict resolution
meeting at Ballwin VFW Hall
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Baseball and Softball: ALL TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Boys:
Girls:
10:00am 10u
10:00am 8u
10:30am 9u
11:00am 9u
11:00am 11u
12:00pm 10u
11:30am 8u
1:00pm 12u
12:00pm 13u
1:30pm 14U
12:30pm 12U
1:00pm 14u
PAA Pictures
Jeff Bievenue - Coordinator
Pictures: by Trotter Photo
Location: Living Word Church
Dates: April 11th & May 9th
On-Line Signup
STL West AA Tournaments
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STL West Preseason Tourney (April 7th -13th)
USSSA Baseball Tournament (June 4th-7th)
Pond Diamond Softball Tournament (June 12th-13th)
PAA 7 Up Baseball Tournament (June 12th- 13th)
Father’s Day Baseball Tournament (June 19th–21st)
GMB Baseball Tournaments
GMB Baseball
• Eric Hooper
SportsCare Outreach Manager
Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical
Center
• Justin Denman
Misc.
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Batting Cages
Concession Stand
Fields
OneCall
DICK’S SPORTING GOODS
-POND ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SHOP DAY
-PAA is proud to partner with Dicks Sporting Goods
Chesterfield Valley Location, sponsoring our PAA Days.
-All PAA families will receive 20% entire purchase
(exclusions apply)
-March 7th & 8th
-Link for discount sheet soon to be available at PAA’s
Website
-Sign-up Sheets for Baseball, Softball &Tee Ball Buckets
along with Batting Nets available for purchase.
2015 Trivia Night
Fundraiser for Park Improvements
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Saturday, February 28th
EAT (Equine-Assisted Therapy)
3369 Hwy 109, Wildwood, MO 63038
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Doors open at 6:30pm
Questions start at 7:00pm
Questions?
THANK YOU!!