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Question/Answer |
Document Description |
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Q1 |
Question: Based upon
the age cutoff date, my child won't be able to play with his school classmates.
Can there be an exception in our case?
Answers:
a1) All children between the ages of 5 and
12 are required to play within their age group. The only
exception is at the Co-Ed and T Ball level which will be based upon a major
physical limitation of the child. ET Board decision.
a2)
U14 Girls
- All girls must be 14 yrs old or younger as of August 1, 200X
to qualify.
a3) Boys baseball (ages 15) -
All boys must be 15 yrs
old or younger as of August 31, 200X
to qualify. |
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Q2 |
Question: What does my child
need to play baseball or softball?
Answer: Every child will
need a
glove, baseball shoes and baseball pants. Specifically on the glove, be sure
to get a glove that is soft such that it folds nice and easy. This may cost
you around $30-50 but the success rate of catching balls with a quality
glove helps the kiddos confidence drastically. Boys age 9+ require a
protective cup. The child will not be allowed to play games without one. |
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Q3 |
Question: What team is my child
on? Answer: Upon
meeting a particular years registration date, coaches are identified and a
draft is completed. Shortly after the draft a coach will contact you and
supply team specifics. |
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Q4 |
Question: When does my child
practice? Answer:
Practices are coordinated by the coach and are setup after the pre-season
draft. Please contact your coach directly for dates, location and times. See
coaches under "contacts". |
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Q5 |
Question: When does my child
play games? Answer:
Games for all ages 5-12 are the same night and time every year. Older
Children games fluctuate and are based upon many factors. Game schedules for
all ages are posted as soon as they become available. Please check the
"schedule" for details. |
| Q6 |
Question: Can my child switch
teams? Answer:
Not
usually. We understand the want and need for a child to play on a friends
team. The negative outcome of fulfilling such requests is a snowball effect
of requests which simply overwhelm our commissioners. Specifically, we tried
to fulfill these requests in the recent past and the more we made changes
the more people asked for more changes. These requests in the past have
simply overwhelmed our commissioners and didn't allow them to to focus on
the needs of getting the league up and playing. So, this is a major reason
why we have applied the need/want measure to player team changes.
Parent/Player Want: play with friends; don't like
coach; don't like kids on team
Waiver if: Parents work schedule; financial
hardship; or major physical restriction |
| Q7 |
Question: Governed by WIAA with
league specific exceptions. see rules |
| Q8 |
Questions: Why can't a pitcher
re-enter the game? Answer:
The goals for this league are to apply social, technical and
mental development within the game of baseball and softball. We want these
kids to be safely exposed to as many positions as possible and this includes
pitching. If we can get a couple kids in there and pitch that normally
wouldn’t for various reasons, including coaching, and they flourish then as
an organization we’ve succeeded. |
| Q9 |
Questions: How are coaches
selected and teams developed? Answer:
Coaches in
good standing from previous years are incumbents for the following season.
We like to see a head coach select a (1) assistant of which their children
automatically go to that team. The rest of the team is generated by a blind
draft. The only exceptions are travel hardships due to work or finances of
which the board needs to be aware before a move can occur. We are more
understanding and flexible at the T-ball and Co-Ed levels but our goal is to
create random teams. |
