A coach’s actions can influence a child’s development and trajectory as an athlete, but more importantly, as a person far beyond the field.
Time Commitment
· Team practices at OBLL complex 1 hour a week
· Combined team practices at OBLL complex 1-1.5 hours a week.
· Each team will play twice a week with a two hour time limit (at a minimum)
· Tuesday and/or Thursday games will start at 7:15pm
· Saturday games will start at 1pm
· Each team will be able to pinch run for the catchers and pitchers at any time to speed up the game.
What we expect from our players
· Always pay attention
· Always try your very best
· Never give up on anything
· No bullying
· No disrespecting the coaches
Required game play
· Minimal play of 5 games (Seniors)
· Minimal play of 50% of scheduled games (Juniors)
Required equipment for games and practices
· Baseball helmet with C-Flap recommended
· Heart guard
· Metal Cleats or Cleats with rubber bottom
· Baseball Pants
· Protective cup
· BB-core -3 usabl certified bats
· Baseball glove must be legal size for the middle and high school level
Managers/Coaches duties to fulfill workbond requirements Work Hour Policy
· Attend the umpire clinic (Managers required; Coaches encouraged)
Attend 2 coaches clinics (Managers required; Coaches encouraged)
Attend weekly player's clinics (at least 2 members from coaching staff need to be in attendance)
Attend weekly team practice (at least 2 members from coaching staff need to be in attendance)
Attend games (at least 2 members from coaching staff need to be in attendance)
1 member of each team's coaching staff needs to attend each General Meeting from March - June
Successful Junior/Senior coach managers will:
· Place the safety and well-being of the players first.
· Possess a passion for and working knowledge of the game and the commitment to remain a student of the game.
· Be observant of each player’s skills and help develop them to the level of each player.
· Commit to creating a culture of respect; for each other, opponents, coaches, umpires, families, the game, the fields and environment—everything.
· Understand the proper balance between player/team development and fun.
· Believe that leadership is best administrated by example.
· Give each player an equal amount of innings played. NO DADDY!!!!!! Baseball
Junior/Senior player skills and social development progression:
· Respect – for selves, others, community and environment
· Teamwork – working towards a collective goal of competing in each game
· Sportsmanship – how to compete, win and lose with respect
· Hard work – how to deal with adversity and to overcome it
· Competition – pushes us to grow and excel
