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Apr, 2024
2024 Coaches Meeting – Tee Ball / Instructional
- Andrew passed out rules
- Brian introduces himself and attending board members
- Remember we are here for the kids and here for fun
- Link for safey manual to all coaches on website – Safety is NUMBER ONE GOAL
- Link to Safety Manual
- Complete BASE Abuse training
- Background checks must be completed
- Coaches must familiarize themselves with the manual
- Coaches must provide and have medical release form completed by parents
- Forms must be signed
- Board will take copy of signed form on file
- There will always be a board member on site
- Form must be completed if there is an injury
- There may not be a board member present during practices
- Gather as much information as possible
- Names
- Ages
- Contact Brian @ 317-627-7077
- No hitting into fences
- Our insurance is a secondary insurance – parents insurance first then ours
- Rain delay/storm information – if games are called all must exit facilities
- Light system will help with notifying patrons
- We will do our best to notify by 4pm or earlier
- If you don’t hear from us, games will be played
- We will do our best to get games in
- Softball diamond / Minor and Major
- Fields must be raked after games are completed
- The more help the better the diamonds
- Tee Ball / Instructional
- Fill holes if there are holes
- Andrew discusses instructional rules
- Rules distributed to all volunteers present
- One adult in dug out at all times
- Easy rule to follow, when fielder has control of ball – call dead ball
- Saturdays only until Memorial day then a game through the week
- Laminated copy of rules will be in dugout
- If you have a pitchers helper, you must have a helmet with facemask
- Tee will be on site during practice
- Andrew discusses tee ball rules
- Rules distributed to all volunteers present
- Pitching to be introduced to tee ball – only 3 pitches
- One adult in dug out at all times
- Saturdays only until Memorial day then a game through the week
- Laminated copy of rules will be in dugout
- If coaches or volunteers think of an improvement, please let us know
- Knot Hole club membership
- If there are questions – contact Indians
- For every adult ticket purchased kids get in free or at a discounted price
- They can get a t shirt from the Indians and they can run the bases
- We don’t do a fundraiser – we make our money from our concessions
- Buy treat tickets
- Recommend parents help purchase them
- Board has not set treat tickets price but will soon
- The money goes back to league
- There will be a concession schedule for each team to help for a shift
- 10am earliest start time for games on Saturday
- 6pm earliest start time for games through the week
- If you have issues with parents
- Not your responsibility to deal with that
- Please reach out to a board member with issues
- Practice will be through the week
- Lockbox on fences – code provided
- First aid kit will be in back on concessions key opens
- Make sure key is returned
- Expectation should be parents stay during practices and games
- If there is an issue contact a board member
2024 Coaches Meeting – Minor / Major
- Brian introduces himself and thanks all who have volunteered
- Safety
- Link to safety manual on website
- Coaches to go through it and familiarize themselves with it
- Complete BASE Abuse training
- Background checks must be completed
- Coaches must familiarize themselves with the manual
- Coaches must provide and have medical release form completed by parents
- Forms must be signed
- Board will take copy of signed form on file
- There will always be a board member on site
- Form must be completed if there is an injury
- There may not be a board member present during practices
- Gather as much information as possible
- Names
- Ages
- Address
- Witnesses
- Contact Brian @ 317-627-7077
- No hitting into fences
- Our insurance is a secondary insurance – parents insurance first then ours
- Rain delay/storm information – if games are called all must exit facilities
- Light system will help with notifying patrons
- We will do our best to notify by 4pm or earlier
- If you don’t hear from us, games will be played
- We will do our best to get games in
- Practice will be through the week
- Lockbox on fences – code provided
- First aid kit will be in back on concessions key opens
- Make sure key is returned
- Andrew discusses rules for Minors/Majors
- If coaches or volunteers think of an improvement, please let us know
- Knot Hole club membership
- If there are questions – contact Indians
- For every adult ticket purchased kids get in free or at a discounted price
- They can get a t shirt from the Indians and they can run the bases
- We don’t do a fundraiser – we make our money from our concessions
- Buy treat tickets
- Recommend parents help purchase them
- Board has not set treat tickets price but will soon
- The money goes back to league
- There will be a concession schedule for each team to help for a shift
- 10am earliest start time for games on Saturday
- 6pm earliest start time for games through the week
- If you have issues with parents
- Not your responsibility to deal with that
- Please reach out to a board member with issues
- Practice will be through the week
- Lockbox on fences – code provided
- First aid kit will be in back on concessions key opens
- Make sure key is returned
- Majors playing with Beech Grove and IC need six more games
- No double headers
- Majors – pitch count must be kept
- Try to get everyone 14 games