Wednesday, March 27, 2013

First Practice

Help
I will need help on the field. Your K-Baller will need help on the field. Tomorrow, here is what the team will need:

  • I have two tees and two bats. I need two coaches, one for each tee, to pull kids aside one at a time and practice/learn hitting.
  • Each player will need some individual help with basic throwing and game concepts. Every parent should feel free to jump in and help out. If you don't feel like you know baseball basics well enough to teach it, helping them to listen and learn will go miles.


Weather and Contingency Plan
The weather looks like it may be a little iffy. We can still have plenty of fun if it's a little rainy. Keep an eye out for email and text messages. If you hear nothing, assume practice is on as scheduled.

If the weather gets miserable, we will move practice to Mazzio's to get to know each other a little, choose a team name, talk equipment, etc.

Have a great day tomorrow! See you at Babcock Park Field #2 at 5:30!

Monday, March 25, 2013

This Week In K-Ball

Hello, K-Ballers! Nothing says baseball like snow and 20-degree lows, right? Here's a calendar overview and the plan for this Thursday. Have a great week!
 
Calendar:
  • Thursday, March 28th: practice. 530p to 645p, Babcock #2 (also my daughter Zoe's birthday)
  • Saturday, March 30th: practice. 100p to 1:15p, Babcock #2
  • Tuesday, April 2nd: team meeting. 530p, Location TBD.
  What to bring on Thursday:
  • Your k-baller.
  • Yourselves.
  • Bat if you have it.
  • Padded ball if you have one. Write your name on it.
  • Glove if you have one.
  • Long pants that can get grubby.
  • Dress for evening cool.
  • Shoes that can get grubby if you have them.
The Thursday plan:
We will practice the basics: throwing, catching and hitting, with a focus on setting a fun tone for the season.
  • Play catch while teammates arrive.
  • Warm up as a group and learn names.
  • Play a game.
  • Pick a team name.
  • Work with parents and coaches on fundamentals of throwing.
  • Play a different game if time.
  • Talk equipment with parents and kids.
  • Group up and go home.
Notes:
  • Please help coach your kid or someone else's, especially in these early weeks. You need not know a thing about baseball to help them learn. Order siblings can help, too.
  • That's a long agenda to work into an hour and 15 minutes. Please be at the field ready to play when practice starts. I know some of us work, some of us have to have three kids at three different places at the same time, some of us are coming from the other side of town, etc. I understand. Please do your best. You and your K-Baller will be greeted with a smile, no matter what.
  • Weather for Thursday is trending wet. Please keep an eye out for an email and a text if the weather looks miserable.