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Frequently Asked Questions
Updated: March 11, 2008
Baseball and Softball 2008
1. What days are practices and games?
The practices are scheduled by the team manager. Usually, they run two practices per week. The league schedules the games during the week and weekends.
- Weekday games usually start at 6 PM,
- Saturday games are scheduled from 9 AM to 7 PM,
- Sunday games start at 12 noon to 6 PM
Teams are usually scheduled one or two games per week. Majors, Ponytails and Senior Softball may have up to 3 games per week.
2. When will the Schedule be published.
The
schedule is created in early March with input from TEAM MANAGERS only. The final schedule is published in our league book and distributed to parents on Parade Day. Given our limited field availability and
our inter-league games in softball we are not able to publish the schedule until early APRIL.
3. Where are the practices and games held?
The games are scheduled at Hanratty Fields on Westfield Ave or Warninco Park. Coaches schedule their practices at many of the local parks in the area, usually Warninco.
4. What color pants are required for games?
For baseball and tee ball, the players wear white baseball pants. For softball, the girls wear gray baseball pants or black shorts.
5. Are parents required to purchase uniforms?
No, thanks to the
generosity of our sponsors, the uniform jerseys and caps are purchased for each team. We expect to have them shortly before the parade. We order shirts after parents nights, then have them printed with the
sponsor name on the back.
6. Are baseball/softball cleats required?
For the younger players in tee ball, teeners softball and pioneer baseball, it is not
necessary. As the players get older it is strongly recommended. The problem with wearing nice sneakers to games and practices is that the clay will stick to the sneaker.
7. When do I work the kitchen?
The team mother will schedule each parent for the kitchen. Please discuss your schedule with that person.
8. Do I need to purchase a bat for my tee ball player.
No, the league has many bats in our possession. Many were donated by parents who purchased the bat for their tee ball player in year's past.
9. If I am running late for a practice or game, who do I call?
Please call your team manger directly. Do not call the EYL number, we cannot pass this information along to the manager. We simply do not have the volunteer resources to handle this task.
10 What does managing a team entail?
Basically, the manager runs the team. They are usually assisted by two or
three coaches. We expect the manager to schedule team practices. We require the manager to attend a 4 hour safety training session. We schedule games for the manager, so if you have specific needs, we will work with
you. Managers and their spouses are not expected to work the kitchen, but many of them do and we appreciate their volunteer efforts in running EYL.
11. What are the Try outs? Does everyone make a team? How does this work?
The purpose of the try out is to help the Major League coaching staff balance the teams. We hope their effort leads to competitive games that the players will enjoy playing and parents will appreciate their efforts from the stands.
12 Year Olds - All players will be placed into a Major League Team. Parents may request a LL 5(a) exception.
11 Year Olds - Generally, most 11 year olds will make the majors.
10 Year Olds - Usually only a handful of 10 year olds will make the majors, given the limited space.
All players who do not make the majors, will be placed on a minor league team. The major league
managers will pass the ratings of the Major League candidates down to the minor league managers for their draft.
Our coaches, managers and staff are expressly forbidden to share ratings with parents or players.
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