While the fields have been left open by Park and Rec, please be judicious about practices today. If there is standing water, heavy rain, or lightning, call your practice off. Be conservative.
Let me know if you'd like to reschedule/add a practice.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Opening Day and Team Pictures
We are now only two weeks away from Opening Day, April 29, 2012! The festivities will include the Little League parade, performances by the Needham High School band and dance team, ceremonial first pitches thrown out by members of the Needham High School varsity baseball team, a speech by Senator Scott Brown, and of course the Opening Day game (Majors, not Single-A--our games start the next day).
The schedule of events...
10:30 Single-A players should arrive and gather into teams at Greene's Field, where they will prepare to march in the parade.
10:50 Parade leaves Greene's Field and heads towards DeFazio. Managers and coaches should march with their teams, keep the team together and moving in the right direction. Parents should meet their players at DeFazio.
11:30 Parade arrives at DeFazio. All teams assemble at Small Field for the NHS band and dance team performances, first pitch, Scott Brown speech, National Anthem, etc.
12:30 Picnic. Free hot dogs!
1:00 Opening Day Game
1:45-2:15 Single-A team photos at the Defazio Tot Lot:
1:45 Ironbirds, Muckdogs, Mets, Bees
2:00 Riverdogs, Grasshoppers, Storm, Blue Claws
2:15 Lugnuts, Sand Gnats, Scrappers, Timber Rattlers
Order forms for the team pictures will be delivered to managers, and managers should distribute them to parents prior to Opening Day. Parents should arrive at the photo shoot with forms filled out.
The schedule of events...
10:30 Single-A players should arrive and gather into teams at Greene's Field, where they will prepare to march in the parade.
10:50 Parade leaves Greene's Field and heads towards DeFazio. Managers and coaches should march with their teams, keep the team together and moving in the right direction. Parents should meet their players at DeFazio.
11:30 Parade arrives at DeFazio. All teams assemble at Small Field for the NHS band and dance team performances, first pitch, Scott Brown speech, National Anthem, etc.
12:30 Picnic. Free hot dogs!
1:00 Opening Day Game
1:45-2:15 Single-A team photos at the Defazio Tot Lot:
1:45 Ironbirds, Muckdogs, Mets, Bees
2:00 Riverdogs, Grasshoppers, Storm, Blue Claws
2:15 Lugnuts, Sand Gnats, Scrappers, Timber Rattlers
Order forms for the team pictures will be delivered to managers, and managers should distribute them to parents prior to Opening Day. Parents should arrive at the photo shoot with forms filled out.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Please Pick Up Trash
Managers should ensure that all trash is picked up after each practice or game. Please make sure the dugouts, diamond, outfield, and all areas surrounding the field are cleaner than when you arrived. This can be a quick and efficient task if you involve the players, and it can be a great vehicle for team-building and teaching respect for the field.
Unfortunately, we have already received two complaints from neighbors about trash left at Broadmeadow. We are working on getting a trash barrel stationed at the field. In the absence of a trash barrel, it would be a good idea to bring a trash bag to the field to make it easier to dispose of any trash you gather.
Thank you for your help with this. It will make a huge difference in our relationship with Park and Rec and the Needham residents who abut the fields.
Unfortunately, we have already received two complaints from neighbors about trash left at Broadmeadow. We are working on getting a trash barrel stationed at the field. In the absence of a trash barrel, it would be a good idea to bring a trash bag to the field to make it easier to dispose of any trash you gather.
Thank you for your help with this. It will make a huge difference in our relationship with Park and Rec and the Needham residents who abut the fields.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Fields Are Open, Permits Are Active... Play Ball!
The fields are playable. We are clear to begin practices today. Have a great time!
We are supposed to get some spotty showers later in the day, and it's supposed to rain this evening, so keep an eye on the weather.
A little drizzle you can play through. The rule of thumb for fields: if there is any standing water (puddles) on the diamond or in the outfield, don't use the field.
Let me know if you have any questions.
We are supposed to get some spotty showers later in the day, and it's supposed to rain this evening, so keep an eye on the weather.
A little drizzle you can play through. The rule of thumb for fields: if there is any standing water (puddles) on the diamond or in the outfield, don't use the field.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Friday, March 30, 2012
A, AA, AAA, and Majors Coaches' Meeting Monday April 2
Just a reminder that there will be a mandatory coaches meeting on Monday, April 2 from 6:00-8:00 at the Pollard Lecture Hall for all managers and coaches at the A, AA, AAA, and Majors levels.
On the agenda will be a variety of important issues related to the upcoming Little League season. If your team has a practice scheduled on Monday evening, please send one coach or come to the meeting after the practice ends.
On the agenda will be a variety of important issues related to the upcoming Little League season. If your team has a practice scheduled on Monday evening, please send one coach or come to the meeting after the practice ends.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Do NOT Use Fields!
As tempting as it is with this beautiful baseball weather we're having, it is absolutely imperative that you do not use any Needham field for a practice (or anything that looks like a practice) until the Town opens the fields in April.
Needham Baseball's field permits begin in April. Needham Park and Rec will not think twice about revoking all of our field permits for the season if there is any evidence that any coach has used any field for anything that might be perceived as a practice. That means no optional practices, no informal practices with a few of your kid's friends... If you are a Needham Baseball coach of any kind, please stay off of all baseball diamonds in Needham until April.
If Park and Rec determines that we are in violation of our field permits, that could seriously jeopardize our ability to play baseball this spring.
Believe me, I wish it didn't have to be this way. I appreciate your understanding.
Needham Baseball's field permits begin in April. Needham Park and Rec will not think twice about revoking all of our field permits for the season if there is any evidence that any coach has used any field for anything that might be perceived as a practice. That means no optional practices, no informal practices with a few of your kid's friends... If you are a Needham Baseball coach of any kind, please stay off of all baseball diamonds in Needham until April.
If Park and Rec determines that we are in violation of our field permits, that could seriously jeopardize our ability to play baseball this spring.
Believe me, I wish it didn't have to be this way. I appreciate your understanding.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Background Check Information Due by Friday, March 23
Needham Baseball sent an email last week with instructions for proving information for background checks.
We are no longer using the CORI process. Instead, go to the Needham Baseball website registration page. You will need to re-open your player's registration, click "submit" through three or so pages, and then you will see a form for entering your birth date and social security number, as well as a link to upload an image of your driver's license or passport.
Managers, please make sure all assistant coaches register and provide the required information for a background check.
Good luck! Let me know if you have questions.
We are no longer using the CORI process. Instead, go to the Needham Baseball website registration page. You will need to re-open your player's registration, click "submit" through three or so pages, and then you will see a form for entering your birth date and social security number, as well as a link to upload an image of your driver's license or passport.
Managers, please make sure all assistant coaches register and provide the required information for a background check.
Good luck! Let me know if you have questions.
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